NCAA slaps LSU football with probation for recruiting violation

The NCAA put LSU's football program on one-year probation for rules violations committed by former offensive line coach James Cregg.

Cregg, who worked under former head coach Ed Orgeron for three seasons, visited with a prospect and provided him with used team gear during the recruiting dead period forced by the COVID-19 pandemic. The former assistant director of recruiting also drove the prospect to campus for a stadium