Former NFL QB Dilfer to take UAB coaching job

UAB is finalizing a deal with former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer to become its next head coach.

A person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press that the school was expected to announce the hiring Wednesday of Dilfer, who has been coaching a high school team in Tennessee for the last four years.

The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because UAB has not made details of its search public.

Dilfer, who led the Baltimore Ravens to a Super Bowl championship in 2000, has been the head coach at Lipscomb Academy in Nashville, Tennessee, since 2019. He has guided the school to three state championship games, including one scheduled for Thursday against Christ Presbyterian Academy.

He has no previous college coaching experience.

A text message to Dilfer from the AP wasn’t immediately returned.

Football Scoop first reported UAB was targeting Dilfer.