Brian Kelly rejects LSU's reduced buyout offer, gives LSU firm deadline

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Fired LSU football coach Brian Kelly will seek his full buyout, according to a report from The Advocate.

Kelly and his reps rejected two financial settlements, giving LSU a deadline of Monday to signal the university intends to pay Kelly the $54 million that LSU still owed from his contract.

LSU's first offer to Kelly was a lump sum of $25 million. The deal would have included a removal of Kelly's "duty to mitigate" clause, meaning any future job wouldn't offset the buyout. LSU's second offer was upped to $30 million.

The first offer was made by former LSU AD Scott Woodward shortly after Woodward fired Kelly. A few days after Kelly was fired, Woodward and LSU separated. LSU executive deputy AD Julie Cromer made the second offer.

Kelly was fired on Sunday, Oct. 26, a day after LSU fell to 5-3 with a blowout loss to Texas A&M. It marked the end of a 3.5-year tenure for Kelly, who went 34-14 with the Tigers.

If LSU does pay Kelly the full amount, it will be one of the biggest buyouts in college football history.

This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: Brian Kelly rejects LSU's reduced buyout offer, sets firm deadline

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