Gus Malzahn: podcast appearances and interviews

Gus Malzahn, born on October 28, 1965, is an American football coach most recently serving as the offensive coordinator at Florida State. He has held multiple head coaching positions, including at the University of Central Florida from 2021 to 2024 and at Auburn University from 2013 to 2020. His coaching career also includes a stint as head coach at Arkansas State in 2012, where he led the team to a Sun Belt Championship in his first year. Prior to that, he was the offensive coordinator at Auburn from 2009 to 2011 and at the University of Arkansas and the University of Tulsa. As offensive coordinator at Auburn, he contributed to the team's national championship victory in 2010. As head coach at Auburn, Malzahn led the team to an SEC Championship and an appearance in the 2014 National Championship. He coached notable players including Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton and Heisman candidates Nick Marshall and Tre Mason, along with 14 All-Americans. During his tenure at Auburn, he was the second-longest tenured SEC head coach at one school after Nick Saban. Malzahn is recognized for orchestrating one of college football's most significant in-season turnarounds, inheriting an Auburn team that had not won a Southeastern Conference game in 2012 and transforming it into an SEC champion with a 12-2 record. He received several coaching awards, including the AP College Football Coach of the Year, and is the only head coach to accumulate over 100 wins in both high school and FBS college football.