{"id":379717,"date":"2026-07-20T16:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T16:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/379717\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T16:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T16:00:16","slug":"former-texas-am-coach-jimbo-fisher-wants-another-chance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/379717\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Texas A&M Coach Jimbo Fisher Wants Another Chance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since being fired by Texas A&M<\/a>, Jimbo Fisher<\/a> has spent three seasons away from the sidelines. Instead of wearing a headset and calling plays, he\u2019s been wearing an earpiece with a microphone as an analyst for the ACC Network.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Yet, while Fisher is still collecting his record $76.8 million buyout from Texas A&M, and undoubtedly has a comfy, pressure-free life on TV, he wants back into coaching.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wants Back Into Coaching<\/p>\n

\u201cThe relationship with players. The competition. I miss the competition. I miss recruiting. \u2026\u201d Fisher said during an interview with The Athletic. \u201cBut I miss the competition, the game planning. That was never work to me. That was fun. It was a grind, but it was fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fisher had a clear message, though, while discussing what he misses about coaching, one that can almost look like a pitch to a prospective athletic director.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I can recruit without money, I can recruit with money. I promise you that,\u201d Fisher said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The irony of that statement isn\u2019t lost on many, especially after the beginning of Fisher\u2019s downfall at Texas A&M came with the 2022 recruiting class that he was infamously accused of \u201cbuying.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Aggie fans still remember the hype and circumstance that came with signing the nation\u2019s No. 1 class that year. Yet, it didn\u2019t take long for it to turn into a fact that many fans would soon rather forget.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As for where Fisher envisions himself getting a shot on the sidelines again, he doesn\u2019t have but one guiding principle for where he\u2019d want to go.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnyone that would give us a fair chance to win,\u201d Fisher said. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t have to be elite-elite. I\u2019ve coached in different levels, (FCS), Cincinnati, different places. It\u2019s just coaching ball.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s true that before becoming the head coach at Florida State and Texas A&M, or even the offensive coordinator at LSU under the legendary Nick Saban, he started his coaching career at Samford. He spent the first five seasons with the Bulldogs, first as a graduate assistant and then as their quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator.\u00a0<\/p>\n

From there he spent time at Auburn, and Cincinnati, before joining Saban in Baton Rouge.<\/p>\n

For now, though, the 60-year-old coach is content with his life on TV, but has made it known that if an opportunity comes calling, he\u2019d listen.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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