LSU reportedly seeking to fire Brian Kelly ‘for cause’; attorney Tom Mars weighs in
By Jacob Moss
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The Brian Kelly saga down in Baton Rouge is continuing to unfold following the former head coach’s firing a couple of weeks ago, and things are getting more and more interesting by the day.
ESPN senior writer Dan Wetzel dropped some new details in the Kelly firing via X on Tuesday morning, reporting that LSU never actually “formally terminated” its former head coach, and that it is now reportedly seeking to terminate him “for cause.”
Kelly and the university have been engaged in a legal battle over the former’s $54 million buyout over the past week, and now it looks like LSU is attempting to get itself off the hook for what would be the second-largest buyout in college football history.
Attorney Tom Mars weighed in of the report from Wetzel on X Tuesday morning as well, stating that the position that LSU is taking by trying to fire Kelly for cause is “absolutely absurd.”
Mars also pointed out that no school has ever won a “termination for cause” lawsuit, even when they had legitimate grounds to allege potential wrongdoing, and he also stated that it seems unlikely that LSU could set a new precedent here.
All of this has added to the intrigue surrounding Kelly’s departure from the LSU football program, and it looks like things are far from settled when it comes to any potential buyout.
