New LSU president Wade Rousse has decided to name interim Athletic Director Verge Ausberry the permanent replacement for his recently ousted successor, Scott Woodward, a person familiar with the decision said.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday night on condition of anonymity because a formal announcement hadn’t been made.

Ausberry has been serving as the leader of LSU’s athletic department since Thursday night, when Woodward resigned under pressure , four days after the firing of football coach Brian Kelly .

Gov. Jeff Landry had been sharply critical of Woodward in the wake of Kelly’s firing, which came in the fourth year of the coach’s 10-year contract worth nearly $100 million, and a day after a 49-25 loss to No. 3 Texas A&M dropped LSU (5-3, 2-3 SEC) to its

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