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Jimbo Fisher sends mixed messages on play-calling to start Texas A&M spring practice

Mar 20, 2023, 9:10 PM

Jimbo Fisher remained defiant about new offensive direction in first spring practice press conference at Texas A&M with Aggies adding Bobby Petrino.

Jimbo Fisher sends mixed messages on play-calling to start Texas A&M spring practice

COLLEGE STATION – The assumption that four months and a few new hires cooled tensions around the Texas A&M football program was shattered when head coach Jimbo Fisher stepped to the podium and cut off a reporter during the first question of the spring. The next 20 minutes remained as awkward as the first. 

Fisher continually rushed through questions that concentrated on incoming offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino. The Texas A&M offense was 101st in scoring last season with an average of 22.8 points per game and 93rd in total offense. The offensive line allowed an average of 2.08 sacks a game and the unit only scored touchdowns in the red zone on 60.53 percent of trips. 

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