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Gus Malzahn torched on social media after UCF loses to 0-3 Navy
By Adam Spencer
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Gus Malzahn and the UCF Knights looked like they were going to improve to 3-1 with a win over a Navy squad that entered Saturday afternoon’s game with an 0-3 record.
The Knights held a 30-17 lead entering the fourth quarter, but the Midshipmen kept chipping away at UCF’s lead.
Late in the fourth quarter, Navy plunged into the end zone to take a 34-30 lead, as you can see below:
https://twitter.com/FTBVids_YT/status/1444430883373551622
That lead would hold, as UCF’s last-ditch effort to march down the field came up short.
Now, the Knights are 2-2 and fans aren’t loving that start from the Malzahn era. Media members and fans took to Twitter to call out the first-year UCF coach:
We're four games in and I've learned Gus Malzahn is practically incapable of calling plays in critical, crunch-time drives. Unreal. Way too cute.
— Ryan Bass (@Ry_Bass) October 2, 2021
UCF drove right down the field, then Gus Malzahn’s play-calling got weird.
Joey Gatewood comes in on 1st down, does nothing. Then a strange sweep play on 3rd down. Now it’s 4th down in the red zone, down 34-30 with 34 seconds left.
— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) October 2, 2021
The Gus Malzahn effect is real
— LC (@LCB3_) October 2, 2021
i know it's early but it feels like things may not work out for Gus Malzahn and UCF
— Carter (@MagnaCarterLive) October 2, 2021
Welcome to the Gus Malzahn experience ??? pic.twitter.com/wo1TNldMGD
— Joe Hunk (@JoeHunk) October 2, 2021
Tough day for the former NCAA Champs UCF. Losing to Navy. Gus Malzahn clearly not ready for the 0-3 Midshipmen
— MSully10 (@MartySullivan10) October 2, 2021
https://twitter.com/dannypinnyc/status/1444433917365391364
https://twitter.com/Jduham/status/1444433528817532928
Remember when Gus Malzahn was the steal of the offseason for coaches and now he just lost to a GARBAGE Navy team
— Mark Franco (@FrancoMark89) October 2, 2021
https://twitter.com/BakeK82/status/1444436217374941196
Can the Knights turn things around? If not, Malzahn’s seat will continue to heat up.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 14 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
