Herb Hand named Florida State offensive line coach

Mike Norvell has added a new assistant coach to his staff, and it’s a well-known name in the business. Herb Hand will follow Gus Malzahn to Tallahassee as the next OL coach of the Florida State Seminoles.

Herb Hand and Gus Malzahn have a long history together, and speculation was quick to follow Hand after it was announced that Malzahn would resign as head coach for the UCF Knights to join FSU as its new offensive coordinator. The 56 year old Hand is considered among the top tier of active OL coaches. It’s a bit puzzling why it took this long to get done, but here we are.

Hand worked with Malzahn at Tulsa in 2007-08 when they produced the top-ranked offense in the country (helped by a young…