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BK rejected 2 settlement offers, he wants the full $54M
Posted on 11/10/25 at 11:06 am
Posted on 11/10/25 at 11:06 am
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Former LSU football coach Brian Kelly rejected two financial settlement offers from the university, and his attorneys have given LSU officials a Monday deadline to confirm in writing that they'll pay him the $54 million he's owed under the terms of his contract.
Kelly, who was fired on Oct. 26, was in the fourth season of a 10-year, $95 million contract.
According to documents obtained by the Baton Rouge Advocate, former LSU athletic director Scott Woodward offered Kelly a lump-sum payment of $25 million on the day he was fired. Woodward also offered to remove the mitigation language in Kelly's contract, which would have reduced the buyout amount if he coached again.
In a Nov. 5 letter to new LSU athletic director Verge Ausberry and Board of Supervisors member John Carmouche, Kelly's attorneys said they want university officials to confirm by 6 p.m. ET Monday that the school intends to "fulfill its contractual obligation" to pay Kelly the "full liquidated damages."
"Absent this written confirmation by that date, Coach Kelly will pursue all available legal remedies," the letter said.
Kelly's attorneys said in the letter that LSU officials previously confirmed that the coach was fired without cause, meaning he would be owed 90% of his remaining compensation.
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Posted on 11/10/25 at 11:07 am to Don Quixote
"Doesn't matter, we have a booster that's paying the entire thing." - LSU Fans.
Posted on 11/10/25 at 11:07 am to Don Quixote
what leverage does LSU think they have to pay less than what he’s owed in his contract
Posted on 11/10/25 at 11:09 am to Don Quixote
Posted on 11/10/25 at 11:09 am to MemphisGuy
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"Doesn't matter, we have a booster that's paying the entire thing." - LSU Fans.
Ain't no booster even if he's a billionaire paying that shite
If it was me, I might give a million but that's it tops. And I'd tell them to get their shite together before doling out such stupid contracts in the future.
Posted on 11/10/25 at 11:09 am to tBrand
Now is when killing that kid on the scissor jack will suddenly be a non-non-story.
Posted on 11/10/25 at 11:10 am to Don Quixote
And, he should get it. In spite of the machinations of some, he was not fired for cause.
The only reason to negotiate down would be for a single lump sum vs a series of installments.
LSU signed the contract and should pay the man what was agreed upon.
The only reason to negotiate down would be for a single lump sum vs a series of installments.
LSU signed the contract and should pay the man what was agreed upon.
Posted on 11/10/25 at 11:10 am to theballguy
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If it was me,
Your posts read like someone who has never made six figures in a year.
This post was edited on 11/10/25 at 11:11 am
Posted on 11/10/25 at 11:10 am to MemphisGuy
Posted on 11/10/25 at 11:10 am to Don Quixote
LSU job just keeps looking more unattractive for potential candidates.
Posted on 11/10/25 at 11:11 am to tBrand
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what leverage does LSU think they have to pay less than what he’s owed in his contract
LSU offered to remove the mitigation requirement which is a pretty big move.
Rodo
Posted on 11/10/25 at 11:13 am to Don Quixote
Nothing will make the LSU job look more attractive to potential candidates than trying to screw the previous coach out of contractually-obligated payments. 
Posted on 11/10/25 at 11:13 am to Don Quixote
Why would he even consider taking a settlement offer? Is lsu really dumb enough to think he would
Posted on 11/10/25 at 11:14 am to PorkSammich
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LSU job just keeps looking more unattractive for potential candidates.
Louisiana Governor is doing good work here.
Posted on 11/10/25 at 11:14 am to Don Quixote
Have we heard what Landry thinks about this?
Posted on 11/10/25 at 11:15 am to CarolinaGamecock99
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Why would he even consider taking a settlement offer?
The rumor mill on here, stirred up mostly by LSU fans, says BK has a girl friend and that violates the morality clause of his contract. They were hoping to leverage that fact to reduce the buyout.
I have Zero idea if any of it is true, just repeating what I've read on here.
Posted on 11/10/25 at 11:17 am to theballguy
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If it was me, I might give a million but that's it tops. And I'd tell them to get their shite together before doling out such stupid contracts in the future.
Yeah, to be honest, as a booster I would be pissed at the whole situation and feel like I’m enabling the problem to continue. You can’t just keep making stupid contractual decisions and expect some boosters to continually bail you out…it just incentivizes the problem if you do.
Posted on 11/10/25 at 11:18 am to Lonnie Utah
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Kelly's attorneys argued in the letter that if LSU were to fire him for cause, it would have needed to do so in writing before his termination. Kelly would have then been given seven days to respond. “LSU has not asserted at any time that Coach Kelly was terminated for cause, or that any potential justification for such a termination exists,” the letter states
He clearly wasn’t fired for morality reasons. LSU just doesn’t wanna honor their contract
Posted on 11/10/25 at 11:18 am to Don Quixote
He’s should get it. What LSU is trying to do is ridiculous.
Posted on 11/10/25 at 11:18 am to Rodo
Landry should just go ask Trump to pump up some random stocks so they can create the money out of thin air. He'd probably do it for the low low price of putting his name on Tiger Stadium.
This post was edited on 11/10/25 at 11:20 am
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