Texas A&M parts ways with Darrell Dickey, opens offensive coordinator position

Following a tumultuous 2022 campaign that saw the Aggies begin the season ranked No. 6 in the country only to finish with a 5-7 record, coach Jimbo Fisher is wasting no time making staff changes at Texas A&M, starting with the offensive coordinator position.

On Monday, Texas A&M announced coordinator and tight ends coach Darrell Dickey has been fired. The Aggies announced the news in a press release.

That clears the way for Fisher to hire a new offensive coordinator.

That was a key question for many going into the offseason, with Texas A&M struggling offensively throughout the season. And while injuries at quarterback and on the offensive line were a huge part of those struggles, many also questioned whether Fisher’s offense had stayed modern enough to keep up in today’s college football.

“The problem for Jimbo Fisher isn’t what type of momentum he has, it’s the philosophy that he installs,” ESPN analyst Paul Finebaum said on the McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning program, noting the win over LSU did change the trajectory at Texas A&M somewhat. “Does that lead him to believe, ‘Hey, I don’t have to listen to the Cole Cubelics and the Greg McElroys opining my offensive philosophy and maybe I don’t have to bring in a new hot-shot guy to satisfy them. I’ll keep doing what I want to do.’

“I think that’s ultimately the real question down there.”

At least half of that question has now been answered. So where will the Aggies turn from here as the staff changes at Texas A&M take shape?

Staff changes at Texas A&M will include new offensive coordinator

Dickey had served as Texas A&M’s offensive coordinator since Fisher first took over in 2018, though his duties in terms of position changed going into 2022. After working with quarterbacks from 2018-21, Dickey moved over to the tight ends group this year.

Along with that move, Texas A&M shifted receivers coach Dameyune Craig over to the quarterbacks.

Things obviously didn’t go quite as expected.

Texas A&M’s offense finished ranked near the bottom of the country statistically in several categories: 82nd in passing offense (219.4 yards per game), 83rd in rushing offense (141.5 yards per game), 94th in total offense (360.9 yards per game) and 101st in scoring offense (22.8 points per game).

That won’t cut it, not with a roster as talented as the one Fisher had assembled, which included the nation’s top-ranked 2022 recruiting class.

So with some staff changes already underway Texas A&M will look to turn things around this offseason.