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SEC Forced to Allow Pro Athletes | Huntsville News
The SEC is now legally on the hook after a Louisiana judge formally named the league and its commissioner, Greg Sankey, as defendants in a case challenging its ban on athletes signing with pro teams. With a critical hearing set for Thursday in Baton Rouge, the dispute centers on players who graduated in 2022 and played their fourth year in 2025–26 — a group excluded from new NCAA eligibility rules. Former SEC stars now in the NFL are pushing to return to college if their pro careers falter, forcing the SEC to confront whether it will bend to court orders or defend its roster policies —…
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