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 coa

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