Brian Kelly has reportedly turned down two financial settlement offers from LSU after being fired by the university last month, ESPN’s Mark Schlabach reported Monday.
On the day he was fired, Kelly rejected a lump-sum payment of $25 million from former LSU athletic director Scott Woodward, per documents obtained by the Baton Rouge Advocate. In addition to the $25 million, Woodward was reportedly willing to change the language in Kelly’s contract that stated Kelly would receive less money from his buyout if he decided to coach again. Kelly later also rejected the school’s increased offer of $30 million.
Kelly’s attorneys sent LSU a letter dated Nov. 5 seeking written confirmation by 6 p.m. ET Monday that the school will “fulfill its contractual obligation” to pay Kelly the “full liquidated damages.”…