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:

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.