Previously, Fisher was the head coach at Florida State, where his team won the 2014 BCS National Championship Game.
19 Facts About Jimbo Fisher
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Jimbo Fisher initially attended Clemson University to play baseball before going to Salem College in Salem, West Virginia where he played quarterback under head coach Terry Bowden from 1985 to 1986.
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When Bowden left for Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, Jimbo Fisher transferred with him to play his final season for the Bulldogs where he was named Division III National Player of the Year.
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Jimbo Fisher was hired as the full-time offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
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At Auburn, Jimbo Fisher coached several successful quarterbacks including Patrick Nix.
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Jimbo Fisher continued at Auburn until Tommy Tuberville took over as head coach following Terry Bowden's 1998 mid-season resignation.
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Jimbo Fisher coached quarterbacks and was the offensive coordinator for one season at Cincinnati before joining Nick Saban's staff at LSU in 2000.
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When Saban left for the NFL's Miami Dolphins Jimbo Fisher remained at LSU to continue his role with Les Miles.
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Jimbo Fisher interviewed for the head coaching position at the University of Alabama at Birmingham after the 2006 season but the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees vetoed the contract offer, sparking controversy since the same board oversees the flagship campus in Tuscaloosa.
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Jimbo Fisher turned down an invitation from Nick Saban to join the coaching staff at the University of Alabama to become offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Florida State University, where he replaced Jeff Bowden, son of then-Seminoles coach Bobby Bowden.
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Jimbo Fisher's contract guaranteed a salary of $215,000 with incentives increasing the total package into the $400,000's.
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Jimbo Fisher began selecting his staff and recruiting players while preparing the team for its bowl game for the last time as a Bowden assistant.
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The beginning of the end for Jimbo Fisher's tenure came in the 2017 season opener.
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Reportedly, Jimbo Fisher had given his assistants a mandate to "keep players eligible" above all else; athletic director Dave Coburn conceded as much.
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Several former assistants from Jimbo Fisher's tenure believed the casual attitude toward academics were part of a larger erosion of discipline that gradually led to a sense of entitlement.
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Jimbo Fisher signed a 10-year, $75 million contract with the Aggies.
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Jimbo Fisher's Aggies entered the 2021 season ranked No 6 in the preseason standings, but after losing the starting quarterback Haynes King to injury they lost to then-ranked No 16 Arkansas and unranked Mississippi State.
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Jimbo Fisher has two sons from a previous marriage, Trey and Ethan, and a stepson Keller.
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Jimbo Fisher denied these reports in an interview, noting that while he enjoyed beef jerky, he had no intention of starting a company and it had nothing to do with his nickname.