Texas A&M Jimbo Fisher $76 Million Not Coach Anymore

Texas A&M fires head coach Jimbo Fisher after a big win. The coaching search is on, and big money is involved.

Texas A&M started the season with a disappointing 5-4 record, suffering losses to top programs. However, they redeemed themselves with a dominant 51-10 win over Mississippi State. This victory marked the end of head coach Jimbo Fisher's tenure at the school, after almost six seasons in College Station. Fisher's firing was influenced by his 27-21 record in SEC play, which fell short of expectations.

Despite his departure, Fisher will receive an astonishing $76 million buyout, making it one of the largest in college football history. This means he will not coach Texas A&M going forward, with no offsets if he takes another job in the future. As for Texas A&M, the school is now on the hunt for a new head coach. The position is expected to be highly sought after, given the school's incredible resources, money, and recruiting area.

Potential frontrunners for the coaching position include Oregon's Dan Lanning, Duke's Mike Elko, and Kliff Kingsbury, who coincidentally was at A&M when Johnny Manziel was there. Despite Kingsbury's lack of success as a head coach, his name has been thrown into the mix. The vacancy at Texas A&M is also expected to lead to big-time contract extensions for coaches across the country, as the school is likely to make a splashy hire with the help of agent Jimmy Sexton.