Report: Former Nebraska defensive backs coach Travis Fisher hired by Syracuse

Former Nebraska defensive backs coach Travis Fisher will join the Syracuse Orange as a new hire, according to a Sunday report. Fisher brings nearly a decade of professional playing experience and multiple years as a defensive backs coach at the college level with him to his new position.

Travis Fisher hired by Syracuse

The addition of Fisher to the Syracuse staff comes in the middle of a coaching overhaul this offseason for the Orange. Fisher played college football at Central Florida and was a second-round draft selection in the 2002 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams.

After nine seasons at the NFL level, Fisher made the jump to the college coaching ranks as a defensive quality control assistant at UCF. From there, he worked as a cornerbacks coach at Southeast Missouri State before returning to his alma mater from 2015 to 2017 as a defensive backs coach.

“Former Nebraska defensive backs coach Travis Fisher has agreed to become the new cornerbacks coach at Syracuse. Fisher is a veteran defensive backs coach, having been at UCF from 2015-17 and Nebraska from 2018-22. He played nine years in the NFL,” explained ESPN’s Pete Thamel on the move.