Sources – UCF’s Gus Malzahn becoming a member of FSU as offensive coordinator

UCF head coach Gus Malzahn is resigning to turn into the brand new offensive coordinator at Florida State, sources instructed ESPN on Saturday.

Malzahn will probably be FSU’s main playcaller, a job beforehand held by head coach Mike Norvell. This marks a definite shift for Norvell, who has shaken up his employees within the wake of a 2-9 season that concludes Saturday evening in opposition to Florida.

Norvell labored with Malzahn again at Tulsa, when he was Malzahn’s graduate assistant in 2007 and 2008.

The transfer comes within the wake of two uneven seasons for Malzahn at UCF, because it went 6-7 final 12 months and struggled this season in going 4-8. UCF misplaced eight of its final 9 video games to complete this 12 months, and Malzahn would have been thought-about squarely on the recent seat if he had survived into 2025. His four-year tenure with the Knights ends at 28-24, together with 5-13 within the Big 12 over the previous two years.

In 13 seasons as a school head coach, together with stints with Arkansas State and Auburn, Malzahn is 105-62. He reached the BCS title sport as Auburn’s coach in 2013.

Now Malzahn heads to Tallahassee and can try to assist Norvell bounce again from a season by which the Seminoles went 1-7 within the ACC. FSU is only one 12 months faraway from a 13-1 season the place they fell simply wanting a College Football Playoff berth in a controversial resolution.

Malzahn is an skilled playcaller; he was Auburn’s offensive coordinator and playcaller on its 2010 nationwide title staff.

The transfer ought to assist recharge FSU’s offense, which by no means seemed in synch in 2024. FSU entered Saturday ranked No. 131 within the nation in complete offense.

In Malzahn’s 19 years as a collegiate offensive coordinator or head coach, his offenses have averaged 447.7 yards. They’ve eclipsed 5,000 yards of complete offense in a season 16 instances, 6,000 yards eight instances and seven,000 yards 3 times.

His final three offenses at UCF have all ranked within the top-10 nationally in speeding. That ought to marry effectively with Norvell’s cross sport, which had been a specialty till the offense by no means bought off the bottom this season.