The coaching carousel is in full effect before the 2024-25 college football season is even complete. A lot of the movement can be attributed to ongoing changes in Tallahassee with Florida State making five additions (and counting) to head coach Mike Norvell’s staff.
New offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn and new offensive line coach Herb Hand previously worked at UCF with the former being the head coach of the program. Malzahn’s departure shortly before the Early Signing Period left the Knights with no choice but to quickly dive into a search for a replacement.
Earlier this week, UCF hired Scott Frost, who formerly was the head coach of the program from 2016-17. Scott is bringing at least one familiar face with him back to Orlando.
On Tuesday, the Knights announced that they were hiring former star quarterback McKenzie Milton as their quarterbacks coach. Milton began his college career at UCF before spending one season at Florida State in 2021. He got into coaching shortly after his playing days concluded, working as an offensive analyst under Josh Heupel at Tennessee in 2023 and 2024…