"TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Jimbo Fisher was brought to tears while returning to Florida State's campus for the first time since resigning to take the Texas A&M coaching job in 2017. Fisher, now an ACC Network analyst, was wildly cheered at the start of the network's pregame show outside Doak Campbell Stadium. He turned in his chair, did the tomahawk chop to the crowd of garnet-clad fans and started to cry."
"Fisher moved back to Tallahassee after Texas A&M fired him in 2023. But he hadn't stepped foot on campus until his job brought him back. Fisher coached at Florida State for 10 years (2007-17), first as an offensive coordinator and then as head-coach-in-waiting before taking over for legend Bobby Bowden in January 2010. He won a national title in 2013 in the middle of a three-year run of capturing ACC championships."
Jimbo Fisher returned to Florida State's campus for the first time since leaving to coach at Texas A&M in 2017. He appeared as an ACC Network analyst and received loud cheers during the network's pregame show outside Doak Campbell Stadium. He responded to the crowd with the tomahawk chop and became emotional while recalling players and memories. Fisher moved back to Tallahassee after being fired by Texas A&M in 2023 but had not been on campus until the broadcast. He coached at Florida State for 10 years, won the 2013 national title, and was hired by the ACC Network in July. Fisher said he always loved Florida State, called it home, felt surreal returning, and predicted a win over Miami on a "wide middle" field-goal attempt.
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