Overview
- Intensive Sunday meetings involving athletics director Scott Woodward and, per reports, Governor Jeff Landry preceded the decision.
- The 49–25 home loss to No. 3 Texas A&M dropped LSU to 5–3 and prompted “Fire Kelly” chants inside Tiger Stadium.
- News outlets report LSU owes roughly $50–54 million under terms that pay out monthly through 2031, with separation talks underway.
- Kelly exits at 34–14 over four seasons without a College Football Playoff berth, and Frank Wilson takes over for the rest of 2025.
- Early industry chatter links names such as Lane Kiffin and Dabo Swinney to the vacancy, but the search is in its initial phase.