A new report claims that Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher has been fired and landed a record buyout from the university on the way out.
After a 5-7 finish in 2022, and with the Aggies in the midst of another disappointing 6-4 campaign after 11 weeks, it seems Texas A&M had seen enough and was close to making another major decision when it comes to the 58-year-old football coach’s future.
On Sunday morning, ESPN College Football reporter Pete Thamel revealed that “The future of Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher was discussed heavily in an executive session of a Texas A&M Board of Regents meeting on Thursday.”
Following that report, Yahoo Sports college football insider Ross Dellenger added that the A&M regents are set to meet again on Sunday after the team’s 51-10 win over Mississippi State to see if the university will indeed pull the trigger on ending their relationship with Jimbo Fisher.
Jimbo Fisher record (Texas A&M): 45-25
On Sunday morning, Thamel reported that the university had informed Fisher his services were no longer required at the school, and that he was being given a record-setting buyout that would pay him all of the $76 million left on his contract.
After eight seasons at Florida State, Jimbo Fisher built a reputation as one of college football’s top coaches as he compiled an 83-23 record with the Seminoles. It led Texas A&M to hire the veteran head coach when he became available in 2018 after what they felt was six disappointing seasons under Kevin Sumlin.
Following a debut where the A&M football program went 9-4 and won the 2018 Gator Bowl, the university had seen enough to lock Fisher into a massive 10-year extension worth over $94 million. Unfortunately for the school, the team has gone 36 and 21 since and Fisher’s results have not been much different than the man he replaced who was getting paid far less.