It was less than 24 ago the Texas A&M Aggies were celebrating a 41-point win over Mississippi State to become bowl-eligible. Fast forward to Sunday morning and reports surfaced that the Board of Regents met recently to remove head coach Jimbo Fisher from his post.
Fisher had a massive buyout of $77.6 million as of Dec. 1, 2023. The second-highest reported buyout behind Kirby Smart of Georgia and just ahead of Brian Kelly of LSU. The team is expected to have a meeting on Sunday with the coaching staff.
Bobby Petrino was a good candidate to be named the interim head coach for the final two games of the season plus the bowl game. He has head coaching experience from his time at Louisville, Arkansas, and Western Kentucky. However, Pete Thamel of ESPN reports that it will be associate head coach Elijah Robinson, who would serve as the interim.
Fisher will end his tenure in College Station with a record of 45-25 and 27-21 in SEC play. His Aggies have been 11-11 over the last two seasons after winning 34 games over the first four seasons with the Aggies.
Texas A&M officials are expected to inform coach Jimbo Fisher this morning that they are firing him, sources confirm to @YahooSports. The decision has been made.@billyliucci first reported that the school plans to part with the coach. https://t.co/i9Jv2xHkL2
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) November 12, 2023
Texas A&M will join Michigan State and Northwestern as Power Five schools that will be in the hunt for a new head coach this offseason. They likely won’t be the only ones joining the search. We will continue monitoring the coaching carousel as it begins to pick up speed.