<a href="https://www.on3.com/db/coach/gus-malzahn-131696/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Gus Malzahn</a> is set to resign as <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/ucf-knights/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">UCF</a> head coach and is set to become the offensive coordinator at <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/florida-state-seminoles/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Florida State</a>, On3’s <a href="https://www.on3.com/user/petenakos/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pete Nakos</a> confirmed. The Knights’ season ended with a 4-8 record following a loss to <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/utah-utes/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Utah</a> on Friday.



Malzahn is expected to become Florida State’s primary play-caller, <a href="https://x.com/PeteThamel/status/1862972428894306639" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel</a>, who first reported the news. That means <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/coach/mike-norvell-131695/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mike Norvell</a> will be giving up play-calling duties on offense.



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Malzahn took over at UCF in 2021 and found quick success. The Knights finished with nine wins in each of his first two seasons before making the leap to the Big 12, and they went 6-7 a year ago. However, UCF struggled this year with a 4-8 record, leading to questions about Malzahn’s future in Orlando.



Now, he’s reuniting with Norvell. The two worked together at <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/tulsa-golden-hurricane/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tulsa</a>, and Malzahn said he “<a href="https://www.on3.com/news/gus-malzahn-mike-norvell-eli-drinkwitz-hilarious-story-discovering-springdale-high-school-andy-staples/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">discovered</a>” both him through their connection with <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/springdale-springdale-ar-19295/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Springdale High School</a> in Arkansas. Norvell was a graduate assistant and later worked his way up the coaching ranks and is now at Florida State, which made a slew of staff changes amid a two-win campaign.



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Entering Saturday’s season finale against <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/florida-gators/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Florida</a>, Florida State ranks last in the ACC in total offense with 273.1 yards per game. The Seminoles moved on from <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/coach/alex-atkins-135256/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Alex Atkins</a> and other offensive staffers following a blowout loss to <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/notre-dame-fighting-irish/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Notre Dame</a>.



Gus Malzahn last worked as an offensive coordinator from 2009-11 at <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/auburn-tigers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Auburn</a> before he returned to Arkansas as the <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/arkansas-state-red-wolves/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Arkansas State</a> head coach. Auburn then brought him back as head coach from 2012-20, and he amassed a 68-35 record and took the Tigers to the national championship in his first season at the helm. His departure following a 6-5 record in the COVID-impacted 2020 season took him to UCF to replace <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/coach/josh-heupel-132328/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Josh Heupel</a>, who took over at <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/tennessee-volunteers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tennessee</a>.



This marks the second straight offseason a sitting Power Conference coach left to become an offensive coordinator. <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/coach/chip-kelly-133991/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chip Kelly</a> did so last season, leaving <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/ucla-bruins/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">UCLA</a> to take over at <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/ohio-state-buckeyes/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ohio State</a> under <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/coach/ryan-day-133992/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ryan Day</a>.

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