-- Gus Malzahn will use Auburn's loss to Florida State in the BCS National Championship as motivation heading into the offseason.
Malzahn enters his third year as a college head coach -- his second at Auburn -- after leading the Tigers to an SEC Championship and 12-2 record.
"The bottom line is we came within 13 seconds of winning the national championship," Malzahn said Friday. "At the very first of the year, I think the very first game, we were probably average at best. Our guys found a way to get better each game and found a way to get us to the last game. To come that close to winning, that was very special to be part of."
Malzahn chatted with reporters for 19 minutes Friday afternoon. Topics ranged from the previous season, position changes, recruiting and the departure of Kiehl Frazier. The video is attached to this post.
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