Jimbo Fisher reportedly pushing hard for FSU job, talking to potential assistants
By Jacob Moss
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For the first time since 2019, the Florida State Seminoles are in the market for a new head coach after finally parting ways with Mike Norvell following a 36-24 loss to the Clemson Tigers on Halloween weekend.
As is always the case with a job as prominent as Florida State’s, the Seminoles have already been linked to several of the top candidates expected to be available during this coaching cycle, but one familiar name seems to be generating more buzz than the others.
That would be former head coach Jimbo Fisher, who appears to be making a serious push for his old job in Tallahassee, according to a report from CFB insider John Brice.
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According to Brice, Fisher has apparently been reaching out to potential assistant coaches and is “pushing hard” to return as Florida State’s head coach following Norvell’s firing last week.
The offensive mastermind famously took over for legendary head coach Bobby Bowden following his retirement in 2010, spending eight seasons in Tallahassee and leading the Seminoles to an undefeated national championship campaign in 2013. Fisher left Florida State following a disappointing 2017 season to take over as the head coach at Texas A&M, where he spent six seasons before being fired in 2023.
The old ball coach has spent the past several years serving in various roles, including as an analyst for ESPN, but it appears he is ready to make a return to coaching. If Brice’s report is any indication, he would love for that return to come at the school where he first made his name as a head coach.
