Ross Bjork comments on future for Texas A&M football: 'Onward we go'
Texas A&M made headlines on Sunday morning when the program announced that Jimbo Fisher was no longer the head coach of the Aggies program. The firing came just hours after a 51-10 win against Mississippi State to move to 6-4 and become bowl eligible.
Many people had wondered what Texas A&M would do as they would owe Fisher $75 million in buyout money if they fired him, but athletic director Ross Bjork said Sunday that it is simply time to move onward.
When asked about the future of Texas A&M football, he said something similar:
“I have been here for five years,” Bjork said. “Aggieland is special. The ingredients for a championship are here. Aggies want to do it the right way and deserve excellence in everything we do. Onward we go.”
.@RossBjorkAD: "I've been here for five years. Aggieland is special. The ingredients for a championship are here. Aggies want to do it the right way and deserve excellence in everything we do."
"Onward we go."
— TexAgs (@TexAgs) November 12, 2023
Fisher was 45-25 in his 6 years at Texas A&M, but according to Bjork, the feeling was the program was kind of stuck and needed to go in a different direction.
There is no timetable for the Aggies to decide on a new coach, but current associate head coach Elijah Robinson will be the interim coach moving forward.
The final 2 regular season games for Texas A&M are at home against Abilene Christian and at LSU the following week.