Texas A&M informed Jimbo Fisher on Sunday morning that he has been fired as the Aggies' coach, sources told ESPN. Fisher will be paid the remaining $76 million on his deal, according to sources, a record amount for a buyout paid to a head coach.
That number is more than double the known buyout paid to a fired college head coach. The steps toward removing Fisher began in a Texas A&M board of regents meeting Thursday, according to sources.
A four-hour discussion about Fisher's future led to the imminent decision. Texas A&M plans to honor Fisher's contract in full, according to sources.
TexAgs first reported the school's plan to fire Fisher. Texas A&M (6-4, 4-3 SEC) is coming off a 51-10 victory over Mississippi State on Saturday.
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