LSU’s eligibility fight with the SEC is already strange enough without social media adding a fake coach and a fake friendship with the judge deciding the case.
That is exactly what happened Friday. A parody account impersonating LSU passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach George McDonald celebrated Thursday’s favorable court ruling by calling Judge William Jorden a friend. Enough people believed it that a joke post briefly became its own controversy.
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The account, @LSUCoachMac, identifies itself as a parody in its bio and even spells the surname “MacDonald” instead of McDonald’s actual name. It’s post read, “Great ruling today by my friend Judge William Jordan. You’ve got my vote! #GeauxTigers @LSUfootball.”
The real judge is William Jorden, another clue that the post was not exactly an official LSU statement.
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Seth Davis nevertheless treated the post as genuine.
“I don’t have a dog in this hunt. Let the law decide what the law decides. But this is an absolute mockery of our justice system,” Davis wrote. “Guy in a robe not even bothering to hide his biases. Isn’t there a greater responsibility to foment trust in the system?”
I don’t have a dog in this hunt. Let the law decide what the law decides. But this is an absolute mockery of our justice system. Guy in a robe not even bothering to hide his biases. Isn’t there a greater responsibility to foment trust in the system? https://t.co/mkXr49hBhv
— Seth Davis (@SethDavisHoops) September 4, 2026
SullenSerf joined the outrage, writing, “Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, Ohio State fans all in agreement. This is [expletive] embarrassing, and when we all agree you know it’s bad,” in the supplied reaction.
LSU Uniform Tracker had a shorter verdict: “Awful look lmaoooo,” the account wrote.
Awful look lmaoooo https://t.co/oc6ersDPQ5
— LSU Uniform Tracker (@LSUUnis) September 4, 2026
Ben Taylor was just as blunt: “Bruh…this is bad.”
Bruh…this is bad. https://t.co/bwgHl2Bqdo
— 𝔹𝕖𝕟 𝕋𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕠𝕣 – 𝔸𝕌𝕤𝕖𝟟𝕖𝕟 (@ause7en) September 4, 2026
Another account added, “This is so [expletive] shameless.”
However, not everyone was fooled by the account, as some highlighted that it was a parody.
“The amount of people falling for this is hilarious. They are also the same ones who’s pretending to be Twitter lawyers,” Stan wrote on X.
The amount of people falling for this is hilarious. They are also the same ones who’s pretending to be Twitter lawyers @DSports24 https://t.co/S0OeX3XzRa
— Stan (@stantheman31) September 4, 2026
Another account added, “The amount of people getting got by a parody account has me dying of laughter.”
Matt Galatzan wrote, “I honestly respect the amount of people this account has been able to fool.”
I honestly respect the amount of people this account has been able to fool. https://t.co/UvCCLhk6nR
— Matt Galatzan (@MattGalatzan) September 4, 2026
Another user on X mocked the situation, writing, “The amount of people this is getting is killing me😭.”
The Real LSU Eligibility Fight Is Wild Enough
The parody worked partly because the underlying story already sounds difficult to invent. Jorden issued a preliminary injunction Thursday that strengthened LSU’s ability to add former NFL players Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris while their eligibility dispute continues.
The SEC has fought the move and separately sued LSU in federal court, arguing its rules prohibit athletes from returning to college after signing professional contracts. The broader Louisiana litigation covers dozens of athletes, while hundreds more nationwide are pursuing additional eligibility through court challenges.
McDonald, meanwhile, is a real member of Lane Kiffin’s staff. His official LSU profile lists him as the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach after he followed Kiffin from Ole Miss. His actual X handle is @CoachGMcDonald, not @LSUCoachMac.
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College football has reached a remarkable place when a parody account can post an intentionally ridiculous celebration of a court ruling and still sound plausible enough to start another outrage cycle. In this case, the fake story was almost as chaotic as the real one.
