BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- Gov. Jeff Landry pointed to verbiage in Brian Kelly's contract with LSU to explain why public officials, like himself, would be raising concerns about the financial aspect of Kelly's firing.

Landry said Louisiana would be liable for any debt and, in turn, would place a burden on the taxpayers. He wrote in a post on X Thursday, "Brian Kelly’s contract was with the Board of LSU, it’s in the first paragraph, and LSU is a subdivision of the State."

The governor told reporters on Wednesday that his role surrounds the financial impacts of firing a coach and what taxpayers would be "on the hook for." He has also voiced his displeasure with the university board's decision to approve an increase in season tickets for the next season, while the Tigers haven't

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