The NCAA placed LSU’s football program on one year of probation and issued a three-year show cause against a former assistant coach, who it says admitted to meeting with a prospect and giving him team gear during a COVID-19 recruiting dead period.
The Tigers said they fired offensive line coach James Cregg for cause in June 2021 after he admitted violating NCAA rules. On Aug. 25, a Louisiana judge awarded him nearly $500,000, after ruling that LSU had terminated his contract without cause. At the time, the university said it planned to appeal the judge’s ruling.