LSU Fires Athletic Director Amid Feud With Louisiana Governor

LSU Fires Athletic Director Amid Feud With Louisiana Governor

Ahmad Austin Jr. Oct 31st, 2025, 1:00 pm

March 23, 2022: LSU Athletic Director Scott Woodward address the crowd as new LSU Head Basketball Coach Matt McMahon holds his first press conference and meets with the media for the first time at Tiger Stadium’s Bill Lawton Room in Baton Rouge, LA. Jonathan Mailhes/CSM(Credit Image: © Jonathan Mailhes/CSM via ZUMA Press Wire) (Cal Sport Media via AP Images)

The LSU athletic department on Wednesday evening announced that it had made the decision to let go of athletic director Scott Woodward .

Days earlier, Woodward fired LSU football coach Brian Kelly following a disastrous loss to Texas A&M. Then Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry suddenly got involved when he announced that W