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Joseph Salvador

Texas A&M Officials Met Sunday, Made Decision on Jimbo Fisher’s Future, per Report

Texas A&M is expected to inform coach Jimbo Fisher that he is being fired Sunday, according to Ross Dellenger of Yahoo SportsBilly Liucci of TexAggs.com was the first to report the news. ESPN also confirmed the report.

Associate head coach and co-defensive coordinator Elijah Robinson will serve as interim coach, per ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

Fisher currently has eight years and $75 million left on his contract, prompting a massive buyout after his 6–4 start to the season. Texas A&M board of regents met in a more than four-hour executive session on Thursday in which they dedicated a large amount of time discussing the future of coach Jimbo Fisher and now a decision appears to have been made.

The Aggies are coming off a 51–10 drubbing of Mississippi State on Saturday, but it did little to quiet down the built-up tension around Fisher. The National Championship-winning coach was hired in 2017 with high expectations but has drastically fallen short ever since stepping foot into College Station.

Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher looks on during the third quarter against New Mexico at Kyle Field.

Maria Lysaker/USA TODAY Sports

Since being hired, Texas A&M has a 45–25 record under Fisher and has never finished a season higher than the No. 16 rank in the AP Poll.

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