Jimbo Fisher's run as Florida State football coach is at an end.

Fisher has agreed to become the head coach at Texas A&M and will not coach FSU in their season finale Saturday against Louisiana-Monroe. Odell Haggins will be FSU's interim head coach, as first reported by the Tallahassee Democrat.

  • Fisher coached FSU football for eight years
  • His teams won 3 ACC titles, 1 national title
  • Team has struggled this season with performance, injuries

The Seminoles, who are 5-6 this season, must win the game to become bowl eligible.

Fisher went 83-23 during his eight season leading the Seminoles.

"Today, Jimbo Fisher informed me he has accepted an offer to become the next head football coach at Texas A&M University," FSU President John Thrasher said Friday.

"Coach Fisher did an exceptional job as both an assistant coach at FSU and in the challenging role of successor to the legendary Bobby Bowden. I believe Texas A&M is getting one of the best coaches in college football. We appreciate all he has done for our program and wish him and his family great success moving forward."

Athletics Director Stan Wilcox said the school will "move quickly" on a nationwide search for a new coach.

"I would tell our supporters and fans the same thing that I told our team: we will hire a head coach that will lead Florida State to ACC and National Championships; one who will maintain our commitment to academic excellence; and one who will make you proud to be a Seminole," Wilcox said.

Fisher's legacy

When Fisher was promoted to head coach at Florida State University in 2010, there were many questions.

He had been head coach in waiting behind legend Bobby Bowden since his hiring in 2007 as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Prior to joining Bowden's staff, he had an impressive list of coaching credentials – Auburn, Cincinnati, and LSU – with one notable omission: He had never been a college head coach.

Nonetheless, he bolstered the argument that he was ready to succeed Bowden by installing a high powered offensive attack combined with an aggressive recruiting style that landed the Noles prized recruits, including quarterback Jameis Winston, who would go on to win the Heisman Trophy.

When he finally did succeed Bowden, the strength of the Seminole program was in question. Bowden was 7-6 in his final season, far from the standard expected in Tallahassee. Fisher quickly turned the program around, going 10-4 in his inaugural 2010 season, followed by a national championship in 2013 with Winston at quarterback.

His legacy includes three ACC titles and seven bowl appearances. The cherry on top? That might be his 7-1 all-time record against the Noles state nemesis, the Florida Gators,

But it was not always an easy ride for Fisher or Noles followers. He was frustrated over what he considered to be inadequate football facilities at FSU, saying that put him on an uneven playing field in the highly competitive SEC. His name continually surfaced as a potential coach for other programs, including the NFL.

To help keep him in Tallahassee, FSU made him one of the highest paid coaches in 2014, agreeing to an 8-year contract that reportedly averaged $5.5 million a season.

Still, the rumors persisted that Fisher could exercise his buyout and leave at any time, prompting FSU fans to question his commitment. As the Texas A&M rumors heated up last month, frustration culminated when a FSU fan had to be forcefully removed from Fisher’s radio program after blurting out, "Where is the loyalty to the program, Jimbo?"