Jimbo Fisher Lands New Job, But Not On The Sidelines

Former Texas A&M Aggies coach Jimbo Fisher has a new job in 2024, but its not on the sidelines.

Matt Galatzan | Aug 29, 2024

Nov 11, 2023; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies head coach Jimbo Fisher looks on during warm ups prior to the game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports / Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports

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Former Texas A&M Aggies coach Jimbo Fisher may not be coaching in 2024. But for now, it appears that he will still be around the game.

According to an announcement from Sirius XM, Fisher is set to join two of his former players from his Florida State and LSU days, EJ Manuel and Jacob Hester, every Tuesday as a co-host of 'Off Campus.'

“I love talking about football almost as much as I love coaching,” Fisher said in a statement. “I’m really excited to be joining the SiriusXM College Sports Radio team. I listen to the channel, have been a guest there many times, and now I get to host a show alongside two great players that I had the pleasure to coach. We’ve got another great season ahead of us, with exciting teams, players, and storylines. I’m looking forward to sharing what I think about it all, connecting with fans around the country, and sharing the passion we all have for our sport.”

Fisher won a national title Hester at LSU in 2007, before moving on to Florida State. Manuel was his first starting quarterback with the Seminoles.

Originally hired by the Aggies in December of 2017 and signed a 10-year $75 million deal to lead the program, Fisher came to Texas A&M hoping to be the coach to usher them into the elite levels of college football, much like he did with Florida State and LSU during his time at each of those programs.

Instead, in six seasons Fisher's program - despite an elite recruiting effort - was mediocre at best, going 45-25 overall and 27-21 in SEC play. The Aggies also never won more than nine games during his tenure.

In 2022, the Aggies went 5-7 under Fisher, which was the worst regular season for the program since they went 4-8 under Dennis Franchione in 2003.

At the time of his firing, Fisher had the Aggies at 6-4 and 4-3 in the SEC, with losses to Miami, Alabama, Tennessee and Ole Miss

Published Aug 29, 2024

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com, AllAggies.com, and MizzouSportsTalk.com, as well as the Editor-In-Chief of InsideTheBears.com, TheGroveReport.com, RamDigest.com, AllSeahawks.com, and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels. For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com