AuburnTigers.com
ATLANTA Gus Malzahn can relate to UCF coach Scott Frost.
After the 2011 season, his third as Auburn’s offensive coordinator, Malzahn accepted the head coaching position at Arkansas State. Malzahn remained on the plains in December, calling the plays in Auburn’s 43-24 victory over Virginia in the 2011 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, before devoting his undivided attention to his new assignment.
“It was a pretty unique experience,” Malzahn said. “It was a great bowl experience. At the time I was the head coach at Arkansas State and I wanted to finish up and go out the right way as the coordinator.