Plenty of former NFL players are working as head coaches in college. As of Sunday night, there’s one less. UAB has fired Trent Dilfer, a first-round pick of the Buccaneers in 1994. He quarterbacked the Ravens to a Super Bowl win to cap the 2000 season, and he played for five franchises in 14 NFL seasons. After four seasons as …
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UAB has fired Trent Dilfer as its head coach, AL.com has confirmed. Football Scoop was the first to report the new Sunday afternoon. UAB has named offensive coordinator Alex Mortensen as its interim coach. The university will hold a press conference on Monday. “We have made a decision to part ways with Head Football Coach Trent Dilfer,” UAB Director of …
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Trent Dilfer went 9-21 as UAB’s head coach, including a 2-4 record this year after a loss to Florida Atlantic on Saturday. Caitie McMekin / News Sentinel / Imagn Images UAB has fired head coach Trent Dilfer midway through his third season at the helm, the school announced on Sunday. The move ends a disappointing tenure that began with his …
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Mark SchlabachOct 12, 2025, 06:55 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia UAB fired former Super Bowl-winning quarterback Trent Dilfer as its head coach on Sunday, a day after the Blazers lost their third straight game, 53-33 at Florida Atlantic, to fall to 2-4 this season. Dilfer, …
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