[4][5] When Bowden left for Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, Fisher transferred with him to play his final season for the Bulldogs.

[13] Fisher coached quarterbacks and was the offensive coordinator for one season at Cincinnati before joining Nick Saban's staff at LSU in 2000.

[14][15][16] When Saban left for the NFL's Miami Dolphins,[17] Fisher remained at LSU to continue his role with Les Miles.

[25][26] After his first season as offensive coordinator at Florida State, Fisher was named "head coach in waiting", making him the eventual successor for Bobby Bowden.

[29] On December 1, 2009, Bowden announced that he would retire from coaching after the Seminoles' Gator Bowl matchup on New Year's Day 2010 against West Virginia.

[30] Fisher began selecting his staff and recruiting players while preparing the team for its bowl game for the last time as a Bowden assistant.

Jimbo Fisher's official introduction as head coach took place at a Florida State University press conference on January 7, 2010.

[33] They also swept in-state rivals Miami and Florida for the first time since 1999, and defeated South Carolina in the Chick-fil-A Bowl.

In the second half of a season-opening 24–7 loss to Alabama,[50] quarterback Deondre Francois tore the patellar tendon in his left knee.

[51] Francois' backup, James Blackman, was raw and untested, exposing FSU's several years of recruiting misses at quarterback since Winston's signing.

[33] They were only able to continue the longest active bowl streak in FBS by defeating Louisiana-Monroe team in a game that had been rescheduled from September due to Hurricane Irma.

Additionally, Bleacher Report revealed that Florida State had the worst Academic Progress Rate score of any Power Five program, and was actually on the verge of an automatic postseason ban.

Fisher's successor, Willie Taggart, was stunned at the apparent laissez-faire attitude toward academics when he arrived, and instituted immediate changes.

Several former assistants from Fisher's tenure believed the casual attitude toward academics were part of a larger erosion of discipline that gradually led to a sense of entitlement.

[59] During an August 2018 ESPN interview, when asked why he chose to take the A&M job, Fisher listed several reasons, including his connection with A&M athletic director Scott Woodward as well as the A&M culture, academics, and facilities.

[82] As was part of the original contract signed in 2018,[83] if Jimbo chooses to leave Texas A&M for another coaching position, he will not owe any money to the school.

[92] The Aggies capitalized on the Alabama win with three consecutive SEC victories over unranked Missouri,[93] South Carolina,[94] and then-ranked No.

[104] The team finished with a 5–7 mark, missing a bowl game, but ending the season on a positive note with an upset 38–23 victory over #5 LSU.

[110][111][112] Fisher's brother, Bryan, was the offensive coordinator at Fairmont State University and is now a teacher and runs the family farm.

The University of Minnesota's Masonic Children's Hospital rechristened its FA program the Kidz1stFund Fanconi Anemia Comprehensive Care Center.

[citation needed] Fisher's oldest son Trey attended the University of Tennessee at Martin where he played quarterback for the football team.

[120] Fisher denied these reports in an interview, noting that while he enjoyed beef jerky, he had no intention of starting a company and it had nothing to do with his nickname.