Jimbo Fisher says he wants back on a sideline, and the idea of a Florida State reunion is suddenly hard to ignore.
The former Seminoles and Texas A&M coach has been clear about what he misses most. It’s not the spotlight or the contract language. It’s the daily pull of the job.
“The relationship with players. The competition.
I miss the competition. I miss recruiting.
If I can recruit without money, I can recruit with money. I promise you that,” Fisher said.
He added, “I miss the game planning. That was never work to me.
That was fun. It was a grind, but it was fun,” said Fisher.
Fisher is still set to collect $7 million a year from Texas A&M for the next six years, but he says the itch to coach again is real. The question is whether the right opening ever comes along, and whether Florida State could be that place.
That possibility carries real weight because Fisher’s run in Tallahassee was the best of his career. From 2010 to 2016, he won nine or more games in every season with the Seminoles.
In 2013, his undefeated team finished 14-0 and claimed the BCS National Championship trophy. Over that stretch, Florida State also picked up three ACC titles, four Top 10 finishes, and five bowl wins.
Eventually, though, the program moved on and hired former Memphis coach Mike Norvell, who had won 70 percent of his games with the Tigers.
Fisher’s next stop at Texas A&M never matched the same level of success. He went 45-25 there, even with a fully guaranteed $75 million deal and later an extension worth north of $90 million. After finishing 19-15 over his final three seasons in College Station, Texas A&M paid him a record $77.5 million not to coach the Aggies.
Meanwhile, Florida State has struggled under Norvell. The Seminoles are 38-34 overall with him, and over the last two seasons they’ve managed just seven wins, including three in conference play. The school gave Norvell another season, but the pressure around the program has only grown.
Patience has worn thin with the fan base, and many are already looking toward a coaching change. The reaction online has been mixed, but the conversation itself says plenty: Fisher’s name still carries enough weight in Tallahassee to make a return feel worth discussing.
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