Malzahn is on the opposite side now. He resigned as UCF's head coach last month to become Mike Norvell's offensive coordinator in Tallahassee. Their link goes back even further than Malzahn's title-game loss to the Seminoles.

Gus Malzahn's thoughts on all the changes in college sports can be perceived in this statement: "I'm just an old-school football coach."

New Florida State offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn didn’t have to look very far to figure out who his offensive line coach was going to be. Florida State’s new offensive coordinator is bringing his longtime assistant to Tallahassee with him.