Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry made it clear on Wednesday that he doesn’t want LSU athletic director Scott Woodward to be involved in the hiring of the Tigers’ next football coach.

Landry said during a press conference at the state capitol in Baton Rouge that he would let President Donald Trump make the hire before Woodward.

“No, I can tell you right now Scott Woodward is not selecting our next coach,” Landry told reporters.

LSU fired Brian Kelly on Sunday, eight games into his fourth season leading the program. He amassed a 34-14 record at LSU, with two 10-win seasons but no College Football Playoff appearances. The Tigers are 5-3 this season, but 2-3 in Southeastern Conference play.

Kelly’s firing snapped a streak of three straight LSU coaches winning a national title. He was fired less

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