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UCF hires former Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn

The UCF Knights are hiring Gus Malzahn to be their football coach. Malzahn previously coached at Auburn

The UCF Knights are hiring Gus Malzahn to be their football coach. Malzahn previously coached at Auburn. The Auburn Tigers fired Gus Malzahn following their regular season finale against Mississippi State.

The Auburn Tigers went on the replace Gus Malzahn with former Boise State head coach Bryan Harsin.

Overall, Auburn went 6-5 last season, but didn’t get any big-time wins. Malzahn coached at Auburn for eight seasons and amassed a 68-35 record for the Tigers. He helped the Tigers make the 2013 national championship, where they fell to the Florida State Seminoles in a last-minute defeat.

Now, Malzahn will look to keep UCF’s momentum going in football. The Knights are replacing former head coach Josh Heupel and athletic director Danny White. Both Heupel and White left to fill the head coaching and athletic director vacancy at the University of Tennessee.

Gus Malzahn’s offense is an excellent fit for the UCF Knights. UCF has run a face paced offense in the past and that’s not going to change under Malzahn. The former Auburn coach is no stranger to the underdog role and will be a good hire for the Knights.

Gus Malzahn will rejoin new UCF athletics director Terry Mohajir, who worked alongside Malzahn at Arkansas State.

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Twitter reacts as Auburn fires head coach Gus Malzahn

The Auburn Tigers fired head coach Gus Malzahn following Saturday’s win against Mississippi State. Malzahn went 68-35 for the Tigers.

The SEC has had multiple coach firings before the end of the regular season. Auburn is the latest SEC school to say goodbye to its head coach. The Tigers fired Gus Malzahn following Saturday’s win against Mississippi State.

Overall, Auburn went 6-4 on the season, but didn’t get any big-time wins over elite competition. Malzahn coached at Auburn for eight seasons and amassed a 68-35 record for the Tigers. He helped the Tigers make the 2013 national championship, where they fell to the Florida State Seminoles in a last-minute defeat.

Auburn pulled off some miraculous, unforgettable wins (especially against Alabama) during Malzahn’s tenure. Now, the Tigers are looking for a new coaching staff and will foot a massive bill to pay for Malzahn’s buyout.

Auburn recently extended Malzahn on a seven-year, $49 million deal. Now, it will be faced with paying a buyout of nearly $40 million for Malzahn and his assistants.

The Tigers are coming off a 9-4 season, but Malzahn was on the hot seat. Auburn’s chief rivals Alabama, LSU and Georgia are having great success, and it has been making Auburn fans squirm. Now, a couple days before signing day, Auburn will seek a new head coach.

Here’s how Twitter reacted to the news of Malzahn’s dismissal:

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