How UAB firing Trent Dilfer impacts the Tigers’ game prep
“Obviously, it gives you a little bit of angst because there’s some unknowns,” Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield said about the firing of Trent Dilfer ahead of the Tigers’ game against UAB. (Wes Hale/Special to The Daily Memphian file)
The No. 22 Memphis Tigers return from their off week preparing for a UAB team that just fired its head coach.
UAB athletic director Mark Ingram announced in a statement Sunday that the Blazers have moved on from Trent Dilfer and named offensive coordinator Alex Mortensen interim head coach.
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Frank Bonner II
Frank Bonner II covers the Memphis Tigers. He is a top-10 APSE winner who covered Oklahoma State for the Tulsa World before joining The Daily Memphian in 2021. Bonner is a native of Indiana, where he started his career covering high school sports.
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