Fishback joins the Aggie staff ahead of the 2024 season after coaching at Missouri State for the previous four seasons. In his first year with the Aggies, he will take on the role of Special Teams Coordinator while also leading the tight end group.
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With the Bears, Fishback served as the tight end coach his first three seasons before adding co-special teams coordinator to his job duties in 2023 under new head coach Ryan Beard.
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During his time in Springfield, Mo., Fishback coached future Aggie tight end Ron Tiavaasue in 2021 who led MSU’s tight ends with 14 catches and a pair of TDs.
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During his first season in Springfield in 2020-21, he orchestrated a position group led by veteran Isaac Smith and Tiavaasue who combined for 18 pass receptions on the season, including Smith’s game-winning score against Western Illinois in the MVFC opener.
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Fishback served the 2019 season as wide receivers coach and special teams coordinator at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah. During his time at Snow, he was in charge of all six special team units and was pivotal in game planning, strategy and opponent scouting.
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Prior to his season at Snow College, Fishback was the interim quarterbacks coach as well as an offensive and special teams graduate assistant at Louisville for the 2018 season.
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Fishback previously served as an interim offensive assistant coach and worked with wide receivers coach at his alma mater Western Kentucky University from 2016-17. He was also a student assistant for the Hilltoppers for the 2016 and 2017 seasons, helping WKU to a CUSA title in 2016 and victories in the Boca Raton Bowl and Cure Bowl. The 2016 Hilltoppers were the nation’s top-scoring offense at 45.5 points per game.
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As a quarterback at Western Kentucky from 2013-16, Fishback was a member of one of the top-scoring offenses in the country. During the 2015 season, WKU ranked in the top 5 in the Nation in offense. Western Kentucky finished the 2015 season ranked 24th in The AP Top 25, and finished 12-2 with a win in the Miami Beach Bowl over South Florida.
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Fishback holds two degrees from Western Kentucky: a B.S. in Sports Management and a Master of Science in Recreation and Sport Administration.