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Texas A&M Will Pay Football Coach $75 Million to Leave: Report

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Jimbo Fisher has a 10-year contract to coach the Aggies, who are 6-4 this season.

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Texas A&M is set to fire football coach Jimbo Fisher even though he is in the midst of an iron-clad 10-year contract and it will cost them $75 million, Yahoo! Sports reported. University officials were meeting Sunday to discuss what would be the biggest buyout in college football history. Fisher’s record at Texas A&M is 45-24, and the Aggies are 6-4 this season.

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