Pete ThamelESPNNov 12, 2023, 09:28 AM ET3 Minute Read
Dominant defense, QB play lead Aggies past MS State
Quarterback Jaylen Henderson, playing in his first game of the season, has two passing and two rushing TDs while the Texas A&M defense stifles the Bulldogs, 51-10.
Texas A&M is expected to fire football coach Jimbo Fisher on Sunday morning, sources confirmed to ESPN.
The steps toward removing Fisher began in a Texas A&M board of regents meeting Thursday, according to sources. A four-hour discussion about Fisher’s future led to the imminent decision.
Fisher will be owed $76 million upon his firing, according to sources, which is a record amount for a buyout paid to a head coach. That number is more than double the known buyout paid to a fired college head coach.
Texas A&M plans to honor Fisher’s contract in full, according to sources. TexAgs first reported the school’s plan to fire Fisher.
Texas A&M (6-4, 4-3 SEC) is coming off a 51-10 victory over Mississippi State on Saturday.
Fisher is 45-25 in six seasons at Texas A&M, and he just signed a new 10-year contract with $95 million guaranteed in 2021. That deal was given, in part, because of the potential at the time of Fisher leaving for LSU.
Jimbo Fisher signed a 10-year contract worth $95 million guaranteed in 2021. The school plans to honor the remaining $76 million on his deal.Tim Warner/Getty Images
Since winning the Orange Bowl and finishing No. 4 in the Associated Press poll in 2020, Texas A&M has gone 19-15. The Aggies have not won the SEC West or played in the College Football Playoff during Fisher’s tenure.
Fisher arrived at Texas A&M in 2018 from Florida State, where he won a national title in 2013.
Texas A&M closes the season against Abilene Christian and LSU.
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