LSU coach Lane Kiffin said Monday he “struggled” over whether to pursue players recently cut from NFL camps so close to the start of LSU’s season, but was convinced after putting the question to his team’s leadership council, a group of veteran players.“And every one of them is emphatic about, they can help us win, bring them,” Kiffin said. “We have a team that’s practiced together, worked together all offseason. But let me say, this is how it works at the next level, and this is how the real world works. They can bring employees into certain jobs to help the company. So, that made me feel a little better in the struggle and being torn back and forth.”LSU is the epicenter of the struggle between former pro players seeking court relief to return to college and the SEC, which last week issued strict penalties against teams putting such players on their roster. The decision now looms later this week, with LSU set to host Clemson on Saturday. LSU must set its 105-man roster by Friday.Former Ole Miss tight end DaeQuan Wright, just waived by the Cleveland Browns, has begun practicing with LSU, which is not a violation of SEC rules. But whether it’s within the rules to have him on Friday’s roster depends on a court hearing Thursday in Baton Rouge, La.Wright and 30-plus athletes, including several football players, argue they should be allowed another year in college, despite turning pro, because the NCAA passed a rule in June allowing five years of eligibility over five seasons. The NCAA did not include members of the 2022 class, such as Wright, who played for Kiffin at Ole Miss.A Louisiana judge issued a temporary restraining order against the NCAA earlier this month, and added the SEC and commissioner Greg Sankey to the TRO on Friday. On Thursday, the court will hear arguments on whether it becomes a preliminary injunction in favor of the players or whether the injunction is stayed.