LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey was "heartbroken" Thursday after learning that the man who brought her home to Louisiana -- athletic director Scott Woodward -- had been fired by the university. Mulkey found out about the decision during the Tigers' exhibition win against Langston, according to associate head coach Bob Starkey.

LSU announced interim athletic director Verge Ausberry will lead the Tigers' football coaching search after parting ways with Scott Woodward.

Woodward hired Mulkey away from Baylor in 2021. He was fired Thursday night days after LSU fired football coach Brian Kelly.

Woodward resigned four days after Brian Kelly was fired and one day after Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said Woodward wouldn’t make the next hire.

Gov. Jeff Landry defended his decision to block LSU Athletics Director Scott Woodward from selecting the school’s next football coach, saying on ESPN’s Pat McAfee Show that the athletic director’s relationships with coaching agents create a “conflict of interest.

Louisiana governor Jeff Landry said LSU athletic director Scott Woodward will not be hiring the Tigers' next football coach after Brian Kelly's firing

That might as well be the story of LSU athletic director Scott Woodward's time as the top boss of Tigers athletics. LSU fired Woodward on Thursday, one day after Louisiana governor Jeff Landry went nuclear on the LSU AD saying unequivocally he would not be hiring the next LSU football coach.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry's comments about taking the LSU search away from AD Scott Woodward might cause any top candidate to think twice.