Gov. Jeff Landry critical of AD Scott Woodward amid LSU shake-up - ESPN

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry told reporters Wednesday that LSU athletic director Scott Woodward won't be involved in selecting the Tigers' new football coach, saying he'd let President Donald Trump do it before Woodward.

The Tigers fired Brian Kelly on Sunday, a day after his team lost 49-25 to Texas A&M at home to drop to 5-3.

Kelly, 64, had a 34-14 record in four seasons at LSU, winning just under 71% of his games. The Tigers have lost three of their past four games after climbing to No. 3 in the AP poll earlier this season.

«No, I can tell you right now Scott Woodward is not selecting our next coach,» Landry told reporters during a news conference at the state capitol in Baton Rouge.

Landry said the LSU Board of Supervisors will assemble a selection committee to find a new coach, but Woodward won't be a part of it if the governor has his way.

«Maybe we'll let President Trump pick it,» Landry said. «He loves winners. You know, I'm not going to be picking the next coach, but I can promise you we're gonna pick a coach and we're gonna make sure that that coach is successful. We're gonna make sure that he's compensated properly, and we're gonna put metrics on it because I'm tired of rewarding failure in this country and then leaving the taxpayers to foot the bill.»

Landry criticized Woodward for agreeing to a 10-year, $95 million contract with Kelly that included incentives and which left LSU on the hook for a $54 million buyout under the terms of the deal.

In a statement Monday, Woodward said the school would «continue to negotiate his separation and will work toward a path that is better for both parties.»

Landry criticized Woodward for agreeing to a similar one-sided coaching contract when he was Texas A&M's athletic