Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry calls out LSU Athletic Director Scott Woodward. What is happening in Baton Rouge? Plus, some teams are already facing elimination from the College Football Playoff.
Even for Louisiana, a place with a history of jarring political acts and unusual public behavior, Gov. Jeff Landry’s unfurling this week has been a bizarre jolt. But the state's politics have long been uncomfortably intertwined with LSU football.
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey urged the NCAA to rescind its decision to permit college athletes to wager on professional sports, describing the move as a “major step in the wrong direction.”