Sources: Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher fired, to receive record buyout

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 for a head coach. That figure more than doubles the highest known buyout ever paid to a fired college head coach.

Associate head coach Elijah Robinson is expected to serve as the Aggies' interim coach, sources said.

The steps toward removing Fisher began in a Texas A&M board of regents meeting Thursday, sources said. A four-hour discussion about Fisher's future led to the imminent decision.

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.

Fisher is 45-25 in six seasons at Texas A&M, and he had signed a new 10-year contract with $95 million guaranteed in 2021. That deal was given, in part, because of the potential at the time of Fisher leaving for LSU.

Since winning the Orange Bowl and finishing No. 4 in The Associated Press poll in 2020, Texas A&M has gone 19-15. The Aggies have not won the SEC West or played in the College Football Playoff during Fisher's tenure.

Fisher arrived at Texas A&M in 2018 from Florida State, where he won a national title in 2013.

Texas A&M closes the season against Abilene Christian and LSU.