[1] He attended Florida almost solely for the opportunity to someday work for Gators head coach Steve Spurrier,[5] and was college roommates with Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman.

From 1997 to 1998, Fisch was the defensive coordinator for P. K. Yonge Developmental Research School in Gainesville, and he then spent one year (1998) with the New Jersey Red Dogs of the Arena Football League as a wide receivers/quality control coach.

In 2013, Fisch returned to the NFL and was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars as their offensive coordinator under head coach Gus Bradley.

[12] Two months after Fisch's arrival, long-time quarterback Tom Brady announced his departure from the Patriots after 20 years and would sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on March 20, 2020.

[13] In his lone season in New England, Fisch coached quarterbacks Cam Newton, Brian Hoyer, and Jarrett Stidham.

[14] Fisch stated that he was drawn to a job at Michigan despite not having ties to incoming head coach Jim Harbaugh, the University, or the area.

[16] On January 5, 2017, Fisch was hired by the UCLA Bruins as the offensive coordinator under sixth-year head coach Jim L.

[19] At the time, he was believed to be one of a handful of head coaches never to play college football[20] and had spent the previous three seasons as an NFL assistant.

On January 14, 2024, Fisch became the 31st head coach at the University of Washington, accepting a seven-year contract at $7.75 million annually.