The LSU Tigers coaching search is on after the administration in Baton Rouge made the move to part ways with head coach Brian Kelly on Sunday night. After a 5-3

Landry took an apparent shot at LSU AD Scott Woodward's hiring history during a meeting with the press on Wednesday

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

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry intends to prevent LSU Athletic Director Scott Woodward from hiring the Tigers' next football coach. “Hell, I’ll let Donald Trump select him before I let him do it,” Landry said of Woodward during a press conference he held in Baton Rouge on Wednesday to mainly discuss other governmental matters.

Landry’s comments underscore the, uh, unique way that decisions have been made around the LSU football program over the past week. After the Tigers lost at home on Saturday night to Texas A&M, Kelly was fired Sunday after meetings at the governor’s mansion.

LSU junior linebacker Whit Weeks did not practice on Tuesday but is trending in the right direction when it comes to his status for next Saturday's game at Alabama, LSU interim coach Frank Wilson said Wednesday.

NEW ORLEANS -- 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.

Key receivers Lotzeir Brooks and Isaiah Horton are poised to return, bolstering Alabama's offense against a dangerous LSU team.

Coach Matt McMahon never has led an LSU team with this many new players. Even in his first year, when he accepted the job without any player committed to returning, he had five players come back from the previous season. The fourth-year coach only has two returners this year: Robert Miller and Jalen Reed.