Discretion is the best part of courage. Or something like that. Despite a court order allowing LSU to add former NFL players Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris to the roster ahead of Saturday’s season opener against Clemson, LSU opted not to do so, via ESPN’s Pete Thamel, ahead of Friday night’s deadline. The roster has 103 players, leaving two spots for Wright and Harris. Thamel adds that the two players could be added later in the season. The move suggests LSU took a broader look at the benefits and costs of moving forward with the two former NFL players, given the intense backlash from the SEC and the potential for long-term issues with the conference and its other members. The outcome lurked between the lines of the statement issued Friday by LSU President Wade Rousse. And while coach Lane Kiffin may have wanted to yell “damn torpedoes,” Rousse apparently realized the situation could sink the school’s future in the SEC. Was it worth it? LSU decided that, for now, it wasn’t.
