LSU is in the process of parting ways with athletic director Scott Woodward, according to CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz. This significant change atop the Tigers' organization comes as amid a football coaching search that will hire a replacement for Brian Kelly, who was ousted from the program last Sunday.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/washington as Woodward's AD Legacy: Hired By UW, Fired By LSU. As the University of Washington athletic director, Scott Woodward was in charge of cleaning up significant messes and he was good at it.

LSU won six national championships during Woodward's tenure, but he was criticized for the size of his coaching contracts. Gov. Jeff Landry said Wednesday that Woodward would not hire the Tigers' next football coach after the firing Sunday of Brian Kelly.

LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey was "heartbroken" Thursday after learning that the man who brought her home to Louisiana -- athletic director Scott Woodward -- had been fired by the university. Mulkey found out about the decision during the Tigers' exhibition win against Langston, according to associate head coach Bob Starkey.

Following his decision to fire LSU football coach Brian Kelly, Scott Woodward is now at least partly involved in two of the biggest coaching contract buyouts in college football history. LSU football fired Kelly on Sunday, Oct. 26, following a 49-25 ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has made his share of headlines, too. Now, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has been asked about it the governor’s part in it all. “Well, that’s really up to governors,” Sankey joked prior to the Oklahoma-Tennessee game.

Gov. Jeff Landry was not involved with LSU's decision to part ways with athletic director Scott Woodward, LSU Board of Supervisors chairman Scott Ballard said in a press conference on Friday.

The LSU Tigers and athletic director Scott Woodward are parting ways, per Ross Dellenger, with another $6.4 million Buyout now on the books.

Brian Kelly’s tenure at LSU ended in disappointment, and staff members accuse the former coach of poor relationships and a failure to grasp team culture.