Was Something In the Water at Texas A&M-Mississippi State game? Fisher, Arnett Both Now Fired

November 13, 2023 by CollegeFootballPoll.com Staff

We know the saying, "you can't win for losing". Zach Arnett was reminded of that lesson today after Mississippi State fell 51-20 at Texas A&M on Saturday. But Jimbo Fisher discover a day earlier that "you can't win for winning either".

Fisher was fired on Sunday. Arnett got the axe today.

A statement was posed on the school's athletic website on Tuesday morning read, "Mississippi State Director of Athletics Zac Selmon announced Monday that Zach Arnett has been relieved of his duties as head football coach effective immediately."

Arnett was promoted from defensive coordinator after the tragic passing of beloved head coach Mike Leach last December. The Bullogs went on to upend Illinois in the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa Bay, but his 2023 record was 4-6 over-all and just 1-6 in conference play.

To be fair, MSU was predicted to finish 5-7 over-all and 1-7 in the SEC.

Senior offensive analyst Greg Knox, who has 35 years of coaching experience including 28 years in the SEC, will serve as interim head coach. Knox is in his second stint at MSU, having previously served as the Bulldogs' interim head coach after during the 2017 TaxSlayer Bowl, where he led the team to a 31-27 win over Louisville after Dan Mullen left for Florida. Ironically, Knox was also 1-1 as the interim head coach at Florida in 2021 after Mullen was fired from Florida.