from the espn article that only includes the men's football and basketball coaches expanding the envelop...
The inherent conflict between LSU and the other 15 SEC members is broader than just the fate of a couple of football players. That was merely the latest act in what numerous sources across the SEC describe as a recent shift in LSU's philosophy of operation, if not chain of command.
Some in the SEC believe the Tigers' athletic department is being led, at least ideologically, not by school president Wade Rousse or athletic director Verge Ausberry but rather Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry.
Speaking with numerous sources across the SEC, the chief concern is that the collegiality and common values of veteran campus leaders are not shared by politicians who can get more benefit out of conflict than compromise.
LSU is seen -- even as the Tigers argue they've done nothing wrong -- as a program that is forever pushing the envelope, especially under Kiffin and men's basketball coach Will Wade. Rather than have an administration that reins them in, they have state politicians egging them on.
"Who is in charge there?" one SEC administrator told ESPN. "And how do you ever trust them?"