News about Jimbo Fisher

Bobby Petrino, the disgraced former Arkansas football coach, is apparently returning to Fayetteville to serve as the Razorbacks' offensive coordinator just a decade after the revelation of his affair with a program employee. According to various outlets, the 62-year-old Petrino is negotiating an agreement with Arkansas. Petrino is now being investigated by the school, which fired him in 2012 after it was discovered he had an affair with a former Arkansas volleyball player, who was then hired and gave him a $20,000 donation. Arkansas is coming off a disappointing 4-8 season under head coach Sam Pittman, while Petrino spent the 2023 season as offensive coordinator at Texas A&M, which fired head coach Jimbo Fisher earlier this month. Despite the Aggies' disappointing 7-5 season, Petrino's unit continued to rank 25th in the nation at 34.2 ppg. Petrino served as the Razorbacks' coach from 2008-2011, leading the Razorbacks to a victory in the 2011 Cotton Bowl.

Before being officially accepted as the Aggies' next head coach, Mike Elko has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, which will see him spend $7 million a year - $42 million in total. Elko and 247sports' Carter Karels signed an agreement that will continue to exist until the end of January 2021, taking over the football program in College Station. In addition, Elko will earn $3.5 million for winning the national championship, as well as $11 million for assistant coaches, researchers, and other employees.

There has never been a better time to be a fired college football coach. According to Yahoo Sports, college football coaches are now expected to 'earn' more than $118 million n buyouts after Tom Allen's (lower right) $15.5 million golden parachute following his release from Indiana's dismissal. That number beats the all-time record of $94 million set in 2021, when LSU fired Ed Oregon, who went on to obtain a $17.1 million buyout. After being canned by Texas A&M, Jimbo Fisher (left) will receiver, but that number is utterly dwarfed by the gargantuan $75 million that Jimbo Fisher (left) will receiver. Ross Bjork, the Aggies' athletic director, said unrestricted contributions within the 12th Man Foundation would be used to make the first payment of $19 million to Fisher within 60 days, and the remainder will be paid with athletic department funds. Dana Holgorsen of Houston, who earned $14.8 million after guiding the Cougars to a 4-8 season, and Mississippi State's Zach Arnett is getting $4.5 million following a 5-7 season. Dino Babers (upper right) who was fired will make $4 million, while Boise State coach Andy Avalos is receiving $3 million.

According to CBS Sports, Elko, 46, became the top choice for the position after an imminent contract between Texas A&M and Kentucky for Mark Stoops' recruitment was 'nixed.' Elko is a fan favorite of Aggies because of his ties to the program and his appointment as Texas A&M's defensive coordinator five years ago, following positive spells at Wake Forest and Notre Dame. The team had a 31-14 record from 2018 to 2021 under Carlos Coleman's tenure as Aggies' defensive coordinator.

Stoops acknowledged the rumors on social media after defeating Louisville 38-31 on Saturday, but not revealing the individual. 'I know there has been a lot of rumors over me and my work situation in the last two days,' Stoops said on X (formerly Twitter). I'm sure I was contacted about a potential role this weekend, but I knew in my heart that I couldn't leave the University of Kentucky right now.' Stoops continued to praise the school and its supporters, reiterating his resolve to remain.

As the former Ohio State coach said there was "no way" that Ryan Day could go to Texas A&M, Urban Meyer sluggishly shut down the Fox Sports colleague Bruce Feldman's report on Saturday. The Aggies, who recently fired coach Jimbo Fisher, could possibly lure Day to College Station, according to a Fox Sports college football insider, who spoke ahead of Ohio State's ride to Michigan. 'I seriously doubt they win today and beat the Wolverines in the playoffs,' Feldman said of the Buckeyes, who has a 56-6 record.

After firing Jimbo Fisher during his sixth season with the Aggies, Texas A&M is looking for a new head football coach. Fisher will no longer be a coach, but AD Ross Bjork insisted that the Aggies be released 'neutral', despite the fact that it was ineffective. Texas A&M is headquartered in arguably the best state for high school football talent in the country, and they compete in the premier collegiate conference.

Power 5 schools now owe $145 million in buyouts to coaches who have been fired in just two years, according to Texas A&M's record $75 million settlement to Jimbo Fisher. According to ESPN's reports, seven former coaches from seven separate organizations were spread across the $70 million that was owed before Fisher's dismissal. Bryan Harsin from Auburn ($15.5 million), Scott Frost from Nebraska ($15 million), Geoff Collins, Georgie (1969), Paul Chryst ($11 million), and Zach Arnett from Mississippi State ($4 million).

Bjork, the Texas A&M athletic director, reported that Jimbo Fisher would be fired in his fifth year with the Aggies, following the program's being "stuck in neutral." Fisher was fired less than 24 hours after a convincing 51-10 victory over Mississippi State less than 24 hours later. The victory lifted their record to 6-4, but according to Bjork, Fisher's firing started shortly after the Aggies lost to Ole Miss on November 4. After the game, Bjork demanded to speak with Texas A&M president Gen. Mark Welsh. We're not reaching our full potential,' Bjork said on Sunday.' We are not in the championship discussion, and something isn't quite right about our direction and the scheme.'

Jimbo Fisher is getting a substantial pay as a result of Texas A&M's dismissal, and fans are in awe of how ridiculous the figures are. Fisher will reportedly earn up to $75 million to not work at the academy with eight years on his deal. On Sunday, there were a few jokes about the situation.

According to various outlets on Sunday morning, Texas A&M is expected to fire Jimbo Fisher today. The news broke less than 24 hours after Mississippi State defeated 51-10 on Saturday, lowering their record for the season to 6-4. But it clearly was not enough to silence the doubts around Fisher,

We swear we are not fortune tellers, but we may not be able to offer you a slew of excellent college football games to pique your interest. TCU defeated Oklahoma en route to being ranked, while Texas A&M was stunned by Mississippi State's surprise. Then for our five main courses, Iowa State-Kansas, was based on a field goal, Oklahoma State-Baylor was a shootout with the Cowboys getting revenge, Kentucky-Ole Miss was undecided until the last minute, Arkansas played three good quarters against Alabama, and NC State lost in a nail biter to Clemson.

When the games chosen for Games of the Week turn out to be spectacular, there is a sense of pride. The volleyball match between Alabama and Texas was a blast last week, with BYU beating Baylor in double overtime, Florida's hype train came to a halt against Kentucky, and the Vols beat Pittsburgh. And the honorable mentions were also amusing, with Washington State winning over a then-ranked No. 11 in the United States. The 19 Wisconsin team was founded. It was the Cougars' first regular season game over a ranked non-conference opponent since 2009, but it was the Cougars' first regular season victory over a ranked non-conference opponent since losing No. 22 on Monday. This week, 17 Colorado teenagers turned 19 years old.

We're officially underway with the start of the college football season! All the teams in the FBS are playing in the first time in months as games were played last Saturday, what is known as 'Week Zero.' Welcome to College Football Games of the Week, a collection of DailyMail.com's Best of the Week, in which we take a look at the five most popular games around the FBS universe as part of the transition to the college football playoffs. The next two weeks will all have a different agenda. They will not necessarily be ranked teams vs. ranked teams vs. ranked teams. We'll occasionally have matchups with long histories or even recent histories of epic matchups.

This is the last installment of the Daily Mail's five-part series dedicated to previewing all of the Power Five conferences in Division I FBS football. We'll be looking at the Southeastern Conference's 14 teams today (SEC).

Alabama's Nick Saban, the Southeastern Conference's second highest-paid football coach, is finally back on top, thanks to a new eight-year, $93 million contract extension. With an average annual salary of $11.7 million, the 70-year-old Saban is once more college football's highest-paid coach. Saban was previously earning $9.7 million annually. The school's board of trustees approved the one-year contract on Tuesday, just a month after Saban's former assistant, Kirby Smart, agreed to a new deal with the defending champions of the Georgia Bulldogs that will bring him an average of $11.2 million per season.