LSU Owes Brian Kelly $53 Million
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LSU athletic director Scott Woodward has fired coach Brian Kelly. Now he's involved in the two largest buyouts in college football history.
Before his firing, LSU coach Brian Kelly reportedly got into a heated discussion with athletic director Scott Woodward. Our LSU football coverage is brought to you in part by The Baton Rouge Clinic.
LSU fired coach Brian Kelly during the fourth season of a 10-year contract worth about $100 million, athletic director Scott Woodward announced Sunday night.
Brian Kelly’s firing came after a “very tense” meeting with LSU’s athletic director. Scott Woodward met with Kelly Sunday after the team’s ugly home loss to Texas A&M the day before and clashed over staff changes, according to The Athletic.
Open the Youtube videoBrian Kelly may not be the only one on the way out of LSU, according to one college football insider. Josh Pate said Tuesday during an episode of Josh Pate’s College Football Show that he is hearing rumblings that athletic director Scott Woodward could get the boot.
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LSU has fired Brian Kelly. On Sunday, LSU's executives met to discuss Kelly's future after the team's blowout loss to Texas A&M. Via Ross Dellenger/X
On Sunday, LSU fired head coach Brian Kelly. The school owes Kelly more than $53 million for his buyout, the second-largest in college football history behind former Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher.
LSU football fired head coach Brian Kelly last weekend, but the way it went down caught the attention of former Florida and Ohio State coach Urban Meyer. Meyer discussed Kelly's firing on the Triple Option Show, wondering why Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry was involved in the process.
Tension between Brian Kelly and Scott Woodward arose over future of this assistant coach, per report
More details are starting to emerge about internal issues that head coach Brian Kelly had with LSU leading up to his reported exit.