Former coach Jimbo Fisher makes a tearful return to Florida Sate’s campus
October 4, 2025
Jimbo Fisher was brought to tears while returning to Florida State’s campus for the first time since resigning to take the Texas A&M coaching job in 2017. Fisher, now an ACC Network analyst, was wildly cheered at the start of the league’s pregame show outside Doak Campbell Stadium. He turned in his chair, did the tomahawk chop to the crowd of garnet-clad fans and started to cry. He said it “bring tears to my eyes.” Fisher coached at Florida State for 10 years, first as an offensive coordinator and then as head-coach-in-waiting before taking over for legend Bobby Bowden in 2010. He won a national title in 2013.