LSU made a bombshell announcement when it decided to dismiss head coach Brian Kelly . Now, according to a new lawsuit, the program is acting like it didn’t technically happen.

Kelly and his attorneys filed a lawsuit against LSU’s board of directors, alleging the program has taken the position that it never “formally terminated” the Tigers’ football coach, and is now seeking to fire Kelly “for cause.”

If successful, the move would allow LSU to skirt paying Kelly’s full $54 million buyout — the second-most expensive buyout ever for a college coach.

The suit contends that Kelly was informed of LSU’s sudden position change “for the very first time” on Monday, according to a copy of the filing obtained by ESPN.

Shortly thereafter, Kelly’s representatives filed a 48-page lawsuit seekin

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