Texas A&M cuts ties with the embattled Jimbo Fisher, who leaves College Station with a very nice retirement package and a 19-15 record over the last three years.
Just your usual Sunday college football aftermath.
Georgia is in. And Jimbo Fisher is out. Both were inevitable.
To no one’s surprise, the Bulldogs of the East Division clinched their spot in next month’s SEC championship as did the West Division’s Alabama. And the top eight teams stood their ground, including Texas, which barely escaped upset-minded TCU 29-26 but remains at No. 7 ahead of the Crimson Tide because of the Longhorns’ head-to-head win over Alabama in September.
To even less surprise, Fisher was pink-slipped by Texas A&M on Sunday after six mostly pedestrian seasons without an appearance in the SEC title game or the College Football Playoff. Since the Aggies’ strong season in 2020 and wrongful omission from the four-team CFP — thanks to Notre Dame — Fisher’s teams have gone 19-15.
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He clearly wasn’t getting it done, which is why the Aggies brass did the only thing it could and terminated the most overpaid head coach in college football. It’ll cost the school upwards of $77.6 million — the eventual cost may well be double that to draw an attractive replacement — but that’s the cost of doing business in the SEC.
It had to become even more readily apparent to the administration because rivals No. 7 Texas (9-1) and No. 14 Oklahoma (8-2) are on the rise and will begin play in the SEC next fall. Those two could potentially meet for the Big 12 championship in Arlington in December, and A&M will always be measured against those two programs.
A&M certainly saw the…
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Author : Austin American-Statesman
Publish date : 2023-11-12 22:16:35
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