Jimbo Fisher Texas A&M contract, buyout clause: Here's how much Aggies owe coach if fired
This story has been updated from a previous version.
Jimbo Fisher's financial circumstances are quickly becoming a topic of great interest at Texas A&M.
The sixth-year Aggies coach has not quite lived up to the mega-contract the university initially signed him to in 2017, and certainly hasn't lived up to the 10-year, fully guaranteed extension it offered him in 2021. And the more Fisher's Aggies disappoint in College Station, Texas, the bigger those numbers seem to be.
That was especially true following No. 23 Texas A&M's disappointing Week 2 flop vs. Miami: The Aggies had no answer for Hurricanes quarterback Tyler Van Dyke, who threw for five touchdowns in a 48-33 victory over Texas A&M.
The conversations around Fisher's contract only ramped after a Week 6 loss to Alabama, which saw Fisher's Aggies fall 26-20 to the Crimson Tide despite numerous self-inflicted penalties by Nick Saban's Crimson Tide. With that loss, Fisher's record in 2023 is 4-2 and 2-1 in SEC play. He is 43-23 in his tenure in College Station tenure.
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Which begs the question: What would Texas A&M owe Fisher if the university ultimately decided to cut ties during the 2023 college football season? Here's everything you need to know about his contract, buyout clause and the money he would be owed if the Aggies fire him:
Jimbo Fisher Texas A&M contract details
Contract length: 10 years
Contract value: $94.95 million (fully guaranteed)
Texas A&M initially hired Fisher in December 2017 on a 10-year, $75 million contract. At the time, he joined Alabama's Nick Saban and Clemson's Dabo Swinney as the only coaches in college football to make more than $7 million per year.
Fisher went 26-10 in his first three seasons in College Station, including a 9-1 mark in 2020 that saw the Aggies nearly make the College Football Playoff. Texas A&M rewarded the coach with a 10-year, fully guaranteed contract extension worth $94.95 million on Sept. 1, 2021: Just three days prior to the Aggies' 2021 season.
The extension promised to keep Fisher at Texas A&M through the 2031 season, or otherwise result in a heck of a payout for the coach.
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What is Jimbo Fisher's buyout if fired?
Here's a year-by-year breakdown of Jimbo Fisher's buyout at Texas A&M if the Aggies were to fire him in the season:
2023: $76.8 million
2024: $67.55 million
2025: $58.2 million
2026: $48.75 million
2027: $39.2 million
2028: $29.55 million
2029: $19.8 million
2030: $9.95 million
Jimbo Fisher year-by-year record
Below is Jimbo Fisher's year-by-year record at Texas A&M. He started his tenure at 26-10, but has gone 14-12 in the three-plus seasons since:
2018: 9-4
2019: 8-5
2020: 9-1
2021: 8-4
2022: 5-7
2023: 4-2
Overall: 43-23
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Jimbo Fisher Texas A&M contract: Here's what Aggies owe coach if fired
