:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/71457189/1424794104.0.jpg "Jimbo Fisher contract buyout: Why Texas A&M won't be firing their head coach anytime soon")
When Jimbo Fisher quit the FSU job to come to Texas A&M in 2018 to the tune of $75 million, he left the Seminoles program as the head coach with the highest winning percentage in school history. If he ever leaves A&M, it will be with the legacy of creating perhaps the most overrated and over-funded program in college football.
Fisher is currently 3-2 in 2022 with losses to Appalachian State and Mississippi State. He has yet to face Alabama, Ole Miss, and LSU. A Fisher-led A&M team has never lost more than five games, and they may be staring down that figure again this fall.
But if the A&M boosters were to decide they wanted to fire Jimbo after this season, his payout would be nearly $86 million due to a contract extension granted by the school last year.
The Jimbo Fisher buyout breakdown via @cjogara is just staggering.
For comparison, Charlie Weis' mind-boggling buyout with Notre Dame was $19 million when he was fired in 2009.
Notre Dame could have bought out Weis 3 more times & STILL spent less than A&M if they can Jimbo. pic.twitter.com/FHLav2rGtS
– Jim Weber (@JimMWeber) October 5, 2022