BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU Athletics has made the decision to separate with football head coach Brian Kelly effective immediately, Director of Athletics Scott Woodward announced Sunday. Terms of the separation are still being negotiated.

As the future of LSU football head coach Brian Kelly remains in flux, more is revealed on what led to the quick spiral on Sunday. According to a report from The Athletic's Bruce Feldman, Kelly and LSU AD Scott Woodward had a "heated meeting" on Sunday about potential staff changes.

More details are starting to emerge about internal issues that head coach Brian Kelly had with LSU leading up to his reported exit.

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.

Kiffin absolutely would mesh with Woodward's big-name affections. He'd fit LSU's needs, too. Unlike two of Woodward’s past football hires, Jimbo Fisher at Texas A&M and Kelly at LSU, Kiffin’s career is trending up. His Rebels beat LSU twice in the past three seasons. He’s in his prime. His floor is lofty, his ceiling untapped.

Kelly was fired this week after his fourth season in Baton Rouge went off the rails, ending a partnership that made little sense from the beginning.