BATON ROUGE — Gov. Jeff Landry on Thursday repeated his claim that Louisiana taxpayers were on the hook as LSU pays off fired football coach Brian Kelly despite the head of the school's board of supervisors saying "self-generated" funds in the athletic department and private donors would come up with $53 million.

During a question-and-answer period following a news conference on statehouse issues, Landry had said Wednesday that the state's residents would be responsible for the payments. Speaking on the Pat McAfee Show on Thursday, Landry doubled down, prompting an incredulous response from the host.

"It's crazy that the taxpayers in the state are on the hook for that contract," McAfee said. "It's insane."

It is crazy — especially because LSU Board of Supervisors Chair Scott Ballard told WBRZ this week it isn't true. The station and other media reported that Ballard had said the buyout will be paid by "self-generated athletics funds and private donors."

Amid the flap, Landry's political adviser Brent Littlefield called WBRZ on Thursday to note that an LSU representative had signed Kelly's contract, putting the university on the hook for its terms. He is technically correct, though in previous buyouts the sources of non-public money have come through.

Landry made other errors in his Wednesday news conference on matters involving football: He said current LSU Athletic Director Scott Woodward, a former Texas A&M AD, was responsible for Jimbo Fisher's historic $77 million buyout from the Aggies. Fisher's contract was actually renegotiated by A&M AD Ross Bjork after Woodward had left the school. 

Landry also said that Kelly and Fisher have the same agent, which is false. Kelly is represented by Trace Armstrong and Fisher's agent is Jimmy Sexton.