Complimentary Tickets

As an LSU student-athlete, you are entitled to four (4) complimentary admissions for each home contest in your sport.

  • Away-from-home contest complimentary admission availability varies by sport and event.

  • These complimentary admissions, which may be provided only through a pass list, may be assigned to your family members, relatives and friends.

  • You may not receive payment from any source for your complimentary admissions nor can you exchange your tickets for any item of value. Doing so will result in a violation of NCAA legislation.

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Disability & Loss of Value Insurance

In the past few years it has become less uncommon to hear of a student-athlete seeking insurance to cover any injury/illness they may incur that would prohibit them from playing at the professional level and/or suffer an injury that severely affects their professional draft status.  

Types of Coverage:

  • Permanent Total Disability Insurance- This coverage may pay benefits when an athlete suffers total disability during the policy term and he/she will NOT be able to participate ever again in his/her sport.

  • Loss of Value Insurance- This coverage may pay benefits when an athlete suffers an injury or illness that affects a drop in his/her actual professional draft position.

The NCAA and numerous independent insurance brokers/agents have policies available for student-athletes to obtain insurance coverage.  If you would like to explore this further, please do not hesitate to contact Steve in the Compliance Office at sjlautz@lsu.edu or 225-578-4100.  

Louisiana State University (LSU) is not endorsing any entity or individual, and is not responsible for, and disclaims, any liability for the acts or omission of any insurance coverage purchased on behalf of a student-athlete. The information provided above is strictly for educational purposes only.

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Extra Benefits

In general terms, an extra benefit is defined as : Any special arrangement by an individual to provide "any item or service of value" not expressly authorized by NCAA legislation to any of the following:

  • Prospect or current student-athlete

  • Prospect or current student-athlete's family member (s)

  • Prospect or current student-athlete's friend (s)

If a "benefit" is generally available to:

  • Any other student at a collegiate institution; or

  • The general public

Then it would NOT be considered an "extra benefit" and would not be a violation of NCAA legislation.

Accepting an extra benefit may jeopardize a student-athlete's athletics eligibility.

Kaplan Testing Agency

LSU Athletics is pleased to offer the opportunity for Kaplan Preparatory Courses for our student-athletes who plan to pursue a Master’s Degree. Funding is limited and not guaranteed. For questions about the program, please contact Miriam Segar, Sr. Associate Athletic Director,  msegar@lsu.edu.

 Criteria for qualifying for Kaplan Test Prep funding:

  1. Student-athlete must be in good standing with the University and LSU Athletics.

  2. Student-athlete must be a currently enrolled student and within 45 hours of earning undergraduate degree.

  3. Student-athlete must have minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA.

 You are permitted to apply for Kaplan preparatory testing at anytime (there are no enrollment windows).

To register, please click on the link below.   Applications will be reviewed on the 15th and 30th of each month.  If you have questions regarding specific testing dates, services and availability, please email Maggie Sahyouni (maggie.barry@kaplan.com).  After completing the application, you will receive notification of acceptance. 

Click Here to Access Kaplan Course Request Form

Nutritional Supplements

In accordance with NCAA legislation, LSU may provide nutritional supplements to a student-athlete for the purpose of additional calories and electrolytes. Permissible nutritional supplements are identified according to the following classes: carbohydrate/electrolyte drinks, energy bars, carbohydrate boosters and vitamins and minerals. Supplements may not include any NCAA banned substances.

Occasional Meals

NCAA regulations permit an LSU coach or staff member to provide you (or your team) with an occasional meal (and transportation to attend the meal) at any location in the Baton Rouge area (e.g., home, campus, restaurant).

An LSU booster (or representative of athletics interests) may also provide you with a meal on infrequent and special occasions, but these meals must take place at the individual's home, on campus or at a facility that is regularly used for home competition. Boosters may provide transportation to the meal only if it takes place at their home.

SEC regulations limit occasional meals to once per month per student-athlete, and all occasional meals must be preapproved by the Compliance Office through the team's head coach.

Outside Consultants/trainers

As a student-athlete, NCAA regulations allow you to receive assistance from an individual outside the institution (e.g., consultant, professional instructor) without the individual being counted in the coaching limitations, provided:

  1. An LSU staff member is not involved in any way in arranging for such activity.

  2. LSU coaches (including strength and conditioning staff) do not observe such activity.

  3. The activity does not occur at any LSU facility (either during voluntary workouts or during regular practice sessions).

  4. All fess (at the going rate) associated with the activity (documentation of payment required) must be made only by the student-athlete directly or his/her parents/legal guardians.

  5. Receiving preferential compensation (e.g., discount rate, deferred payments) that is not available to the general public is strictly prohibited.

  6. Outside trainer/consultant may not view the student-athlete engage in countable or voluntary activities on campus individually or with his/her team.

The following are examples of an outside consultant (not an exhausted list):

  • Speed trainer

  • Swing coach (golf, tennis, baseball)

  • Strength trainer

  • Personal trainer/ coach

If you plan to use an outside consultant/trainer at any time, please fill out the form on ARMS or click here and return it to the Compliance Office.

Participation Awards

As a student-athlete, there are many instances where you may be presented an award for your hard work on or off-the-field.  The NCAA has set limits on the types of awards a student-athlete may receive and the overall value amount.  Here are a few examples of awards that may be presented to a student-athlete:

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