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Gus Malzahn getting called out after UCF suffers home loss to Louisville
By Sydney Hunte
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Gus Malzahn is feeling the heat after UCF fell to Louisville, 20-14, at FBC Mortgage Stadium on Friday night.
After a 9-4 mark in 2021, the former Auburn head coach saw his 2nd season in Orlando start off with an easy victory over FCS South Carolina State. Unfortunately for him and the Knights, they saw a 14-7 halftime lead vanish as the Cardinals — fresh off a blowout loss to Syracuse on the road — outscored the hosts 13-0 over the final 2 quarters to improve to 1-1.
This was a program that is only a few years removed from a 13-0 season, so Knights fans won’t take kindly to losses like the one on Friday, much less against a team that, a week ago, was blasted by a Syracuse squad that finished just 5-7 in 2021. And Malzahn caught the ire of some of them on social media throughout the game and following the final whistle:
I really like Gus Malzahn and want him to be the long term answer for us, but his play calling was no doubt the main reason we lost tonight along with ATROCIOUS o-line play #UCF #chargeon
— Zach ? (@zzachary_1) September 10, 2022
Welcome to the Gus Malzahn Experience, UCF. https://t.co/aa1wrhqhcI
— JURDAN-NOT-JORDAN (@BorntoBarn1) September 10, 2022
Has Gus Malzahn been fired yet?
Why not?
— Wildcat Statue (@WildcatStatue) September 10, 2022
Gus Malzahn??? Losing games he should win?? You don’t say.
— dale (@bigolebarner) September 10, 2022
I can hear the convo between Gus Malzahn and John Rhys Plumlee early 2022. "Hey, neither one of us can compete in the SEC, so why don't we take our 'talent' and compete in an inferior league and we will show them really how awesome we are." #Auburn #UCF #Louisville #OleMiss #SEC
— CounterIntuitive (I.FadePumpers) (@FadePumpers) September 10, 2022
https://twitter.com/ianjennings55/status/1568477672296304641
Gus Malzahn has turned UCF's offense into a boring mediocrity. 14 points against Louisville?
— iwatchfootball (@gucjy1) September 10, 2022
Gus Malzahn- inexplicably losing at least one game a year that he should’ve won by 14+
— Jack Hudon (@JackHudon12) September 10, 2022
Gus malzahn just put up 14 points in a loss to a horrible Louisville team, in case any auburn fans were still questioning firing him
— Waterman (winter is coming) (@watermanbbb) September 10, 2022
We’ll see if Malzahn and the Knights can get right on Sept. 17 against Florida Atlantic. If they end up dropping that one, the heat is sure to be turned up even more.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
