Morning Sports Briefs 10/19/21

College Football

Texas A&M football coach Jimbo Fisher is shutting down the idea he would pursue the LSU head coaching position. Fisher, who has hired at A&M in 2017, said he plans on staying with the program as they are “in the process of building something great”. This follows Ed Orgeron and LSU announcing a mutual parting of ways at the end of this season. Fisher does have a connection as the former Texas A&M athletic director Scott Woodward, heads LSU’s athletic department. He added that he loves “being at A&M” and his family has “roots there”.

The American Athletic Conference is on the verge of an expansion. The AAC is expecting applications from six schools currently in Conference USA to join the league.
According to sources Florida Atlantic, Charlotte, North Texas, UTSA, Rice, and UAB are wanting to join the conference. If the schools are added, the AAC would become a 14-team conference in football and basketball. This move comes after the AAC lost three schools (Cincinnati, UCF, and Houston) to the Big 12.

NBA

The 2021-22 NBA season will tip off starting in Milwaukee as the defending NBA Champion Bucks will raise a banner for their second championship as they host the visiting Brooklyn Nets. Out west, it’s a battle of two title hopefuls and bitter rivals as the Golden State Warriors visit the Los Angeles Lakers.