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Wetherell: Fisher Here To Stay

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: December 23, 2007

TALLAHASSEE - West Virginia officials might be interested in talking to Florida State offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher about becoming the Mountaineers' coach, but FSU President T.K. Wetherell says Fisher is not going anywhere.

Wetherell, on vacation in Montana, said in an e-mail Saturday that Fisher is staying at FSU and one day will replace Bobby Bowden as the school announced last week.

"Jimbo is going to be the next coach at FSU," Wetherell said. "He is going to do an outstanding job. His place is FSU, not WVU. In his heart, he is a Seminole."

Fisher's new three-year, $625,000-per-season agreement to become FSU's coach-in-waiting was finalized Monday. If Fisher even talks to a school about a new job, he owes FSU a $2.5 million buyout.

According to Saturday's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "West Virginia's coaching search took an abrupt turn Friday: Florida State offensive coordinator and head-coach-in-waiting Jimbo Fisher suddenly came into view as a candidate to replace new Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez."

However, while West Virginia officials did contact Fisher's agent, Jimmy Sexton, earlier in the week to ask whether Fisher was having second thoughts about his agreement with FSU in the wake of the Seminoles' current academic misconduct scandal, Fisher appears committed to remaining at FSU and replacing Bowden.

Scott Carter

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