Report: Texas A&M offensive coordinator Darrell Dickey leaving the program

Per multiple reports, Texas A&M has parted ways with offensive coordinator Darrell Dickey after four seasons with the program.

Dickey has been at Texas A&M since 2018 as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Prior to the 2022 season, he was reassigned to offensive coordinator and tight ends coach. In his time in College Station, Dickey helped guide the Aggies to one of the top seasons in program history as the team boasted an 8-1 regular season record against an all-SEC slate and the program’s first invitation to a New Year’s 6 Bowl back in 2020.

The Aggies’ offense struggled all season, ranking 94th in offensive yards per game, averaging just 5.72 yards per play. Texas A&M scored over 30 points in just two games, the season-opening 31-0 win over Sam Houston State, and the 38-23 upset win over LSU to end the season. The Aggies began the season ranked No. 6 in the country only to finish with a 5-7 record.

This move clears the way for Fisher to hire a new offensive coordinator this offseason, and the first major move in what is expected to be a pivotal offseason for Fisher and the Aggies after the tumultuous 2022 season.

Dickey’s contract with Texas A&M runs through 2023 with an $850k per year salary. Texas A&M will owe him his remaining base salary upon termination.

Dickey began his career as a graduate assistant at Texas A&M back in 1986. He went on to coach at Memphis from 1986-1989, then had stints at Mississippi State, LSU, UTEP and SMU before becoming the head coach at North Texas in 1998, where he stayed through 2006. He went on to have stints as an offensive coordinator at Utah State, New Mexico and Texas State, before returning to Memphis in 2012. Dickey played an instrumental role in Memphis’ turnaround and rise on the college football’s national landscape.

In the two seasons prior to his arrival in 2012, the Tigers won just three games, but Dickey helped change the program’s image quickly.  Over four seasons, Dickey was a member of the Tigers coaching staff that led the program to a 37-14 record (.725 winning percentage), four-straight bowl appearances, a conference championship and two divisional titles before joining Jimbo Fisher’s staff in 2018.

No indication has been given as to who Fisher will turn to at offensive coordinator moving forward, but an outside hire is expected and the next offensive coordinator could be the first to take play-calling duties away from Fisher.