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 is set to become one of the highest-paid coordinators in the college game, according to a report from the Orlando Sentinel. The Sentinel’s Matt Murschel reports that an open records revealed Malzahn will be paid $6 million over three seasons.