LSU intends to send former football coach Brian Kelly an official notice of termination, The Advocate in Baton Rouge reported Friday.

Per the report, the LSU board of supervisors met in executive session Friday and unanimously authorized new university president Wade Rousse to give formal notice to the coach.

This action is in response to a lawsuit Kelly filed against the board on Nov. 10. In his case, Kelly is contending that LSU is saying he was fired for an unspecified “cause” instead of for performance in an attempt to avoid paying the nearly $54 million buyout specified in his contract.

Kelly’s case also said that LSU was claiming Kelly hadn’t been legally fired when the coaching change was announced on Oct. 26 because since-departed athletic director Scott Woodward didn’t have the

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