Some college football head coaches struggle with the NIL and Portal era...and give it up

[NT80]

Malzahn, 59, said he chose to return to his coaching roots rather than remain a head coach distracted by new-age responsibilities. Malzahn walked away from $15 million guaranteed -- he was set to make $5 million in 2025 and had three years remaining on his contract with the Knights -- for a different coaching lifestyle. He signed a three-year deal with FSU that will pay him $1.5 million in 2025.

"The job description of a head college football coach has changed dramatically in the last two years with everything -- transfer portal to collectives to agents and everything that goes with that," Malzahn said. "I'm just an old-school football coach.

"I love coaching football, and head coaches, it's hard to do that a lot. So that had something to do with it. And then the opportunity..."

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/42916508/malzahn-dramatic-changes-coaching-prompted-move-fsu

 

 

[Jonnyeagle]

27 minutes ago, NT80 said:

Malzahn, 59, said he chose to return to his coaching roots rather than remain a head coach distracted by new-age responsibilities. Malzahn walked away from $15 million guaranteed -- he was set to make $5 million in 2025 and had three years remaining on his contract with the Knights -- for a different coaching lifestyle. He signed a three-year deal with FSU that will pay him $1.5 million in 2025.

"The job description of a head college football coach has changed dramatically in the last two years with everything -- transfer portal to collectives to agents and everything that goes with that," Malzahn said. "I'm just an old-school football coach.

"I love coaching football, and head coaches, it's hard to do that a lot. So that had something to do with it. And then the opportunity..."

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/42916508/malzahn-dramatic-changes-coaching-prompted-move-fsu

 

 

Translation:  I was about to be fired.

[NT80]

6 minutes ago, Jonnyeagle said:

Translation:  I was about to be fired.

Jimbo Fisher was fired by A$M and got $78m to sit on a beach. 

Malzahn would have received $15m to sit on a beach if he were fired.  Instead he just walked away to take a $1.5M a year job.

[rcade]

2 hours ago, NT80 said:

Malzahn would have received $15m to sit on a beach if he were fired.  Instead he just walked away to take a $1.5M a year job.

True, but if Malzahn helps Norvell turn FSU around and Norvell takes a bigger job, Malzahn has a decent shot of succeeding him.

[NT80]

11 hours ago, rcade said:

True, but if Malzahn helps Norvell turn FSU around and Norvell takes a bigger job, Malzahn has a decent shot of succeeding him.

That was the point of why he walked away from UCF....he doesn't want to be a HC in this time of NIL and Portal.   He didn't enjoy the new responsibilities of being a head coach.  He just wanted to be an assistant and coach players, not deal with all this new $$ crap and player turnover.

[Wag Tag]

15 hours ago, NT80 said:

Malzahn, 59, said he chose to return to his coaching roots rather than remain a head coach distracted by new-age responsibilities. Malzahn walked away from $15 million guaranteed -- he was set to make $5 million in 2025 and had three years remaining on his contract with the Knights -- for a different coaching lifestyle. He signed a three-year deal with FSU that will pay him $1.5 million in 2025.

"The job description of a head college football coach has changed dramatically in the last two years with everything -- transfer portal to collectives to agents and everything that goes with that," Malzahn said. "I'm just an old-school football coach.

"I love coaching football, and head coaches, it's hard to do that a lot. So that had something to do with it. And then the opportunity..."

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/42916508/malzahn-dramatic-changes-coaching-prompted-move-fsu

 

 

Talk to Saban!!

[rcade]

2 hours ago, NT80 said:

That was the point of why he walked away from UCF....he doesn't want to be a HC in this time of NIL and Portal.   He didn't enjoy the new responsibilities of being a head coach.  He just wanted to be an assistant and coach players, not deal with all this new $$ crap and player turnover.

He says that today but we don't know if he means it. College football coaches talk out of both sides of their mouths.

[NT80]

2 hours ago, rcade said:

He says that today but we don't know if he means it. College football coaches talk out of both sides of their mouths.

Agree.  His wife may have other idea$ about his future employment too, lol.

[emmitt01]

20 hours ago, rcade said:

True, but if Malzahn helps Norvell turn FSU around and Norvell takes a bigger job, Malzahn has a decent shot of succeeding him.

Turn FSU around?  That’s gonna be impossible with that looming juggernaut at SMU…what will the ACC do?!

[untjim1995]

36 minutes ago, emmitt01 said:

Turn FSU around?  That’s gonna be impossible with that looming juggernaut at SMU…what will the ACC do?!

You know, SMU will be interesting to watch next year when they have a target on their back and they have to deal with expectations for the first time in about 40 years. 
 

Maybe they will fall back to being frauds and spares, but the current landscape makes me think that’s a pipe dream. I