BATON ROUGE - After the firing of LSU football coach Brian Kelly on Sunday, Governor Jeff Landry told reporters Wednesday the hiring process of the next Tiger football coach won't be conducted by LSU Athletic Director Scott Woodward.

"I can tell you right now, Scott Woodward is not selecting the next coach," Landry said. "The Board of Supervisors is going to come up with a committee and they are going to find us a coach."

The governor made the comment during a question portion of a press conference on SNAP benefits during the government shutdown.

Board of Supervisors Chair Scott Ballard told WBRZ after the presidential search committee meeting that the board had no idea they would be in charge of the hiring decision, but they are now focused on hiring the "best coach in America."

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