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Brian Kelly's buyout after LSU firing set to rival James Franklin's $49M payout from Penn State
LSU fired head coach Brian Kelly after the team's third loss of the season, and the Tigers now face a potential $54 million buyout as negotiations continue.
Brian Kelly, dismissed Sunday after losing 3 of his last 4, leaves the LSU Tigers with a hefty buyout and a 34-14 combined record in 3-plus seasons.
However, it also leaves us to parse through reactions from former LSU players on if they agreed with the news or not. New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers seemingly deleted a story from Instagram of him seemingly mocking Kelly's exit with a TikTok of somebody literally kicking rocks.
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LSU's Brian Kelly acknowledges boos are fair, says job decision 'out of my hands' after blowout loss
By the time the final seconds ticked off the clock in No. 20 LSU's humiliating 49-25 loss to No. 3 Texas A&M, most of those still left in Tiger Stadium were supporting the Aggies. Those that weren't were booing coach Brian Kelly, after "Fire Kelly!" chants had echoed through another second half collapse by LSU.