LSU and athletic director Scott Woodward have agreed to part ways, the program announced Thursday night. This significant change atop the Tigers' organization comes as amid a football coaching search that will hire a replacement for Brian Kelly, who was ousted from the team last Sunday.

Woodward had fallen out of favor with LSU stakeholders, including Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, who said Woodward would not hire the Tigers' next coach due to his track record of owing colossal buyouts to fired team leaders.

Kelly existed LSU with a massive $53 million buyout, the second largest in college football history . Woodward has a $6.4 million of his own. The Tigers may not be on the hook for those total sums given both contracts include a mitigation clause with a duty to seek new employment

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