Jimbo Fisher said he won’t look to leave Texas A&M, despite the departure of the man who hired him as football coach, athletic director Scott Woodward.
Woodward left Texas A&M last week to become the athletic director at LSU. Woodward and Fisher previously worked together in Baton Rouge, and Woodward signed the coach in late 2017 to a 10-year, $75 million contract.
During an interview with TexAgs, Fisher conceded “in this business, change happens.”
“Scott was one of the reasons I came out here, as far as the introduction and the comfort level I had with him,” Fisher said. “But after being here, this place is phenomenal, and I plan on being here a long time.”
He added: “I wish [LSU] the best, but we’re going to find another great athletic director because this is a phenomenal place.”
Just before his departure, Woodward also hired Buzz Williams as basketball coach, signing him to a six-year deal that will pay him a starting salary of $3.8 million a year.
R.C. Slocum, the winningest football coach in Texas A&M history, was named interim athletic director last week.
Under Fisher, the Aggies finished 9-4 last season and won the Gator Bowl. In 2017, the team posted a 7-6 record.
Fisher and the Aggies open the season Aug. 29 at home against Texas State and travel to play defending national champion Clemson on Sept. 7.
