Jimbo Fisher Resigns From Florida State, Texas A&M Bound: Report

COLLEGE STATION, TX — Texas A&M has reportedly got their man for the 10 years. Sources in Florida and nationally on Friday indicated Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher has resigned and will take over the same position at Texas A&M — albeit with a nearly $2 million pay raise. Reports have also indicated Fisher will not coach in Florida State's Saturday game against Louisiana-Monroe, which was originally scheduled for Sept. 9 but postponed because of Hurricane Irma.

The deal will be worth a reported $7.5 million per year. Fisher is no stranger to the SEC. He was an accomplished SEC offensive coordinator at LSU before moving to the same same position at Florida State and becoming the heir apparent to the legendary coach Bobby Bowden.

According to Bryan's KBTX, Fisher will arrive in College Station's Easterwood Airport on Sunday, with acknowledgment going to the TV station's unspecified sources.

Fisher was making $5.7 million on an extension he signed in December 2016. Only the last two national championship coaches — Alabama's Nick Saban and Clemson's Dabo Swinney — make more than what Fisher would make in College Station.

Though Fisher's Seminoles have struggled this season and need a win against Louisiana-Monroe this Saturday to keep their bowl streak of 35 consecutive years alive, he's still a hot commodity.

Fisher won 29 consecutive games and Florida State's third national championship while improving infrastructure and resources at the school and bringing in top-tier talent. He's reportedly butted heads with his bosses sin trying to make certain upgrades in facilities at FSU.

At Texas A&M the resources are there, as well as the newly-built Kyle Field that now holds 102,500 — the fourth-largest stadium in North America. And Texas is as talent-rich as the state of Florida when it comes to high school recruits.

Fisher has posted a record of 83 wins and 23 losses at Florida State after taking over for the legendary Bobby Bowden in 2010. He won the 2013 national championship with a 34-31 win over Auburn in the 2014 Rose Bowl. Florida State won three ACC titles under Fisher, is 5-2 in bowl games and the Seminoles have gone to a record 35-straight bowl games, but that record is in jeopardy as FSU is 5-6 this season and needs a win over Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday to keep the streak alive. His teams have been ranked in the AP polls every year until this year's early-season collapse.

Texas A&M looked like it rightfully belonged in the Southeastern Conference when it hired Kevin Sumlin for its SEC debut in 2012. The Aggies that year went 11-2, beat No. 1 Alabama on the road, throttled Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl and its quarterback, Johnny Manziel, won the Heisman Trophy.

Texas A&M slipped to a 9-4 record in 2013 and hasn't won more than eight games since then. In particular, A&M has had most of its troubles in the West Division of the SEC — specifically against LSU (0-6 against the Tigers in SEC play since 2012) and Alabama (0-5 in SEC play since 2013). The Aggies fired Sumlin after Saturday night's 45-21 loss to LSU, bringing Texas A&M's record to 7-5 this season.

This is the latest in the arms race for college football and its landscape. UCLA last week hired Chip Kelly while FSU's in-state rival Florida Gators hired Dan Mullen away from Mississippi State. Tennessee continues to search for a coach and another SEC stalwart, Arkansas, is looking hard to fill its head coach position after parting ways with Bret Bielema. Mississippi State on Thursday hired former Penn State offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead as its new coach with a salary starting at $2.6 million and increasing $100,000 each year.

Image: Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher watches play against Florida during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017, in Gainesville, Fla. Florida State won 38-22. (AP Photo/John Raoux)