LSU fires head coach Brian Kelly
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Tulane coach Jon Sumrall is the betting favorite at 3/2, followed by Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady (3/2), Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin (4/1) and former Penn State coach James Franklin (6/1), who had a $50 million buyout at the Big Ten school, per Betonline.ag.
LSU fired head football coach Brian Kelly on Sunday night, the program announced. He is owed nearly $54 million remaining from his 10-year contract with LSU, the second-largest buyout in college football history.
Brian Kelly, dismissed Sunday after losing 3 of his last 4, leaves the LSU Tigers with a hefty buyout and a 34-14 combined record in 3-plus seasons.
The Inside Zone's Matt Fortuna reported that LSU athletic director Scott Woodward asked Kelly to fire Sloan in the wake of the A&M game. Things spiraled from there when Kelly suggested he'd get rid of offensive line coach Brad Davis as well.