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Attention has now shifted to who will replace Kelly in Baton Rouge, and names continue to float as potential candidates. During a recent episode of the College GameDay podcast, Rece Davis revealed why former Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher could be a dark horse candidate for the LSU job.
LSU athletic director Scott Woodward has fired coach Brian Kelly. Now he's involved in the two largest buyouts in college football history.
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.
Former Texas A&M and Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher linked as Brian Kelly's replacement at LSU by college football analyst.
On the latest "College GameDay Podcast," Davis floated the idea of former Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher as a potential “sleeper” candidate for the position. Fisher, who was fired by the Aggies in 2023 with a $77 million buyout, has reportedly been eager to return to coaching.
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Why should LSU AD Scott Woodward -- responsible for 2 historic buyouts -- get to make next hire?
Woodward has brokered deals that led to the two biggest coach contract buyouts in college football history. Can he show restraint this time around?
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LSU AD Scott Woodward Paid Brian Kelly And Jimbo Fisher $130 Million NOT To Coach College Football
Brian Kelly and Jimbo Fisher received the two largest buyouts in college football history because of Scott Woodward. He will now be tasked with making the
Among the names on his list of potential candidates, two stand out as truly crazy hires for LSU: national championship-winning coaches Jimbo Fisher and Dabo Swinney. Hiring either would be a headline-grabbing move that could immediately energize the program.” Full story here.
Hiring LSU’s next football coach will be the most important hire in the history of the school’s athletic program. LSU won’t finish paying Ed Orgeron’s $17 million buyout until December after firing him during the 2021 season. It could be paying Kelly’s buyout through 2031, to the tune of about $740,000 per month.
LSU Tigers head football coach Brian Kelly has been fired midway through his fourth season, the program announced Sunday night. Kelly’s firing came one day after No. 20 LSU (5-3 overall, 2-3 in SEC) lost at home to No.