LSU athletic director Scott Woodward has fired coach Brian Kelly. Now he's involved in the two largest buyouts in college football history.

Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin was asked Monday in a press conference what his reaction was to LSU firing coach Brian Kelly. He took the moment to muse on how the state of college football and standards for head coaches have changed in recent years.

Woodward has brokered deals that led to the two biggest coach contract buyouts in college football history. Can he show restraint this time around?

A few weeks ago, rumors started circulating that then-LSU Head Football Coach Brian Kelly would leave LSU for Penn State, after the Nittany Lions fired James Franklin.

Hiring LSU’s next football coach will be the most important hire in the history of the school’s athletic program. LSU won’t finish paying Ed Orgeron’s $17 million buyout until December after firing him during the 2021 season. It could be paying Kelly’s buyout through 2031, to the tune of about $740,000 per month.

Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin appeared on "The Pat McAfee Show" on Monday, and was asked on the coaching carousel. Here's what he said.