Jimbo Fisher clears the air about his war of words with Nick Saban

Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher cleared the air about what led to his public exchanging of blows with Alabama coach Nick Saban this year. While speaking on The Herd, Fisher took a moment to laugh off the seriousness of their arguments over NIL and recruiting by claiming that both coaches had moved past it already.

Jimbo Fisher on getting along with Nick Saban

As Fisher spoke with host Colin Cowherd, he was asked about if sometimes Saban can get under the Aggies coach’s skin — and if he was to receive a phone call from Saban today would he be happy to answer it. Fisher laughed at the question, indicating that he was not upset with Saban in any way still.

“Me and Nick, we’re moved past it,” said Fisher. “Understand something, we drank the same water growing up. When you’re coming from West Virginia, you fight, scratch and clawing for everything you got. And people in our state where I grew up and the way I grew up — what was on your mind came out your lips. And then … five minutes later you said what you said. And you either fought over it, got in a fight over it and then played five minutes later. Or you said okay, then you walked off and you played five minutes later. He’s the same. We’re cut from the same cloth, we’re both competitive and that’s just the way it is. I have respect for Nick like I said before, and we’re fine — 100 percent.”

Fisher’s explanation seems to indicate that, at least on his end, there’s no further arguing coming between the two SEC coaches about what was said. Both coaches were born in West Virginia, which Fisher believes gives them a unique connection and respect for each other — no matter how publicly and aggressively they disagree on certain things.