After the firing of Jimbo Fisher at Texas A&M, speculation is running wild in College Station. Who will Texas A&M pursue first as its main candidates to replace Fisher? Which coach will want the pressure associated with this job? Which candidate will covet the large compensation package the Aggies and their donors are sure to provide?
This will be a soap-operatic coaching search with lots of twists and turns. If you are a seasoned observer of college football who has followed the sport for more than a few years, you know that former USC head coach Lane Kiffin is going to be talked about a lot.
Whether he wants the job and whether A&M pursues him are open questions, but his name has already surfaced. It will continue to be a talking point until Kiffin either shuts down the discussion or the Aggies find their man.
Reaction to Kiffin’s emergence on a Jimbo Fisher replacement list was immediate and colorful. Let’s take a look: