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Texas A&M football: 5 replacements for Jimbo Fisher if he leaves for LSU

By Ethan Lee

COLLEGE STATION, TX - NOVEMBER 24: Head coach Jimbo Fisher of the Texas A&M Aggies attempts to get the attention of the official at Kyle Field on November 24, 2018 in College Station, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
COLLEGE STATION, TX - NOVEMBER 24: Head coach Jimbo Fisher of the Texas A&M Aggies attempts to get the attention of the official at Kyle Field on November 24, 2018 in College Station, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) /
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Oct 2, 2021; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies head coach Jimbo Fisher argues a call while playing against the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the fourth quarter at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports /

With Ed Orgeron out at LSU, what should Texas A&M do if the Tigers come calling for Jimbo Fisher?

By the time the season is over, LSU will be done with Ed Orgeron. He’s only got a handful of weeks left as the leader of the LSU Tigers. And that means current LSU athletic director Scott Woodward has the opportunity to find a brand new head coach for one of the most prominent jobs in college football.

So, why wouldn’t Woodward look west, to a familiar campus, to find his new head coach?

Woodward was the athletic director at Texas A&M when the Aggies made the decision to hire Jimbo Fisher away from Florida State. He’s the man responsible for the fact that Fisher’s contract doesn’t have a buyout clause built into it.

If LSU takes a swing at hiring the current A&M head coach and he decides to go to LSU, the Aggies are in a pretty weird position.

So, where should the Aggies turn if Fisher takes off for LSU?

5. If Jimbo Fisher leaves for LSU, Billy Napier would be an interesting candidate for Texas A&M to consider

Louisiana head coach Billy Napier has been steadily turning the Ragin’ Cajuns into a tough team to play. He’s been there for a few years now and seemingly every time a coaching vacancy pops up somewhere in the South, Napier’s name is brought up, and for good reason.

Since Napier was hired in Lafayette, the Ragin’ Cajuns have gone 33-12, winning a total of 21 games during the 2019 and 2020 seasons. Napier’s team is on pace to get double-digit wins again this season. Given how he models the way he’s built his program after Nick Saban’s Alabama Crimson Tide, that level of success shouldn’t shock anyone.

Napier is a rising star in college football and it seems unlikely that he’s in Lafayette forever. If Texas A&M loses its coach to a Louisiana school, it should consider hiring its next coach away from a different Louisiana school.

Napier’s name is bound to be attached to the LSU job to some degree, so expect to hear a lot more about him in the coming weeks. Of course, the Aggies won’t need to hire him if LSU goes ahead and picks him up to replace Orgeron.

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