Some of the biggest news of the weekend around the Southeastern Conference has been Texas A&M firing its head football coach, Jimbo Fisher.

Fisher never held a head coaching role at LSU, but the after-effect of his hiring can be felt in Baton Rouge.

The Aggies come to Baton Rouge to play LSU on November 25, a game that’s set to kickoff at 11 a.m. C.T. on ESPN. For that game and the remainder of Texas A&M’s season, Elijah Robinson, who served as the co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach, will serve as the interim head coach.

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While that will force a short-term adjustment for the Aggies, there will also be long-term effects, especially when it comes to recruiting. 

Robinson, however, has been known to be an excellent recruiter for Texas A&M. According to 247sports, Robinson ranks as the No. 6 recruiter in the 2024 Recruiter Rankings.

He’s a big reason why the Aggies still hold 20 commitments in their class of 2024 and rank at No. 10 in the 2024 recruiting class rankings, according to 247sports. 

Despite Robinson being a successful recruiter, there are still talks of movement in the Aggies’ class after the firing of Fisher, and some of that movement involves LSU.

Here are some Texas A&M commits that LSU can potentially add to their class — or not. I’ve provided a confidence rating out of 10 on how likely I think LSU can land each recruit.

Cameron Coleman

As of Tuesday afternoon, Coleman, the top-ranked recruit in Alabama, remains with the Aggies. However, even before the firing of Jimbo Fisher, his commitment seemed to have softened.

In late October, he took an unofficial visit to Auburn, and he plans on going to the Iron Bowl at Auburn the same weekend of the LSU-Texas A&M matchup. He’s also talked about wanting to take an official visit to Florida State in December.

With this being said, LSU landing Coleman isn’t likely. Whether or not he stays with Texas A&M, which doesn’t seem likely either. LSU doesn’t seem to be next in line. Not to mention, LSU hasn’t had much success recruiting in Alabama.

So how is LSU involved? Well, it’s worth noting that he did take an official visit to LSU in June and an unofficial visit back in March. There are a lot of schools to beat if LSU were to pursue Coleman again, but LSU has appeared in his recruitment before.

Confidence he ends up at LSU: 1/10

Terry Bussey

Bussey, on the other hand, has been much more active when it comes to his interest in LSU. He committed to the Aggies on Sept. 28, just five days after he took an official visit to LSU. He was in Baton Rouge again 17 days later for an unofficial visit. 

Similar to Coleman, thoughts of Bussey changing his commitment or decommitting were alive well before Fisher was fired. Since he committed, the only other school Bussey has visited, including Texas A&M, is LSU.

It’s unclear what Bussey will do. Since he hasn’t announced any future visits, he may trust Robinson and stick with Texas A&M. But if he doesn’t, LSU could be the team to beat.

Confidence he ends up at LSU: 5/10

Dominick McKinley

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Despite being the No. 1 recruit in the state of Louisiana, McKinley has shown little interest in LSU. He hasn’t taken an official visit to Baton Rouge, though he has been on campus three times this year for unofficial visits. 

McKinley kept his recruitment quiet up until his commitment to the Aggies on September 1. With the firing of Fisher, many thought LSU could have another shot at landing the top in-state recruit over Texas and Oklahoma, schools he seemed to have had more interest in.

However, he was quick to quiet those rumors, or rumors of going anywhere.

On X (formerly Twitter), the day Fisher was fired, McKinley posted, “I’m behind @CoachE_TAMU (Elijah Robinson) 100%. Not going anywhere. #GigEm.”

He was quick to reaffirm his commitment, seeming confident in where he stands.

Confidence he ends up at LSU: 1/10

Gabriel Reliford

LSU came onto Reliford’s radar late in the process with an offer almost a month after he committed to the Aggies in June. It wasn’t the only school to offer him late and have an impact, as USC offered in late September.

Reliford, an in-state recruit from Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, took an unofficial visit to LSU for its home opener against Grambling. He hasn’t been to Baton Rouge since, but he went to USC for an official visit on Nov. 4.

Talks of Reliford remaining firm with Texas A&M became more and more common as time went on, but now that Fisher is no longer with the Aggies, that may not be the case.

Confidence he ends up at LSU: 4/10