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LSU fired football coach Brian Kelly midseason, then athletic director Scott Woodward departed Thursday after Gov. Jeff Landry publicly blamed him for the costly hire.

Kelly’s ouster triggers a massive buyout that private donors pledged to cover, preventing taxpayers from bearing the cost of his lucrative contract.

Interim athletic director Verge Ausberry insisted Friday the department is “not broken,” promising to hire an elite coach and keep LSU in playoff contention.

On Monday, Louisiana State fired football coach Brian Kelly .

On Wednesday, the state governor Jeff Landry said the university’s athletic director, Scott Woodward, should have no say in the selection of the new

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