New LSU president Wade Rousse has decided to name interim Athletic Director Verge Ausberry the permanent replacement for his recently ousted successor, Scott Woodward, a person familiar with the decision said.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday night on condition of anonymity because a formal announcement hadn't been made.

Ausberry has been serving as the leader of LSU's athletic department since Thursday night, when Woodward resigned under pressure, four days after the firing of football coach Brian Kelly.

Gov. Jeff Landry had been sharply critical of Woodward in the wake of Kelly's firing, which came in the fourth year of the coach's 10-year contract worth nearly $100 million, and a day after a 49-25 loss to No. 3 Texas A&M dropped LSU (5-3, 2-3 SEC) to its third loss

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