Jimbo Fisher Wants to Return to CFB Coaching After Historic $76M TAMU Contract Buyout

Former Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher is interested in coaching at the college level once again.

"I'm 59, in great shape and healthy. I've had success everywhere we've ever been," Fisher said during an appearance on the Trials to Triumph podcast (h/t ESPN's Andrea Adelson). "The end at Texas A&M, it's unfortunate, but we also had the highest-ranked team they ever had there in 2020. Our quarterbacks got hurt. We played with first-team, third-team. ... It was hard to get playcalling and guys around. ... Didn't pan out like we needed to, but I still love it."

Fisher served as the Aggies' head coach from 2018 until he was fired in Nov. 2023, receiving a record-breaking $76 million contract buyout.

He also operated as head coach at Florida State for eight years before joining Texas A&M, helping the Seminoles make six bowl game appearances and winning a national championship during the 2013 season.

"Being able to [coach], I would," Fisher told the podcast, via Adelson. "I've won 72 percent of my games, won 80 percent of my playoff games. I've been fortunate to win a national championship as a head coach and assistant. I miss the relationships with players. I would be very interested in still doing it. I still think I've got a lot to give. I'd like to get back out there."

Fisher owns an overall record of 128-48 during his college head coaching career, consisting of an 83-23 mark with Florida State as well as a 45-25 finish with Texas A&M. The latter school sat at No. 4 in the AP Top 25 poll during the 2020 season, its highest ranking since 1939.

The Aggies recorded at least eight wins in each of Fisher's first four years with the program, but struggled prior to his departure. They finished with a 5-7 record during their 2022 campaign, which included a 2-6 mark within the SEC.

Texas A&M then went 6-4 the ensuing year before he was fired, a disappointing result considering the school earned the country's No. 1 recruiting class in 2022 (via 247Sports).

Still, Fisher expressed his desire to return to the sidelines and cited his overall track record while doing so.