National Reporter Views Jimbo Fisher to WVU as ‘Not Happening’

Only a few days into WVU’s search for its next head coach and it’s possible one big name candidate has already been eliminated as an option, at least that’s the case if you ask as national college football reporter Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports.

While Jimbo Fisher is a favorite to take over the Mountaineers for some, Dellenger doesn’t see the Clarksburg, W.Va. native as West Virginia’s next head coach.

“One [candidate] that is maybe more realistic, but not happening, from what I understand, is the Jimbo Fisher thing, too. I don’t think we’ll see Jimbo Fisher or Nick Saban coach at West Virginia,” said Dellenger during the College Football Enquirer podcast.

Dellenger didn’t elaborate any further and his reporting here does counter what some others have been saying since the news WVU was firing Neal Brown became official on Sunday evening.

Pros, cons of WVU hiring Jimbo Fisher

Fisher certainly doesn’t have the perfect track record and his previous school did throw tons of money his way to get rid of him. However, Fisher feels like the most realistic name that would inject an instant national buzz.

Fisher’s Texas A&M tenure provides reasonable pause – he only went 45-25 with the Aggies with all of their resources. And while he did win a national title with Florida State and compiled a much better 83-23 overall record in double the amount of time, his Texas A&M experience stands out since it’s more recent.

But with all of that said, he’s always been a great recruiter, he would get elicit national interest, including from the major TV networks, he would be a great story as a successful coach from the state coming home and he has won before.

“You don’t ever say never in this business. Home is Home,” said Fisher in September of 2022 when asked if he would be interested in coaching WVU one day.