The Gus Malzahn to Arkansas pipe dream will never die. Hop on board now or get left behind, because this prodigal son narrative isn’t going anywhere – especially after Saturday afternoon.
For the first time since 2011, the 59-year-old is not a head coach. Malzahn got ahead of the flaming pitchforks by leaving his post at UCF behind after a 4-8 campaign to become the offensive coordinator at Florida State under head coach Mike Norvell, his former protegee (and a Central Arkansas alum).
The Gus Bus was stuck in neutral after a mediocre tenure in Orlando, and the Seminoles, too, were in dire straits after a 2-10 season last year.