LSU has fired football coach Brian Kelly becoming the third SEC school to get rid of its head coach this season with Arkansas and Florida already making the same move.
Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports reports Kelly addressed his team Sunday night following his dismissal, which came one night after the Tigers were blown out by Texas A&M 49-25 dropping the team to 5-3 this season. One of those losses happened in Oxford when Ole Miss defeated LSU 24-19.
Kelly came to LSU from Notre Dame in 2021 and produced a 34-14 record in his four seasons in Baton Rouge. However, his teams never made the College Football Playoff, and there were expectations this would be the season the Bayou Bengals would finally reach the CFP.
LSU started the season 9th in the AP Top 25 college football rankings. The Tigers fell out of the poll with Saturday’s loss.
Bruce Feldman and Ralph D. Russo of The Athletic report Kelly and athletics director Scott Woodward had a disagreement earlier in the day over proposed changes to the coaching staff.
The university says terms of the separation are being negotiated. It’s reported Kelly’s buyout is in the neighborhood of $53 million.
Associate head coach Frank Wilson will coach the team the remainder of this season.
LSU has a bye next Saturday before facing Alabama the following week.
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