Paul Finebaum criticizes Lane Kiffin over LSU eligibility disputes
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 AM
Last updated Sep 6, 2026
ESPN analyst Paul Finebaum criticized LSU head coach Lane Kiffin regarding the university's efforts to add former NFL players to its roster. Kiffin's pursuit of players like Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris has sparked an ongoing legal dispute between LSU and the SEC. Although a Louisiana judge granted temporary approval for the athletes to join the team, LSU opted to hold them out of the season opener against Clemson. Finebaum described Kiffin's actions as immature and questioned the lack of oversight from university leadership. Kiffin currently leads the Tigers into their first game of the season in Baton Rouge amid this uncertainty. While Wright and Harris remain enrolled at the university, their immediate availability for future games remains tied to the unresolved legal status of the roster additions.
- •Paul Finebaum described Lane Kiffin as behaving like a 16-year-old regarding roster management.
- •LSU excluded Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris from the lineup for the Clemson game.
- •A judge temporarily allowed the athletes to join the roster despite SEC opposition.
- •The university still has two available spots under the 105-player limit.
- •The SEC remains in an unresolved legal dispute with LSU over athlete eligibility.
- 12:18 AMYahoo Sports — ‘Acting Like a 16 Year Old’ — Paul Finebaum Unleashes on Lane Kiffin in Bold Criticism Amid Havoc Caused by LSU
"Controversial LSU Tigers head coach Lane Kiffin has been catching attention because of his willingness to add former NFL players to the Tigers’ roster. The ongoing legal battle between the SEC and LSU has become the talk of the town, as the conference has opposed former professional athletes returning to college athletics. The program is […] The post ‘Acting Like a 16 Year Old’ — Paul Finebaum Unleashes on Lane Kiffin in Bold Criticism Amid Havoc Caused by LSU appeared first on Gridiron Heroics.
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