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Report: Brian Kelly Has Rejected Two Settlement Offers From LSU

by Staff Reporter

November 10, 202590 Comments

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The Advocate has reported that former LSU head coach Brian Kelly has rejected two buyout offers from the University, and his attorney his requesting the $54 million he is owed from his contract. Per ESPN:

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According to documents obtained by the Baton Rouge Advocate, former LSU athletic director Scott Woodward offered Kelly a lump-sum payment of $25 million on the day he was fired. Woodward also offered to remove the mitigation language in Kelly's contract, which would have reduced the buyout amount if he coached again.

LSU executive deputy athletic director Julie Cromer later increased the settlement offer to $30 million in two payments, according to the documents.

Kelly, who had a 34-14 record at LSU, rejected both offers, according to the report.

In a Nov. 5 letter to new LSU athletic director Verge Ausberry and Board of Supervisors member John Carmouche, Kelly's attorneys said they want university officials to confirm by 6 p.m. ET Monday that the school intends to "fulfill its contractual obligation" to pay Kelly the "full liquidated damages."

"Absent this written confirmation by that date, Coach Kelly will pursue all available legal remedies," the letter said.

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BIIIL•2 months

Blaming Woodward is foolish. This will be apparent when he goes to his next job and makes that University successful. Meanwhile LSU gets the leftovers

pitchandcatch27•2 months

Pay the man and move on. The ripple effect will cost LSU more. Get it out of the way or players will bolt and no coach will want the HC job.

WhoDatNC•2 months

Just another 100 million $ fraud.

jizzle6609•2 months

$54MM. What a freaking waste. Absolutely embarrassing on all accounts.

pitchandcatch27•2 months

LSU needs to settle this and move on. No coach will even consider LSU till this soap opera is final. Pay the man and move on and find a new coach or players will start bolting.

Shawn77•2 months

Terrible contract by LSU. It was clear from Day 1 that BK had no intense desire to win, no passionate motivation and no incentive to succeed. That’s what happens when you guarantee $100M to a man who never won a championship.

ABTigah•2 months

Everyone told us that he was an insufferable prick with no people skills. Now we know that firsthand. The dude mailed it in and didn’t do the work necessary to compete in the SEC. Lazy hire of a lazy coach.

AlGoldenDomer•2 months

I believe those could have been my exact words...insufferable prick with no people skills

henrew•2 months

What a pathetic soul. Get the f..... out of Louisiana and get your dumba......... back up north where they can live with your stupid self. No integrity whatsoever. Give the money back. You didn't do your job well enough to earn it. You were fired for malfeasance in your coaching duties.

PGAOLDBAWNevahBroke•2 months

So many of yall were praising his fake goodbye letter, shows how easy it is to fool the masses.

jizzle6609•2 months

He's a miserable fruit picker that should've never been considered to come to a program like this. End of story.

LSUNV•2 months

BK didn’t do his job. He failed! These coaching contracts need to be reigned in now that NIL is in play.

BTRDD•2 months

This MF'er should be ashamed for what he did (or didn't do) for this team. Now he's going to fk LSU a second time.

Datbayoubengal•2 months

If they can settle for 40 mill, they need to do it. The first offer wasn't even half, then they go up by 5 mill lol.

stang14•2 months

Everyone pissed on the governor. Maybe he is correct. Someone doesn’t step up and pay this failed coach off the tax payer may be on the hook!

SOL2•2 months

I wouldn't take a settlement. It's a contract, not a mediation.

LSUNV•2 months

I wish LSU would make an example out of BK and take him to court and show how he did not do his job and was woefully inept and didn’t show up at the athletic building like he should have been. He doesn’t deserve a penny more than he already got. These coaching contracts have gotten out of hand and need to be reigned in

Timeoday•2 months

Just pay him monthly. Make him ask for the lump.

RicardoGrande69•2 months

Take him to court to show at fault, or make him work sweeping football facility. I don’t see how he could reject us forcing him to work at the football facility if he wants the money. When you’re an employee, you have to do what your employer says if it’s not illegal.

mrbayoublu•2 months

BK states that LSU owes him his money. Okay, does that mean LSU can pay him the remaining five plus years, each year, to pay him off? Or, is BK expecting $54 million right now?

FLTech•2 months

No. LSU needs to pay the full amount. Why? Because they are the fricking idiots who agreed to it.

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