Jimbo Fisher took over at Texas A&M looking to turn things around and make the Aggies competitive, but is that turnaround a head of schedule?
If you’re Jimbo Fisher, you have to feel good about where your new program stands. No, the Aggies aren’t winning conference titles on a regular basis, nor have they recently competed for a national title, but Fisher has them set up to be successful for years to come, without coaching a single game yet.
How did he do it? Recruiting.
Offseason storylines are often dominated by recruiting and occasionally those elite recruiting classes don’t live up to their potential. However, when you have a top-tier head coach like Fisher molding these prospects, there’s a better chance for success.
Just look what he did at Florida State. He was an excellent recruiter in Tallahassee and he turned that into ACC titles and even a national championship.
It looks like he’s on track, and even ahead of schedule, to turn the Aggies into conference contenders as well as fringe-national title threats.
Fisher’s recruiting over his first two classes at A&M — yes, I’m counting the 2018 class since he closed out on a high note — have been impressive. He finished the 2018 class with the 17th-best group in the nation which is eye-opening considering recruits usually flee once their head coach is fired, but Fisher put in the work.
To open 2019, he has the Aggies sitting at No. 2 in the country which also happens to be the second-best class in the SEC behind, you guessed it, Alabama. They have some elite commits such as five-stars Kenyon Green and Brian Williams. They’re not done yet.
Not many coaches can take over a program and instantly change the culture from fringe 9-10 wins each year and middle-of-the-SEC-pack recruiting classes to No. 2 in the nation and expectations for a national title within the first couple of seasons, but Fisher has done that.
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Don’t look now, but Fisher and the Aggies may just be ahead of schedule.