CBS reporting that Jimbo has been fired.
Texas A&M has fired coach Jimbo Fisher, ending his six-season tenure leading the Aggies, the university announced. University regents reached a decision during an executive session on Thursday ahead of Texas A&M's Week 11 win over Mississippi State, according to TexAgs.
"After very careful analysis of all the components related to Texas A&M football, I recommended to President [Mark] Welsh and then Chancellor [John] Sharp that a change in the leadership of the program was necessary in order for Aggie football to reach our full potential and they accepted my decision," said athletic director Ross Bjork in a statement. "We appreciate Coach Fisher's time here at Texas A&M and we wish him the best in his future endeavors."
Aggies associate head coach Elijah Robinson will serve as the team's interim coach for the remainder of the season.
Fisher is owed north of $75 million in a buyout stemming from a blockbuster, fully guaranteed $95 million contract extension signed in 2021. That deal followed an initial 10-year, $75 million agreement that brought Fisher to Texas A&M from Florida State.
Texas A&M has fired coach Jimbo Fisher, ending his six-season tenure leading the Aggies, the university announced. University regents reached a decision during an executive session on Thursday ahead of Texas A&M's Week 11 win over Mississippi State, according to TexAgs.
"After very careful analysis of all the components related to Texas A&M football, I recommended to President [Mark] Welsh and then Chancellor [John] Sharp that a change in the leadership of the program was necessary in order for Aggie football to reach our full potential and they accepted my decision," said athletic director Ross Bjork in a statement. "We appreciate Coach Fisher's time here at Texas A&M and we wish him the best in his future endeavors."
Aggies associate head coach Elijah Robinson will serve as the team's interim coach for the remainder of the season.
Fisher is owed north of $75 million in a buyout stemming from a blockbuster, fully guaranteed $95 million contract extension signed in 2021. That deal followed an initial 10-year, $75 million agreement that brought Fisher to Texas A&M from Florida State.
