Gus Malzahn Explains Why He Came To FSU: ‘This Is A Place Where You Can Win The Whole Thing’
The Florida State Seminoles have an ongoing overhaul of staff heading into 2025, with the additions of former Auburn and UCF head coach Gus Malzahn signing on to fill the offensive coordinator position. Malzahn recently resigned from the head role with the Knights to join the Seminole staff and will be bringing with him an extensive coaching resume.
When asked about why he stepped down as head coach at UCF to fill the position at Florida State on Wednesday, he had a simple answer: “This is a place where you can win the whole thing.”
Malzahn is no stranger to championships as he competed against the Seminoles in the 2013 BCS National Championship when he was at Auburn, although the ‘Noles came out on top 34-31. Former FSU wide receiver caught the game-winning touchdown as the seconds dwindled in the fourth quarter, and Malzahn laughed about having to walk by a picture of that moment every day now.
Well, I’ve got to walk by the picture of the guy catching the ball as I go to the office every day, but that was was a real special game,” Malzahn said with a smile. “I mean, there were a lot of great players on the field. It went down to the very end. It was probably entertaining or a great game to watch. It was tough, obviously, to be on the losing side.”
Well, I’ve got to walk by the picture of the guy catching the ball as I go to the office every day, but that was was a real special game,” Malzahn said with a smile. “I mean, there were a lot of great players on the field. It went down to the very end. It was probably entertaining or a great game to watch. It was tough, obviously, to be on the losing side.”
