Texas A&M HC Jimbo Fisher Responds to Video of Staffer Discussing Money with Recruits

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Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher says that a video of an Aggies staffer allegedly talking with recruits about making money has been taken out of context.

While pointing toward the luxury suites at Kyle Field earlier this month, the staffer appeared to tell recruits that they would be “getting a lot of money from the people behind these suites if y’all decide to come play here.”

Fisher clarified those comments at SEC Media Days in Atlanta on Thursday, via Creg Stephenson of AL.com:

“No, that’s not what he said. Those guys pay down there very well, and what he meant was—he was a young guy, been there about a month—the guys behind those seats is what paid for your program. That was the donations and boosters and how he said it and how he spoke. Do we all have NIL? Yes, we do. But that’s what he was meaning.

“It’s a … thing that we say with all recruits. The guys behind those things are the guys who pay for our program, what we do, the donations. That’s what it was. He had been here one month.”

This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.

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