The governor expressed his frustration over a range of bad decisions but singled out Athletics Director Scott Woodward for Brian Kelly's contract.

LSU and athletic director Scott Woodward have officially parted ways after over six years of Woodward leading the program in Baton Rouge. The Louisiana native h

LSU Athletics and athletic director Scott Woodward have agreed to part ways, effective immediately, the department announced Thursday.

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.

LSU athletic director Scott Woodward resigned under pressure from the post he’s held for six years on Thursday night, four days after the firing of football coach Brian Kelly and a day after Republican Gov. Jeff Landry said Woodward would not hire Kelly’s replacement.

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.

The governor of Louisiana is attempting to cut LSU athletic director Scott Woodward out of the school's coaching search

Woodward resigned four days after Brian Kelly was fired and one day after Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said Woodward wouldn’t make the next hire.

Scott Woodward’s firing means that LSU is now looking for a president and an athletic director along with a football coach.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said LSU athletic director Scott Woodward will not have the final say over the Tigers' next coach. He told reporters Wednesday the school is "not going down a failed path" and referenced the sizable buyouts for Kelly and Jimbo Fisher, whom Woodward originally hired at Texas A&M: