Jimbo Fisher gets $75 million to coach Texas A&M
CLEMSON, SC: Head coach Jimbo Fisher of the Florida State Seminoles reacts on the sidelines during their game against the Clemson Tigers at Memorial Stadium on November 11, 2017 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) -- Jimbo Fisher says the opportunity to coach Texas A&Ms was one he simply couldn't pass up.
Fisher was lured away from Florida State, where he won a national championship in 2013, with a 10-year, $75 million contract at Texas A&M. Fisher was formally introduced at Texas A&M on Monday.
Fisher takes over for Kevin Sumlin, who was fired Nov. 26 after the Aggies finished the regular season 7-5 and 4-4 in the Southeastern Conference. The 53-year-old Sumlin, who went 51-26 and led the Aggies to a bowl game in each of his six seasons, is still owed $10 million for the remaining two years on his contract.
Fisher went 83-23 in eight seasons at Florida State, leading the Seminoles to three Atlantic Coast Conference championships and four Atlantic Division titles.