Georgia athletic director Josh Brooks addresses his name connected to LSU AD opening

It didn’t take long after LSU followed up the firing of football coach Brian Kelly with athletic director Scott Woodward exiting for Georgia’s Josh Brooks to be connected to the AD opening.

Brooks name was bandied about to replace Woodward.

It made sense considering that Brooks is a native of Hammond, La., graduated from LSU in 2002 and worked at LSU and Louisiana-Monroe.

Brooks, hired as Georgia athletic director in January of 2021, took to social media on Friday evening Oct. 31 to put to bed any chatter he may be going back to LSU.

Brooks said he wanted to address the “speculation” directly.

“I have not been contacted by anyone at LSU, and more importantly, I have no interest in any other job,” he wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “My focus remains on the University of Georgia, our student-athletes, coaches, staff and fans.”

LSU’s AD job and its football opening both may have become less desirable after Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said this week before the school and Woodward parted ways that Woodward would not be making the hire to replace Kelly.

LSU also does not currently have a school president, but a hire is expected next week.

Brooks in his post mentioned not only that he’s “fortunate” to work with school president Jere Morehead, but also Georgia governor Brian Kemp and the Board of Regents.

“This is home to me, and I’m honored to play a part in the incredible progress we’ve made,” he said. “The best days for Georgia Athletics are still ahead, and I look forward to continuing to build on the championships standard we’ve established here in Athens.”