UAB is going outside the box with its next head coach, unless that box has widened in the aftermath of Jeff Saturday.
The school announced Wednesday that it has hired former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer, a man with zero coaching experience at the collegiate level, to run its football program.
Dilfer is currently the head coach at Lipscomb Academy, a high school in Tennessee. Dilfer will coach Lipscomb in the state championship game on Thursday before officially beginning his tenure at UAB on Friday.
"Trent is a proven winner on and off the field at all levels and will be a tremendous leader for our program," UAB athletic director Mark Ingram said.