LSU recently fired Brian Kelly and may owe him $53 million. Landry also expressed frustration with the buyout LSU faces.

LSU AD Scott Woodward was predicted to reach out to Nick Saban about the head coaching job now available after Brian Kelly's firing.

LSU fired fourth-year coach Brian Kelly hours after Sunday's heated meeting with athletic director Scott Woodward. However, Kelly's bad omen began earlier Sunday when the finger scanner at the Tigers' facilities failed to recognize his print, as CBS Sports ' College Football Insiders reported this week.

Brian Kelly’s firing came after a “very tense” meeting with LSU’s athletic director. Scott Woodward met with Kelly Sunday after the team’s ugly home loss to Texas A&M the day before and clashed over staff changes, according to The Athletic.

LSU fired coach Brian Kelly during the fourth season of a 10-year contract worth about $100 million, athletic director Scott Woodward announced Sunday night.

On Sunday, LSU fired head coach Brian Kelly. The school owes Kelly more than $53 million for his buyout, the second-largest in college football history behind former Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher.

Ed Orgeron, who was ousted by LSU less than two years after coaching the Tigers to a national championship, said he "would love" to return to the school as Brian Kelly's replacement. LSU fired Kelly in stunning fashion Sunday,