The lawsuit alleges that LSU launched a "deliberate and coordinated campaign" to recruit professional athletes who had signed contracts with NFL teams, including the Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Black Democrats on Capitol Hill are amplifying their calls for Black athletes to boycott state universities in the South, saying those schools have done nothing to fight the Republican gerrymandering that’s led to the elimination of majority-minority districts. Led by the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), the lawmakers are joining the NAACP and other advocacy groups in advising Black athletes to seek other schools until the universities in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) — a powerhouse of college sports — come out publicly against the GOP’s redistricting campaign. #NAACP #CongressionalBlackCaucus #Democrats #SEC #CollegeAthletics #CollegeFootball #SoutheasternConference #Redistricting