The LSU Tigers aren’t taking any chances this time. After missing the playoffs for three straight seasons, head coach Brian Kelly has been shown the door. The decision came at a steep cost, with his $53 million buyout hitting the program hard. In the aftermath, Verge Ausberry replaced Scott Woodward as athletic director. First on an interim basis, then permanently. And Verge Ausberry isn’t lowering the bar for LSU’s next head coach, not even a little.

After being promoted to athletic director by new university president Wade Rousse, Ausberry has made it clear he wants a proven winner, someone capable of taking the Tigers back to the College Football Playoff. Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger shared the news on X: “Something to consider as Ausberry leads LSU’s search for a coach: During a

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