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LSU and Brian Kelly are at odds over his contract buyout
Posted on 11/9/25 at 2:49 pm
Posted on 11/9/25 at 2:49 pm
NOLA.com Article
Cliff notes:
Cliff notes:
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Former LSU football coach Brian Kelly has requested that the school pay him his full buyout of nearly $54 million after firing him as negotiations continue between the two sides, according to documents obtained by The Advocate.
In a Nov. 5 letter sent to LSU athletic director Verge Ausberry and LSU Board of Supervisors member John Carmouche, attorneys representing Kelly said that the former head coach wants LSU to confirm in writing by 5 p.m. on Nov. 10 that the school will "fulfill its contractual obligation" to pay Kelly the "full liquidated damages."
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LSU would like to reach a settlement, and the documents state that during the Oct. 26 meeting, Woodward said LSU wanted to enter negotiations to pay Kelly a lump-sum payment of $25 million instead of the full buyout. LSU offered “one or more accelerated payments,” documents say, and the elimination of mitigation or offset language should Kelly get another job in football.
Later that day, documents say, Cromer increased the offer to $30 million over two installments with the removal of mitigation or offset clauses. Kelly rejected the offers.
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Kelly's attorneys argued in the letter that if LSU were to fire him for cause, it would have needed to do so in writing before his termination. Kelly would have then been given seven days to respond.
“LSU has not asserted at any time that Coach Kelly was terminated for cause, or that any potential justification for such a termination exists,” the letter states.
LSU has not put Kelly's termination in writing with negotiations ongoing, sources said, so it is continuing to pay him in monthly installments.
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Posted on 11/9/25 at 2:51 pm to LSBoosie
People will still defend Woodward for giving out this clown show contract. Kelly should and will receive the full amount.
Posted on 11/9/25 at 2:52 pm to LSBoosie
Good post and great cliffs! I am SHOCKED that Kelly is being an arse about this. Hopefully they settle around $30MM
Posted on 11/9/25 at 2:54 pm to LSBoosie
That tells me he intends to be retired.
Posted on 11/9/25 at 2:54 pm to TheJuicey
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Hopefully they settle around $30MM
Well he already rejected the $30 million offer so I have a feeling that’s not going to happen
Posted on 11/9/25 at 2:54 pm to LSBoosie
If LSU wants to drag BK through the mud and air his dirty laundry they could probably get a reduced buyout but it’s a question of if you want to go through that.
Posted on 11/9/25 at 2:55 pm to LSBoosie
You were fired "cause" you were lazy. There is your "cause",
Posted on 11/9/25 at 2:56 pm to LVag1997
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That tells me he intends to be retired.
Actually the opposite. He’s trying to get LSU’s settlement finalized to help his negotiations with schools.
Posted on 11/9/25 at 2:56 pm to red sox fan 13
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If LSU wants to drag BK through the mud and air his dirty laundry they could probably get a reduced buyout but it’s a question of if you want to go through that.
Maybe. Also depends on if there’s any actual dirty laundry that they have proof of.
Posted on 11/9/25 at 2:57 pm to CapitalTiger
How does finalizing a settlement help his negotiations with other schools?
Posted on 11/9/25 at 2:57 pm to TheJuicey
Look, I know Woodward made our bed and we have to sleep in it. That said isn't there a terrorist organization or Indian scam center we can give the money to so at least it's going to somebody more deserving and of higher moral character than BK?
This post was edited on 11/9/25 at 4:58 pm
Posted on 11/9/25 at 2:59 pm to GeauxLSU4
Hey, LSU morons, thats what you get for not immediately taking action when he was found to be fricking someone other than his wife, who i believe was LSU related.
Woodward is a pussy and now u guys finally see why the frick he was canned
read this
Woodward is a pussy and now u guys finally see why the frick he was canned
read this
This post was edited on 11/9/25 at 3:00 pm
Posted on 11/9/25 at 3:00 pm to LSBoosie
Why would Kelly leave money on the table if the liquidated damages are $54mm? He doesn’t need to play nice. LSU signed the contract and has to live with the consequences.
Posted on 11/9/25 at 3:00 pm to LSBoosie
Screw it. Continue to pay the monthly installments for the next 6 years and let his new employment mitigate the buyout.
Kelly is stupid not to take a $30M lump sum and remove mitigation. He'll end up with less money in the long run.
LSU can budget the buy-out over the remaining contract term.
In the end, Kelly will end up getting another job and then they will settle on a sum like what happened with Miles.
Kelly is stupid not to take a $30M lump sum and remove mitigation. He'll end up with less money in the long run.
LSU can budget the buy-out over the remaining contract term.
In the end, Kelly will end up getting another job and then they will settle on a sum like what happened with Miles.
Posted on 11/9/25 at 3:00 pm to LSBoosie
It’s not Kelly’s fault the contract was retarded. He should take every penny owed to him.
Posted on 11/9/25 at 3:01 pm to bayoujd
They will go into actions to prove cause. That's why its not officially written. If he knows that does exist, he'll settle. That's how you'll know
Posted on 11/9/25 at 3:01 pm to LVag1997
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That tells me he intends to be retired.
Seems like that could be part of the negotiation. Knock some money off and he doesn’t need to keep looking for a job. Question is, how much is that worth?
Posted on 11/9/25 at 3:01 pm to LSBoosie
Didn't Doucet report something about a reduced buyout due to something with the morality clause in BK's buyout? Maybe there is something there.
Posted on 11/9/25 at 3:03 pm to LSBoosie
Based on Kelly’s email, I think it’s reasonable to believe they were working towards a settlement. But so much changed after
I think you can thank the idiot Governor for running his mouth and insinuating collusion w/ his agent and Woodward, then firing Woodward who I’m sure BK thought he’d be working with on the settlement
I think you can thank the idiot Governor for running his mouth and insinuating collusion w/ his agent and Woodward, then firing Woodward who I’m sure BK thought he’d be working with on the settlement
Posted on 11/9/25 at 3:06 pm to LSBoosie
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How does finalizing a settlement help his negotiations with other schools?
Right now he has no leverage. He’s owed $9.5M/yr from LSU. No school is going to pay him more than that.
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