West Virginia Native Jimbo Fisher Out at Texas A&M, Leaving Fans to Speculate About His Future

A prominent West Virginia native is now on the market after a major program decides to make a coaching change. Jimbo Fisher is out at Texas A&M with two games remaining in the regular season.

Less than 24 hours after the Aggies destroyed Mississippi State 51-10 to reach bowl eligibility, the school decided a change was needed. Texas A&M’s statement about the decision explains that the move is being done to help get the program where it expects to be nationally.

Texas A&M makes it official. Jimbo Fisher is fired pic.twitter.com/ymEsZsRd2k

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) November 12, 2023

And despite the recent big win, Fisher’s tenure in College Station never came close to reaching the hype and expectations based on his personal resume and the fact he won a National Championship at Florida State. Fisher’s 45-25 overall record (.643) with the Aggies is worse than his predecessor, Kevin Sumlin, who was fired with a 51-26 mark (.662). He also only went 26-21 against conference opponents in the SEC.

Fisher will still be owed over $75 million in a buyout that stems from a fully guaranteed $95 million contract extension signed in 2021. So Fisher certainly doesn’t have to jump back into coaching, but if he does have an interest in getting back on the sidelines as soon as possible, would a return home to West Virginia be something he’d be interested in if the WVU job became open?

Well, Fisher did actually address that question about a year ago when asked and he was already on the hot seat at Texas A&M.

“You don’t ever say never in this business. Home is Home,” said Fisher.

West Virginia Native Jimbo Fisher Entertains Idea of Coaching at WVU One Day

Born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, Fisher, 56, continued, “West Virginia is always near and dear to my heart. I love them and I always rooted for them my whole life. You never say never in this business — where it takes you. I am happy where I am at and I love where I’m at, but home is home.”

His West Virginia roots run deep with his parents growing up in north-central West Virginia and meeting at a local fair at the ages of 23 and 18, according to the Aggies biography on Fisher. Jimbo went on to become the starting quarterback at Liberty High School in Clarksburg as a sophomore. He ended up earning all-state honors in football, as a point guard in basketball and as a middle infielder and pitcher in baseball.

All that said, Neal Brown is still the head coach of the Mountaineers and will likely remain at WVU if he can finish the season strong.