BATON ROUGE, La. -- LSU and the SEC engaged in a legal battle over coach Lane Kiffin's plan to roster two former NFL players. Kiffin sought advice from attorney Tom Mars, but often countered with ChatGPT screenshots. "Lane would reply with a screenshot from Chat GPT that supported LSU's position, which was almost always wrong," Mars said. Former Ole Miss players Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris won a preliminary injunction, but LSU ultimately didn't add them.

The SEC threatened penalties, including a fine equal to 50% of the sport's operating budget and a half-season suspension for Kiffin, and filed a federal lawsuit. The SEC later scheduled a vote to consider expelling LSU. "Eventually I told him that a guy with a $91 million contract ought to have a top-notch lawyer on speed dial and not be using Chat GPT for legal advice," Mars said. The drama continues Saturday when Kiffin returns to Ole Miss (7:30 p.m., ABC).