LSU fired coach Brian Kelly on Sunday, and now coach Frank Wilson will take over the program on an interim basis, the school said.

Wilson, the Tigers’ associate head coach and running backs coach, has worked on Kelly’s staff since his tenure in Baton Rouge began in 2022. LSU hired the New Orleans native away from his previous position as head coach of McNeese’s football program, bringing him back for a second stint with the Tigers.

LSU decided to fire Kelly on Sunday after his team suffered a 49-25 loss at home to No. 3 Texas A&M. The two sides now plan to carry discussions of a potential negotiated buyout into the Tigers’ open date, according to a statement from athletic director Scott Woodward . Kelly is owed a buyout of roughly $54 million — a figure that would become the sec

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