Former Auburn Tigers head coach Gus Malzahn is hanging up the whistle.

After 35 years in coaching, the current Florida State Seminoles offensive coordinator announced his retirement on Monday morning via social media, saying that it’s simply time for him to step away from coaching.

Malzahn took the time to thank his family, administrators, assistant coaches and of course, former players that made his career as distinguished as it was, telling fans he is going to spend more time with his family and “focus on what the Lord is calling me to do next.”

The veteran coach returned to The Plains as head coach back in 2013 after serving as offensive coordinator under Gene Chizik from from 2009-2011, before taking the head job at Arkansas State in 2012. During his lone season in Jonesboro, Malzahn led the Red Wolves to a 9-3 record before bringing Auburn right back to the national title game in his first year as head coach.

Posting an overall record of 68–35 during his time leading the Tigers, he was relieved of his duties after the 2020 season and became the head coach at Central Florida. In four seasons with UCF, Malzahn led the Knights to a 28-24 record before eventually arriving in Tallahassee with Florida State.

Now, he steps into his next chapter of retirement as Auburn tries to get back to the level of success they enjoyed during his tenure, hiring their third head coach this offseason since parting ways with Malzahn.