Former FSU Quarterback Joins Tennessee Vols as Offensive Analyst

The former Seminole joins a familiar face in Knoxville.

Former Florida State and UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton has been through a long journey throughout the college football ranks. From a 3-star prospect out of Mililani, Hawaii to a starter at the University of Central Florida where he led the Knights to an undefeated 2017 season and a 27-6 record while coupling a pair of New Year's Six appearances and two AAC Championships. He also led the Knights to an 11-0 "National Championship" season where he threw for 2,663 yards and 25 touchdowns.

Milton's career took a turn for the worse after suffering a knee injury in 2018 that would eventually sideline him until 2020. He would go on to graduate from UCF with a degree in sport and exercise science and a master's in educational leadership before transferring to Florida State.

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The former Heisman contender announced his retirement from football after the 2022 NFL Draft. He has now found a new home with the Tennessee Volunteers as an offensive analyst, again joining his former head coach, Josh Heupel, who coached him at UCF.

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At FSU he split reps with quarterback Jordan Travis, starting in four games and throwing for 775 yards and three touchdowns. He became a foundation of leadership on the sideline as the 'Noles battled under head coach Mike Norvell to turn around a Florida State program that had been left in shambles. 

Milton won the Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year and the ACC Piccolo Awards and became a nominee for the FWAA Orange Bowl Courage Award. 

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