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LSU Fires Football Coach Brian Kelly, Cites Pursuit of Excellence
Brian Kelly was dismissed after compiling a 34-14 record over three seasons amid a three-game losing streak and a 49-25 loss to Texas A&M, ending hopes for LSU's elite status.
- On Oct. 27, LSU athletic director Scott Woodward announced the firing of head football coach Brian Kelly after three seasons plus eight games with a 34-14 record.
- Following a stretch of SEC setbacks, LSU fans chanted for Kelly's firing after a 49-25 loss to Texas A&M, dropping LSU to 5-3 this season.
- Associate head coach Frank Wilson will serve as interim while LSU negotiates separation terms involving about a $54 million buyout.
- Questions now center on who will hire the next LSU head football coach, as LSU university leadership lacks a full-time president and LSU has fired six of its last seven full-time head coaches.
- Kelly still posted a.708 winning percentage, yet he was the seventh Power Four coach fired this season amid LSU's unmet national championship aspirations.
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Rockdale Citizen & Newton CitizenReports: LSU fires Brian Kelly
Less than four years after being hired away from Notre Dame, Brian Kelly has been fired by LSU, according to multiple reports on Sunday.
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