Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell did it, and now it’s up to UCF’s Gus Malzahn to do it, too.
Malzahn must not only recover from the most lopsided beating of his coaching career; he must use Saturday’s 56-21 methodical dismantling at the hands of No. 3-ranked Cincinnati as motivation and inspiration to rebuild the bruised, battered, beleaguered Knights back into a national power. And he vows to do just that.
“We got our butts kicked,” Malzahn said afterward. “… We’ll look back on this day. We’re building this thing for the future, and we will remember this day. There are a lot better days ahead; I’ll tell you that.”
