The LSU Tigers are currently locked in a contract dispute with now-former head coach Brian Kelly.
Kelly was fired after the program’s blowout loss to the Texas A&M Aggies on Oct. 25. The 64-year-old coach, who signed a 10-year, $100 million deal before the 2022 season, was owed more than $54 million for his contract buyout following his dismissal.
Kelly is seeking that full amount, rejecting multiple settlement offers from the school.
Kelly’s son, LSU linebacker Kenzel Kelly, took the field for Senior Day at Tiger Stadium on Saturday night. Kelly’s son wore a T-shirt with the initials “BK” under his LSU jersey.
“Go Tigers. Long live BK,” he said into the camera. “Free my boy. Free my boy, BK.”
According to Kenzel, LSU did not allow his father to attend Saturday’s Senior Day as the two sides remain embroiled in their ongoing contract dispute.
“BK wanted to be there for me…Unfortunately the new leadership at LSU did not see it the same way… #freeBK,” Kenzel later wrote on social media.
With the Brian Kelly era now over in Baton Rouge, the LSU program has fully turned its attention toward Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin: the hottest name in this year’s college football coaching carousel. The school is reportedly preparing an offer for Kiffin that exceeds $90 million.
Kiffin, who’s weighing lucrative offers from Ole Miss, LSU and Florida, will make his final decision in a press conference following the Rebels’ Nov. 28 Egg Bowl matchup against Mississippi State.
LSU has won each of its last two games under interim head coach D.J. Durkin, including Saturday night’s 13-10 victory over Western Kentucky. The Tigers will look to extend their ongoing win streak in a difficult matchup against the No. 8 Oklahoma Sooners next weekend.
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