Report: UCF offers HC role to Gus Malzahn
UCF has offered Gus Malzahn its vacant head football coach position, a source confirmed to Matt Murschel and Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel on Sunday.
Malzahn spent the past eight seasons as the head coach at Auburn and led the Tigers to a 68-35 overall record during his tenure, highlighted by a BCS national championship game appearance in 2013 and culminating with a 12-2 record on the season. Malzahn was named AP Coach of the Year for his effort.
The Tigers fired the 55-year-old on Dec. 13 after finishing third in the SEC West with a 6-4 record.
If the former SEC coach accepts the offer, he would reunite with athletic director Terry Mohajir, who he worked with at Arkansas State in 2012.
The Knights are looking to replace Josh Heupel, who accepted the head coaching position at Tennessee in January.
UCF has produced a 47-15 record since 2016, punctuated by a school-record 25-game winning streak and back-to-back American Athletic Conference titles from 2017-2018. The Knights have struggled to find their stride over the past two seasons, dropping seven games during that span.
UCF finished with a 5-3 record during a conference-only schedule in 2020.