Ranking each Big 12 football head coach entering 2024 season
7. Gus Malzahn, UCF
After a successful high school coaching career in Arkansas, Malzahn has worked at the collegiate level since 2006 and is one of the more recognizable names on this list thanks to his time at Auburn. His first stint with the Tigers came as an offensive coordinator from 2009-11 where he helped Auburn to a national championship while coaching Cam Newton. After a year at Arkansas State, Malzahn returned to Auburn as head coach and led the Tigers to the national championship game again as he was named SEC and national coach of the year by several outlets. The 58-year-old never had a losing season as head coach until UCF went 6-7 last year as it transitioned to the Big 12, but the Knights finished strong. Between Malzahn鈥檚 body of work and adding transfer quarterback KJ Jefferson, UCF could be in line for significant improvement.
