LSU Self-Imposes One-Year Bowl Ban

Photo by Chris Parent/Collegiate Images/Getty Images Late Wednesday night, LSU announced to the NCAA that it was a self-imposing a bowl ban effective for the 2020-2021 season in relation to improper booster payments.

The payments in question refer to a booster paying the father of formerTiger offensive linemen Vadal Alexander nearly $200,000 over a five-year period for a “no-show job” and Odell Beckham handing out $2,000 in cash to players after last season’s national championship game. In October, LSU announced it banned Odell Beckham from its facilities for two years.

Although the Tigers are 3-5, they would still be considered eligible for a bowl game this year as the NCAA waived bowl…