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LSU, Kelly agree to contract

By WJBD Staff Dec 1, 2021 | 7:09 AM
UNDATED (AP) — LSU and newly hired coach Brian Kelly have agreed to a 10-year contract worth $95 million plus incentives.
 
Kelly has coached at Notre Dame for the past 12 seasons and eclipsed Knute Rockne for career victories with the Fighting Irish.
 
Kelly replaces Ed Orgeron, who posted a 15-0 record and a national championship with Tigers just two seasons ago.
 
In other college football news:
 
— Virginia Tech has hired Penn State defensive coordinator Brent Pry as its next head coach. Pry has been with Penn State since 2014, first as co-defensive coordinator before becoming the sole defensive coordinator in 2016.
 
— Kentucky coach Mark Stoops has agreed to a yet-to-be-finalized contract extension that will keep him with the Wildcats through June 2028. The deal also will continue guaranteed extensions of one year for a seven-win season and two years for a 10-win campaign. Stoops is 58-53 in nine seasons at Lexington.