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.

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.

Woodward hired Mulkey away from Baylor in 2021. He was fired Thursday night days after LSU fired football coach Brian Kelly.

Scott Woodward walked away from LSU Athletics on Wednesday, closing a chapter that brought national championships to Baton Rouge but ended under mounting pressure from state officials.

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.

Gov. Jeff Landry defended his decision to block LSU Athletics Director Scott Woodward from selecting the school’s next football coach, saying on ESPN’s Pat McAfee Show that the athletic director’s relationships with coaching agents create a “conflict of interest.

Kelly signed a lucrative 10-year contract with LSU in December 2021. The bold and often brash coach was tasked with bringing the proud football program another national championship. A look back at the last three coaches to hold the head coaching job at LSU — Ed Orgeron,