The LSU Tigers are set to navigate a national coaching search this fall following the decision to fire Brian Kelly on Sunday night amid a 5-3 start to the seaso

While negotiations are still ongoing between both parties, Kelly's contractual buyout of more than $50 million would be the second largest ever paid to a college football coach -- behind only Jimbo Fisher, who received more than $76 million after being fired by Texas A&M in November 2023.

The sudden availability of the LSU job creates a hiring nightmare for the Gators, as top coaching candidates will now prioritize what many consider a top-five position in college football.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as LSU Chair Had No Idea Louisiana's Governor Tasked Board With Hiring Next Football Coach.

LSU athletic director Scott Woodward has fired coach Brian Kelly. Now he's involved in the two largest buyouts in college football history.

The LSU Tigers decided to fire head coach Brian Kelly in his fourth season following a sluggish loss to the Texas A&M Aggies on Saturday night, which dropped their record to 5-3 and pushed them outside the AP Top 25 for the first time this season.

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This place has it all: tradition, money, facilities, support and recent success. It’s a top-15 job in college football. Penn State is paying around $45 million to get rid of James Franklin coming off a CFP semifinal appearance. That signals how serious the Nittany Lions are about getting over the hump.

His tenure began with a botched attempt at Southern accent shortly after his 10-year, $100 million contract was freshly minted. It ended on Sunday night, 24 hours removed from one of the most disappointing home losses in LSU's long,

The race is on to replace Brian Kelly at LSU and to get it right this time, and predictably a flurry of high-profile names have already been connected to what i