From the moment news broke LSU and Ed Orgeron will be parting ways after the 2021 season, Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher's name has been on just about every list of potential replacements. During a press conference Monday, following his team's loss at Ole Miss, Fisher reiterated he doesn't plan to leave College Station for Baton Rouge.
It isn't hard to see the factors that lead some to believe Fisher could jump for LSU, even with an extremely lucrative contract at Texas A&M. He coached at LSU under Nick Saban and Les Miles from 2000–2006 as offensive coordinator, and LSU's athletic director Scott Woodward came from A&M, where he hired Fisher away from Florida State.