Texas A&M hiring Bobby Petrino as offensive coordinator
Bobby Petrino is coming back to the SEC. In what is quickly becoming the most entertaining story of the day, ESPN’s Chris Low is reporting that Jimbo Fisher is finalizing a deal to hire Petrino as Texas A&M’s new offensive coordinator.
Petrino, who took the offensive coordinator position at UNLV on Dec. 15, will take over playcalling duties for the Aggies. Fisher has called plays throughout his career, but after a 5-7 season with a struggling offense that prompted over 20 Aggies to enter the transfer portal, something had to change, and because of Fisher’s $86 million buyout, it wasn’t him. So, that something comes in the form of Petrino, who most recently served as head coach at FCS Missouri State. Of course, prior to that, he was the coach at Louisville (twice), the Atlanta Falcons, Arkansas, and Western Kentucky.
Despite the messiness that accompanied him at almost every stop, Petrino is an offensive mastermind with a proven track record of developing quarterbacks. Watching him coexist with Jimbo Fisher needs to be its own SEC Network special this fall. Imagine the ratings the Aggies’ game vs. Arkansas in AT&T Stadium on September 30 would draw.
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