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The LSU Tigers and athletic director Scott Woodward are parting ways, per Ross Dellenger, with another $6.4 million Buyout now on the books.
Gov. Jeff Landry was not involved with LSU's decision to part ways with athletic director Scott Woodward, LSU Board of Supervisors chairman Scott Ballard said in a press conference on Friday.
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