Sports in Brief | Florida St. picks coach to one day succeed Bowden
Philadelphia Inquirer, The, December, 2007 by Compiled By The Inquirer Staff
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The terms of Bobby Bowden's new contract will be revealed, Florida State officials said yesterday after a report surfaced that offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher will take over when the 78-year-old football coach retires. Bowden's agreement, however, would allow him to coach for as long as he wants, according to his attorney, Russ Campbell of Birmingham, Ala.
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On Tuesday, university president T.K. Wetherell told boosters in Jacksonville, Fla., that he was working on a deal to keep Fisher. Florida State officials would not comment on an ESPN report that said Fisher has agreed to a three-year deal for just under $1 million per year to succeed Bowden. The report also said that if Fisher is not named coach upon Bowden's retirement, the school will give Fisher a multimillion-dollar buyout. Fisher, who has never been a head coach, came to Florida State earlier this year from LSU. Missouri's Gary Pinkel and Kansas' ...
