LSU’s firing of head football coach Brian Kelly brings about a big issue other than finding the right replacement for him.

Kelly was only in his fourth season of a 10-year, $100 million contract he signed to coach the Tigers after leaving Notre Dame. And of that $100 million, 90% of it was guaranteed money.

So, LSU and Kelly are reportedly in negotiations about how the university is going to buy him out of his contract, and it is expected to be one of the highest in college football history. But not the highest.

Let’s look at some of college football’s biggest buyouts:

Before Kelly found his way to the Fighting Irish, Weis was leading the way in South Bend, Indiana. The Fighting Irish were a good program, with Weis leading them to a 10-win season in 2006.

However, things started

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