LSU athletic director Scott Woodward should probably be worried about his job status if Wednesday’s comments from the state’s governor are any indication.
Governor Jeff Landry spoke to the media Wednesday about LSU’s head coaching hire after the school fired Brian Kelly on Sunday. Landry said LSU’s Board of Supervisors would make the call on the next head coach, not Woodward.
Jeff Landry had harsh comments for AD Scott Woodward
Landry then went even further by essentially accusing Woodward of wasting millions of dollars on failed coaches.
“We are not going down a failed path. This is a pattern,” Landry told reporters on Wednesday. “The guy that’s here now that wrote that contract cost Texas A&M $70-something million. Right now we’ve got a $53 million liability. We are not doing that again.
“We’re going to pick a coach, and we’re going to make sure that coach is successful. And we’re going to make sure that he’s compensated properly, and we’re going to put metrics on him. I’m tired of rewarding failure in this country and then leaving the taxpayers to foot the bill. I can tell you right now, Scott Woodward is not selecting the next coach. I’d let Donald Trump select it before I’d let him do it.”
