LSU, Scott Woodward
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LSU is in the process of parting ways with athletic director Scott Woodward, according to CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz. This significant change atop the Tigers' organization comes as amid a football coaching search that will hire a replacement for Brian Kelly, who was ousted from the program last Sunday.
Woodward hired Mulkey away from Baylor in 2021. He was fired Thursday night days after LSU fired football coach Brian Kelly.
Woodward resigned four days after Brian Kelly was fired and one day after Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said Woodward wouldn’t make the next hire.
L SU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey was "heartbroken" Thursday after learning that the man who brought her home to Louisiana -- athletic director Scott Woodward -- had been fired by the university. Mulkey found out about the decision during the Tigers' exhibition win against Langston, according to associate head coach Bob Starkey.
Gov. Jeff Landry defended his decision to block LSU Athletics Director Scott Woodward from selecting the school’s next football coach, saying on ESPN’s Pat McAfee Show that the athletic director’s relationships with coaching agents create a “conflict of interest.
That might as well be the story of LSU athletic director Scott Woodward's time as the top boss of Tigers athletics. LSU fired Woodward on Thursday, one day after Louisiana governor Jeff Landry went nuclear on the LSU AD saying unequivocally he would not be hiring the next LSU football coach.
Brian Kelly’s tenure at LSU ended in disappointment, and staff members accuse the former coach of poor relationships and a failure to grasp team culture.