American football coach Lane Kiffin has been making headlines in the past weeks as his team, the Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers, await a verdict on whether they will be expelled from the collegiate Southeastern Conference (SEC).Leaders from schools in the conference are planning to meet on Thursday to discuss expelling LSU amid a dispute over the team’s push to add players who spent time on NFL teams.On Tuesday, the SEC amended a lawsuit filed last week to request a temporary restraining order so the school can’t interfere with a meeting where a “potential termination” of its membership will be discussed. The conference would need a two-thirds majority to approve LSU’s removal, according to the filing.Louisiana State University Tigers head coach Lane Kiffin speaks during a news conference at the LSU Football Operations Facility in Baton Rouge, in February. Photo: APA spokesperson for LSU declined to comment. The SEC said Tuesday’s filing is necessary to preserve its ability to govern competition among its members.“The SEC and its member universities have the right to establish, through agreed-upon governance procedures, the rules under which they voluntarily compete and to expect those rules to be followed,” the SEC said in a statement. “A commitment to those rules, and to the core principles of the Southeastern Conference, is an essential element of SEC membership.”The dispute revolves around the eligibility of players who Kiffin, LSU’s first-year head coach, wanted to add to his team. It also continues the blurring of lines between college and professional sports, following a US Supreme Court decision in 2021 that opened the door for collegiate athletes to be compensated.Yahoo Sports writer Ross Dellenger posted on X that the university’s expulsion was “no longer expected to be an agenda item during Thursday’s SEC presidents meeting”, citing unnamed sources. Meanwhile, sports news website ClutchPoints reported that the federal lawsuit remains pending and LSU still faces other potential penalties.Layla Kiffin with her daughter Landry. Photo: @layla.kiffin/InstagramJust days earlier, Kiffin and his family, including ex-wife Layla Kiffin, celebrated the LSU Tigers’ victory against Clemson Tigers on September 6.While they originally split in 2016, Kiffin and Layla seemingly reconciled last year. She has since shown her support for her ex-husband’s career via Instagram posts and more.