The back-and-forth between LSU and its former coach has ended (for now).
Former LSU head coach Brian Kelly received a formal letter from the school on Wednesday informing him that the university was terminating his contract without cause,The termination without cause means that LSU owes Kelly the full $54 million buyout as long as the former Tigers head coach adheres to the “duty to mitigate” clause in his contract that requires him to make a “good faith, reasonable and sustained effort to obtain qualified employment for as long as liquidated damages are due.
”The letter ends the post-firing saga between Kelly and LSU that began when he was let go on Oct. 26, eight games into his fourth season as head coach. Since then, LSU tried to settle with Kelly for amounts less than what was fully owed on his buyout. The former head coachand then filed a lawsuit against the school ensuring that he would be paid the full remaining value of his contract due to being fired without cause.Mike McDaniel is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where he has worked since January 2022. His work has been featured at InsideTheACC.com, SB Nation, FanSided and more. McDaniel hosts the Hokie Hangover Podcast, covering Virginia Tech athletics, as well as Basketball Conference: The ACC Football Podcast. Outside of work, he is a husband and father, and an avid golfer.
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