{"id":141734,"date":"2026-02-03T09:33:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T09:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/141734\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T09:33:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T09:33:06","slug":"florida-state-oc-gus-malzahn-retires-former-auburn-ucf-coach-hangs-it-up-after-incredible-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/141734\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida State OC Gus Malzahn RETIRES: Former Auburn, UCF coach hangs it up after incredible career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gus Malzahn, the former offensive coordinator for the <a href=\"https:\/\/bvmsports.com\/ncaa\/florida-state-seminoles\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florida State Seminoles<\/a>, has announced his retirement after a lengthy coaching career, which includes successful tenures at Auburn and UCF. Malzahn&#8217;s departure leaves Florida State searching for a new offensive leader following his one-year run with the team. His contributions to college football are being celebrated as he steps away from the game.<\/p>\n<p> By the NumbersMalzahn spent the previous season as Florida State&#8217;s offensive coordinator.He previously led Auburn to a national championship game and UCF to a 13-0 season. State of PlayFSU&#8217;s coaching staff will need to immediately focus on finding a replacement for Malzahn.Malzahn\u2019s retirement marks a significant shift in the Seminoles\u2019 offensive strategy as they prepare for the upcoming season. What&#8217;s Next<\/p>\n<p>As the Seminoles seek a new offensive coordinator, potential candidates will likely come from both collegiate and professional ranks. The decision made in the coming weeks will impact their offensive game plan for the next season.<\/p>\n<p> Bottom Line<\/p>\n<p>Gus Malzahn&#8217;s retirement is a notable moment in college football, leaving behind a legacy of coaching excellence. Florida State must act quickly to fill this pivotal role to maintain momentum heading into the next season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gus Malzahn, the former offensive coordinator for the Florida State Seminoles, has announced his retirement after a lengthy&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":141735,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[232,234,233],"class_list":{"0":"post-141734","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tallahassee","8":"tag-tallahassee","9":"tag-tallahassee-headlines","10":"tag-tallahassee-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141734"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141734\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/141735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}