Texas A&M vs. Louisiana-Monroe delayed due to lightning

Texas A&M’s game against Louisiana-Monroe will be delayed at least 30 minutes due to lightning in the area, according to Brent Zwerneman of the Houston Chronicle.

The game was scheduled for a 4 p.m. ET start, 3 p.m. local time. Texas A&M is 1-1 coming into the contest following a loss to Miami in Week 2.

For now, the Week 3 contest is on hold for a bit. That comes amid a lot of conversation about head coach Jimbo Fisher.

The rough start on the heels of a poor season overall in 2022 — which has folks around the Aggies’ program considering a push to buy out Fisher.

At least, that’s what college football insider Bruce Feldman reported on Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff Saturday morning ahead of A&M’s game against Louisiana-Monroe. While fans entered the season with some hope, any remaining goodwill with Fisher was dashed by the defeat he took in Coral Gables last week.

“There was some optimism. Five of the first six games were at home. The one road game last week, at unranked Miami, and got outplayed, out-coached. They got whipped,” said Feldman, noting that Fisher’s buyout, while massive, is something A&M could consider paying if this season doesn’t turn around in a big way.

“Now Jimbo is 1-7 in his last eight against power five opponents. The buyout is huge: $77 million. But I’m told: he doesn’t get it going this year, A&M will find that money,” said Feldman. “As the source told me this week, look, it’s year six, what’s another 8-4 season gonna prove at this point?”

Texas A&M in a delay ahead of Louisiana-Monroe game

8-4 is a stark improvement over the 2022 season, but it’s still far from the goal in College Station, especially when you look at the strides rival Texas is making under their third-year head coach.

“One other thing that has made it really interesting: the arch-rival, the team they hate more than anything, Texas, they’re looking like a national title contender and Steve Sarkisian has only been on the job half as long as Jimbo Fisher has,” Feldman added.

The pressure is ON for Coach Fisher and Texas A&M the rest of the way in 2023.

Alex Weber contributed to this report