Texas A&M is finalizing a new contract extension for football coach Jimbo Fisher that will increase his average annual salary to more than $ 9 million, sources told ESPN.
Fisher, entering his fourth season at Texas A&M, originally signed a ten-year, $ 75 million contract when he was hired outside the state of Florida after directing the Seminoles program for eight seasons. Fisher’s new deal will keep him in ten years, during the 2030 season, and will be worth more than $ 90 million.
He ranks him second nationally behind Nick Saban of Alabama as the highest paid coaches in college football. Saban received an increase and an expansion this summer that will bring it to an average of $ 10.6 million annually during the 2028 season.
Fisher is 26-10 in three seasons at Texas A&M.
The Aggies, No. 6 in The Associated Press ’preseason poll, opens the 2021 season Saturday against Kent State. A year ago they finished a place outside the College Football Playoff and finished the season at No. 4 nationally after winning eight games in a row, including a 41-27 victory over North Carolina in the Capital One Orange Bowl.
At Florida State, Fisher led the Seminoles to the 2013 national championship. He won at least 10 games in six of his eight seasons at Tallahassee.
The Houston Chronicle was the first to report that Fisher was receiving an increase and an expansion.