The SEC filed an amendment to its federal lawsuit against LSU, coach Lane Kiffin, and LSU officials that seeks the authority to potentially expel the Tigers from the conference, according to Pete Thamel, Mark Schlabach, and Dan Murphy of ESPN.
Tuesday's filing states that SEC presidents and chancellors will meet Thursday to decide whether to terminate LSU as a member of the league.
The SEC isn't expected to expel LSU, reports Thamel, Schlabach, and Murphy.
"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.
"Today's filing is necessary to defend that right and preserve the conference's ability to govern competition among its members."
The SEC is at odds with LSU over the program's push to recruit former NFL players. NFL training camp participants Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris have practiced with LSU, but Kiffin left them off his Week 1 roster after the SEC threatened to issue heavy penalties.
Kiffin took an apparent shot at the conference during Saturday's 51-10 win over Clemson.
"Imagine if we had pro players," Kiffin said at halftime with LSU leading 31-3.
The SEC's amended complaint made specific note of Kiffin's comments.
The conference originally filed its lawsuit against LSU last week. The SEC has banned the return of pro athletes to college football and could punish any school that includes a former NFL player on its game-day roster.
