USATSI UAB has hired former Super Bowl-winning quarterback Trent Dilfer as its next coach, sources close to the situation tell CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd. The Blazers will release a media advisory at noon ET to formally announce the move and hold a news conference at 5:30 p.m. Dilfer, who played 14 years in the NFL for five different franchises from 1994 to 2007 and won a Super Bowl as quarterback of the 2000 Baltimore Ravens, most recently completed his fourth season as head coach of Lipscomb Academy, a private high school in Nashville, Tennessee, that has amassed a 38-8 record under his leadership. That school released a statement Wednesday explaining Dilfer’s departure. “A few moments ago, Coach Trent Dilfer met with members of the high school football team to let them know that he is stepping down as head coach of the program,” director Brad Schultz wrote. “Later today, the University of Alabama-Birmingham is officially announcing the appointment of Coach Dilfer as the head coach of the UAB Blazers. The timing of this release is not ideal with the Div II-AA State Championship game tomorrow. But, because the information was leaked overnight and is being reported in national media, we… Read full this story
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