A day after a Louisiana judge issued a preliminary injunction against the NCAA allowing former professional athletes to be added to college football rosters, LSU President Dr. Wade Rousse said in a released statement.

NEWS: Injunction granted by Judge William Jorden, paving the way for NCAA and SEC eligibility for more than 40 atheltes. That group includes potential LSU transfers Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris, setting up a seismic decision for LSU whether they put them on the roster,… pic.twitter.com/FVgBh6YLCi

A Louisiana judge granted a preliminary injunction in an eligibility lawsuit against the NCAA and SEC on Thursday, according to On3’s Wilson Alexander. The ruling paves the way for LSU to add former NFL players to its roster despite pushback and threats of sanctions from within its own conference.

Two sitting district attorneys squared off against each other in open court as the SEC and NCAA try to stop LSU from adding some former pro players.

Las posibilidades del entrenador de LSU, Lane Kiffin, de alinear a exjugadores de la NFL, mejoraron la noche del jueves, cuando un juez de Luisiana emitió una orden

BATON ROUGE, La. - Attorney General Liz Murrill issued a brief in the NCAA case regarding fifth-year eligibility for college athletes.

The SEC has filed a lawsuit against LSU in the ongoing dispute over the school's intention to roster players who were contracted by NFL teams this offseason. A Louisiana judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the NCAA and its member conferences from enforcing penalties against for programs breaking rules about having former pro players on their teams.

Athlete after athlete took the stand in a state courtroom near LSU on Thursday to explain why they should be allowed to return to play college sports after turning pro while the commissioner of the powerful Southeastern Conference argued against them and the league doubled down by filing a lawsuit against the school in federal court.