Former LSU football coach Brian Kelly has requested that the school pay him his full buyout of nearly $54 million after firing him as negotiations continue between the two sides, according to documents obtained by The Advocate.

In a Nov. 5 letter sent to LSU athletic director Verge Ausberry and LSU Board of Supervisors member John Carmouche, attorneys representing Kelly said that the former head coach wants LSU to confirm in writing by 5 p.m. on Nov. 10 that the school will "fulfill its contractual obligation" to pay Kelly the "full liquidated damages."

Kelly is owed nearly $54 million under the terms of his contract if fired without cause, a sum that would be paid in monthly installments through 2031. Kelly's attorneys claimed LSU fired him without cause, in which case Kelly is ow

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