Whereas under the previous system the champion of the conference was guaranteed an automatic berth to a BCS bowl game, the highest-ranked champion member of the G5 received a bid to one of the six major bowls. [1] [2], On December 4, 2015, Norvell was introduced as the 24th head football coach of the Memphis Tigers. [27] On May 12, 2017, it was announced that the University of Memphis signed Norvell to a one-year contract extension though the 2021 season and gave his assistant coaches raises. He has coached at Arizona State, Pittsburgh, Tulsa, and Central Arkansas. Coaching changes included new offensive coordinator Charlie Taaffe. [36] After a 44–31 victory over Football Championship Subdivision opponent Southern Illinois, [37] Norvell's Tigers suffered their first loss of the season in the form of a 40–13 defeat in the rescheduled UCF game. 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Prior to his stints at Arkansas State and Auburn, Malzahn served as offensive coordinator at the University of Arkansas and the University of Tulsa. Norvell was hired by Memphis on December 3, 2015, to replace Justin Fuente, who left for the Virginia Tech Hokies. [30], Memphis went 10–3 in 2017. [34] In order to reschedule the American Athletic Conference game, Memphis canceled their game with Georgia State, leaving the team with only 11 regular season games as opposed to the usual 12. [55], On December 8, 2019, Florida State University formally announced Norvell as its head football coach. 17 Memphis tops No. [46] Memphis accepted a berth in the 2017 Liberty Bowl on their home field, losing the game to Iowa State by a nail biting margin of 21–20.