India, Oct. 19 -- Brian Kelly is facing intense scrutiny, especially after the LSU Tigers' disappointing 31-24 loss against the Vanderbilt Commodores on Saturday. Fans are now demanding that the program fire the 63-year-old. However, his buyout and contract details can make any action very complicated.

The Tigers sit at 5-2 overall and 2-2 in SEC play following the loss to No 17 Vanderbilt. Now in his fourth season leading the No 10-ranked Tigers, Kelly is among college football's highest-paid coaches.

"Find the buyout money. Don't care how much it is or how you get it. Find it. And fire Brian Kelly. Enough is enough. Inexcusable," a fan wrote on X, platform formerly known as Twitter.

"Brian Kelly getting fired and we hire James Frankl...