Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry inserted himself directly into LSU’s post- Brian Kelly reset, declaring that athletic director Scott Woodward will not run the coaching search and that a Board of Supervisors committee will take the lead, a sharp public rebuke of the AD as the Tigers try to regain their footing.

Why would a governor get this involved, and why target Woodward now? In a state where LSU football is political currency, Landry’s fingerprints were on Sunday’s maneuvering from the start.

Hours after administrators began moving toward Kelly’s ouster, Landry convened board members, select administrators, and major boosters at the governor’s mansion to green-light the firing, and, per multiple accounts, he made clear he also wanted Woodward out. The animus is personal as much a

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