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LSU sack leader Michael Divinity can't play until potential CFP title game

LSU linebacker Michael Divinity is ineligible and won't be able to return to the field unless the No. 1 Tigers reach the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, according to coach Ed Orgeron.

Divinity, who leads LSU with three sacks in five games, left the Tigers on Nov. 4 for what Oregeron described as "personal reasons." Divinity returned to practice Monday.

Orgeron said during Wednesday's SEC teleconference with reporters that Divinity will miss the remaining two regular-season games against Arkansas (Saturday, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN) and Texas A&M (Nov.