Former LSU coach Brian Kelly rejected two settlement offers and is seeking the full $54 million buyout owed under the terms of his contract, the Baton Rouge Advocate reported.
Kelly's attorneys have given the school a Monday deadline of 6 p.m. ET to confirm in writing that that they will pay him the full amount, or he will "pursue all available legal remedies," per the report.
Kelly was fired on Oct. 26 after a 5-3 start to his fourth season with the Tigers. He signed a 10-year, $95 million deal in November 2021.
According to the report, Kelly turned down a lump-sum offer of $25 million from former LSU athletic director Scott Woodward on Oct. 30 -- the day Woodward was fired -- and later declined a $30 million offer in two payments from executive deputy athletic director Julie Cromer.

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