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LSU athletic director Scott Woodward resigns, 4 days after the firing of football coach Brian Kelly
LSU athletic director Scott Woodward resigned under pressure from the post he’s held for six years on Thursday night, four days after the firing of football coach Brian Kelly and a day after Republican Gov. Jeff Landry said Woodward would not hire Kelly’s replacement.
The LSU Tigers coaching search has social media buzzing with the process already taking multiple twists and turns across the first four days. From Louisiana Gov
Scott Woodward’s firing means that LSU is now looking for a president and an athletic director along with a football coach.
Woodward signed Kelly to a 10-year, $95 million contract back in 2021 when it lured him away from Notre Dame, where he won 92 games, four bowl games, and appeared in one BCS national championship game, which was later vacated. In three-plus seasons, Kelly had a 34-14 record with three bowl wins but zero College Football Playoff appearances.
LSU Athletic Director Scott Woodward resigned on Thursday night, four days after the firing of football coach Brian Kelly and a day after Republican Gov. Jeff Landry said Woodward would not hire Kelly’s replacement.
Brady left LSU as the Tigers' hot-shot offensive coordinator following its 2019 perfect season with Joe Burrow, landing in the NFL as the Panthers' play-caller. He spent two seasons in Carolina before joining the Bills and has worked alongside star quarterback Josh Allen since. Brady's on Penn State's target list, too.
The Tar Heels have gone just 2-5 in Belichick's debut campaign, featuring three blowout losses on their slate. To be fair, Belichick took the job back in December, so he didn't really have a chance to get a ton of recruiting done, but all we have to work with right now is his seven-game sample size.
Brian Kelly and the No. 20 LSU Tigers were blown out by No. 3 Texas A&M, 49–25, at home in Baton Rouge on Saturday.