Kevin Sumlin's future has been a hot topic for the great majority of the 2017 college football season, and as of Sunday afternoon, he has been officially relieved of duties at Texas A&M.
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Official: Texas A&M University Director of Athletics Scott Woodward has relieved Head Football Coach Kevin Sumlin of all duties effective immediately. Assistant Coach Jeff Banks will serve as interim head coach.
— Brent Zwerneman (@BrentZwerneman) November 26, 2017
At one point, it appeared as if Sumlin was as good as gone but, after four consecutive wins following the opener, Sumlin appeared to be at least somewhat in the "safe" category when it came to his job status.
From there, though, the Texas A&M Aggies began to struggle again and, on Tuesday, Brent Zwerneman of the Houston Chronicle reported that the powers that be in College Station had come to a decision. In short, Sumlin was expected to be on his way out, regardless of what took place in his team's season finale against LSU (they lost, 45-21).
The same report indicated that Jimbo Fisher is "the Aggies' top target" at this juncture but Florida State's head coach would be leaving a very high-profile job and that is far from a foregone conclusion.
The Aggies are certainly taking a risk in parting with a known commodity but, in the end, it seems as if Texas A&M wants to aim high and Sumlin wasn't the guy moving forward.
Sumlin finished his tenure with a 51-26 record (25-23 in the SEC).
