LSU's Brian Kelly experiment is coming to a close.
The Tigers announced in a statement Sunday night that they parted ways with Kelly as head coach amid the program's 5-3 start to the season.
The news amounts to yet another bombshell dismissal in a college football season already wrought with exits; Penn State, Oregon State and Florida all fired their football coaches earlier this month, among other high-profile cannings this season.
Notably, news of Kelly's exit comes just one day after Texas A&M shellacked the Tigers 49-25.
Given the coach's profile and the influence of LSU's program, news of the intended firing immediately took over social media. Take a peek at that initial reaction below:
Kelly will leave the program with a 34-14 record at the helm and a 19-10 record in SEC play. He is owed $54 million in buyout money.






