A&M fired coach Jimbo Fisher on Sunday, a move that will cost the school more than $75 million. Today we will discuss about Jimbo Fisher: Was fired| Why was on field| Contract extension.
Jimbo Fisher: Was fired| Why was on field| Contract extension
John James “Jimbo” Fisher Jr. (born October 9, 1965) is an American college football coach. He was most recently the head coach of the Texas A&M Aggies from 2018 until 2023. Before that, he was the head coach at Florida State, where his team won the 2014 BCS National Championship Game.
Was fired
Landing Jimbo Fisher, a coach with a national title on his resume, seemed like just what Texas A&M needed to finally become a championship contender.
But Fisher failed to replicate his success at Florida State in six years with the Aggies and athletic director Ross Bjork fired the coach Sunday despite owing him more than $75 million.
“That’s the hard part in all of this,” Bjork said. “How many sitting head coaches won national championships? So, everyone had tons of optimism. But it just goes back to the last couple of years. Do we have momentum? Do we have hope? How do we see things trending? And we just didn’t see the trend lines improving.”
Why was on field
In the fourth quarter of Texas A&M’s 27-10 win over Auburn, the Tigers’ Eugene Asante picked up a fumble and darted down the A&M sideline.
He had a clear path to the end zone except for one man: Aggies coach Jimbo Fisher.
Fisher was so far out on the field that Asante actually was between him and the sideline.
ESPN analyst Robert Griffin III couldn’t believe what he was seeing, replaying the play and circling Fisher on the Telestrator.
Contract extension
Just two years after giving Fisher a 10-year, $95 million contract extension, the Aggies are parting ways with the coach in a move that could cost up to $150 million. The purchase of Fisher alone would cost approximately $75 million.
