Overview
- Landry said Scott Woodward will not choose Brian Kelly’s replacement and declared the LSU Board of Supervisors will form a committee to make the hire.
- The governor, who acknowledged hosting LSU officials at the mansion the night Kelly was fired, cast his role as protecting taxpayers from costly contracts.
- He quipped he would let President Donald Trump pick the coach before Woodward and criticized the $95 million deal that left an estimated $53–54 million buyout.
- Board chair Scott Ballard said he was unaware of Landry publicly assigning the search to the board, highlighting confusion over who is in charge.
- Analysts warned the intervention and talk of imposed performance metrics could deter top candidates, as Frank Wilson guides the team on an interim basis.