Coaching Staff . I know how to do the rest pretty well. The school adopted the nickname "Blazers" for its sports programs in 1978, in preparation for the basketball program's inaugural season. Todd Watson. In 2013 at JSU, Reeves unit ranked first in the Ohio Valley Conference in sacks (52) and third in the league in scoring defense (23.6 ppg). Bill Clark is the only UAB head coach to lead a UAB team to a conference championship. Due in large part to current LA Rams corner Darious Williams five interceptions and 15 pass breakups, UAB was third in the C-USA in total interceptions with 14 on the season. Season ticket packages will feature all six home games during UABs inaugural season in the American Athletic Conference and provide the most cost-effective way to attend games at Protective Stadium. UABs defense got to opposing quarterbacks often during the 2020 season. [1], Jim Hilyer, the program's first coach, is the all-time leader in win percentage, at .683 from a record of 27122. Previously at UAB, Georgia and Florida State, Williams is regarded as one of the best recruiters in the nation. Besides being in a nice neighborhood less than 10 miles from the football offices downtown, it was far from perfect. Up the driveway, Bill and Jennifer, who met on a blind date more than 30 years ago and have been together ever since, went through the motions every football coach and wife become familiar with: carefully pack up the valuables, clear out the personal effects, remove too many signs of life lest they turn off a prospective buyer. Under Brighams guidance, Spencer Brown has emerged as one of the top running backs in the nation and enters his junior year with 2,556 career rushing yards, 261 yards shy of becoming UABs all-time leading rusher. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. IT HAS BEEN THREE WEEKS since his surgery and Clark is already up and walking. What was interesting was two weeks after my wife and I had that conversation, Im saying were staying and shes saying I have a sense you were made for more than this, and in my head, Shes right again, I cant admit it, but shes right again, Dilfer said. But Clark found the silver lining in an early end to his playing days: he'd always wanted to follow in his dad's footsteps and coach, and this way he'd get a head start. UAB was also very efficient in the red zone. He has some impressive ideas in terms of how he plans to lead UAB, and hes definitely excited., From a personal standpoint, hes as strong a leader of men as Ive seen -- having seen him in those situations years ago as a player, he added. Senior Associate AD of HDC Administration and Operations. Bill Clay has spent nearly a half-century coaching football and has served as defensive coordinator at seven Division I schools, including Oklahoma State from 2001-04. I knew about the facility upgrades. With less than a week remaining until the remnants of the Clark regime pass on to other pastures, Dilfer is making sure theres extra cream and sugar while picking the brains of a coaching staff that helped lay the foundation of the UAB football program. He also surpassed Pat Green and became UABs career leader in rushing touchdowns with 41 as well as career total touchdowns with 42. A former small college football player and college assistant, Samuels now serves as the head coach at Comstock Park HS (MI). All rights reserved (About Us). Can the Lions fix their defense? The Blazers continued that success in 2019, putting up 4,926 total yards its sixth most in school history and scored 30 or more points in six games. Additionally, UAB has been able to get off the field when it counted the most, finishing No. Season tickets for the2023 UAB Football seasonare now available starting as low as $99. Saturday not only had no NFL coaching experience but his lone football coaching experience was a brief tenure as a high school head coach. Dilfer played with multiple players in the NFL who had connections to the state of Alabama, including Saraland football coach Jeff Kelly, and led his Lipscomb Academy (Tenn.) prep program to a 24-14 win over Class 7A champion Thompson earlier this year. UAB - The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2023 The University of Alabama at Birmingham. I don't care how much you love it.". When computing the winloss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. While they haven't quite matched those heights since, the Blazers won nine games in 2021. 541-346-3825. From 2010-11, Brigham was an English teacher at Cornerstone Schools of Alabama while also coaching soccer and basketball. The historic feat came courtesy of an 8-7 win over in-state foe UAB Tuesday night from Riddle-Pace Field. Keondre Swoopes. Reeves leadership and guidance proved to be successful once again for the Blazers in the 2020 season. UAB returns all of its starting offensive line for the 2021 season. 7 in 2020. Immediately. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans. Clark remained coach. Larry Smith enters his fifth season as the wide receivers coach at UAB. He says he had big-time Power 5 offers in the past -- including some interest from Auburn in 2020 that he cut off before the offer stage -- but he wasn't ready to leave UAB. The Broyles Award is annually given to the nations top assistant coach. I followed some of the recruiting. UAB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and family-friendly environment in which all faculty and staff can excel and achieve work/life balance irrespective of race, national origin, age, genetic or family medical history, gender, faith, gender identity and expression as well as sexual orientation. Las cookies de rendimiento se utilizan para comprender y analizar los ndices de rendimiento clave del sitio web, lo que ayuda a ofrecer una mejor experiencia de usuario a los visitantes. Over the past four seasons, UAB has been among the nations best in getting to the quarterback, compiling 147 total sacks and 350 tackles for loss. Reeves and his wife Starr have two sons, Major and Rhett. The FAU football team will be parting ways with Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Email Address Phone; Alonzo Hampton: Head Coach The Blazers played their home games at the newly opened Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (CUSA). [12] None of UAB's coaches has been enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. University of Alabama at Birmingham. Last edited on 13 November 2022, at 23:57, "UAB season ends after South Carolina withdraws from bowl game, no other opponent found", "UAB Football Releases Complete 2021 Schedule", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2021_UAB_Blazers_football_team&oldid=1121755713, This page was last edited on 13 November 2022, at 23:57. I will be a champion for UAB and Birmingham, doing what I can to further their incredible progress." "I don't want to hurt our UAB fans' feelings, but I just don't think so. Otras cookies sin clasificar son las que se estn analizando y an no se han clasificado en una categora. His Mustangs won the 2021 TSSAA D2-AA State Championship in 2021 and will play for another on Thursday. Under his guidance in 2020, Vincent continued the success the Blazers had from 2019. Those are things that will happen when its comfortable for them. "Man," the player said, "it's weird.". Schumann returning to Georgia, FSU AD: Lagging ACC revenue 'has to change', Harbaugh: Corum to miss spring to rehab knee, The new law changing service academy football, and the coaches pushing back, Realignment chatter: How the Pac-12 holds the key to it all, Connelly on transfer trends: What last season can teach us about 2023, College football's assistants and coordinators to watch in 2023. Its a sleeping giant. The damage was done, though. Clark had been making all those calls in search of an offramp, for someone to tell him fusion wasn't necessary and that if it was, the repercussions wouldn't be as serious as he thought. Back in the summer of 1983, between Clark's freshman and sophomore years at Piedmont High School in East Alabama, he was trying to bulk up for football season in the weight room when he squatted too much weight and tweaked his back. 0. Who else was coaching on the 2011 UAB t Since the Return in 2017, Clark, along with Vincent this season, led the Blazers to a 49-26 record, 32-12 in regular-season C-USA contests, three consecutive division titles and two conference championships. Smith is a 2011 graduate of Vanderbilt and earned his degree in human and organizational development. Breaking the news to players was difficult. I had a friend that I helped out get a walk-on player here., I know a lot about Alabama football over the past years and I was scared to death to play in Thompson this year, he added. The team was coached by sixth-year head coach Bill Clark. I studied Alabama football, high school football. In a nifty bit of maneuvering, Clark took it upon himself to name offensive coordinator Bryant Vincent as the interim head coach. He held the position from 2014 season until June 24, 2022, when he retired because of health issues dealing with his back. "I've left it open because I'm going to be the first one to say, 'Never say never.' His 209-yard outing at USM was the seventh highest rushing total in a game in program history and just the eighth time a Blazer has rushed for over 200 yards. The Blazers finished the 2020 regular season 63 and 31 in CUSA play to finish first in the West Division. But he was on the carousel of coaching, going and going and going, and he couldn't step off for surgery and rehab. For a third straight year, the Green and Gold finished Top 10 nationally in total defense. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. DeWayne McBride ran for a school-record 272 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries and UAB beat Louisiana Teach 37-27 on Saturday to become bowl eligible for the seventh consecutive season. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. "I've been here in the lowest lows now to the highest highs and the championships and the bowl wins. I don't even know if I'm going to coach again.". A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. UAB football head coach Trent Dilfer has been on the job for a week and running errands and pulling grunt work for the current staff as preparations are underway for the Blazers fifth bowl game in the last six seasons. He serves as assistant coach for the defensive line, working with the edge position. Since the team's inception in 1996, UAB had only three winning seasons and no bowl wins. Maybe he sells his house, moves to the lake full time and gets his fix of football by being a sounding board to others. From 2017-2020, Hill guided McGill-Toolen Catholic High in Mobile to a 40-8 overall record and a postseason appearance each fall. Bryant Vincent enters his fourth year as offensive coordinator/assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach at UAB. The Seminoles will employ two $1 million coordinators for the first time in 2023. "You talk to any coach and if they tell you this isn't true, they're lying: August till January, seven days a week, 24 hours a day, is too much," Clark says. But it's their team. It does not store any personal data. 3 in 2019, and No. Additionally, he started nine games as a junior, 11 games as a sophomore and one game as a freshman (Music City Bowl). At the conclusion of 2014, the UAB defense allowed 29.9 points against, which was an average of 14 points better from 2013 when UAB allowed 43.8 points against. Under Vincent's direction in 2014, he guided an offense that gained 2,637 yards through the air and 2,545 yards on the ground while scoring more than 30 points in eight games and more than 40 points in five games. 205-348-3600. DeWayne McBride named C-USA Offensive Player of the Year, Sione Taufoou hired as UAB defensive coordinator, Trent Dilfer hires Alex Mortensen as UAB offensive coordinator. In 2018, Brigham guided Brown to 1,227 yards and a school record 16 rushing touchdowns. He broke the individual record for single season points scored (102) and total touchdowns (17) as well. Our annual college football underachiever tiers, The next wave of hot college football coaching candidates: 30 names you need to know, The 25 most important players in 2022's College Football Playoff race. The Gamecocks reached the FCS National Championship game for the first time in program history. His 10 rushing touchdowns were also the seventh most in a single season for the Blazers. Smith joined the UAB coaching staff in the January of 2016 after spending three years coaching at Jacksonville State working under current UAB head coach Bill Clark in 2013 as a graduate assistant, before spending 2014-15 as the quarterbacks coach. Ill serve him anyway in any capacity he needs, but Im also going to try to learn as much as I can from him. Brown was named a FWAA Freshman All-American and the Conference USA Freshman of the Year in 2017 after rushing for 1,329 yards and 10 touchdowns. IT'S A CRUEL TWIST of fate that what jump-started Clark's coaching career is the same thing bringing it to an early conclusion. "It just is. The win streak is the first since 1990 when the Trojans won 11 straight games to open the season before losing. With the David Cutcliffe era officially coming to an end in Durham, the focus now shifts to identifying who the next Duke head coach could be. And somehow, someway, it worked. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. For 17 years, he worked his way up the high school ranks, eventually becoming head coach at powerhouse Prattville High -- a suburb of the state capital in Montgomery -- where they went 106-11 and won back-to-back state titles. Director of Football Operations. I know hes excited about establishing a relationship with the high school coaches in different communities and getting to know those guys and them getting to know him. Fans can also request more information byclicking here. To succeed in a more competitive conference, in the era of NIL, means stepping up in a way that runs contrary to more than 50 years of history. To lead the Blazers into the future, UAB decision makers went with a rather unconventional hire, bringing in a successful high school head coach, and former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer. Vincent and his wife Holli have two sons, Brady and Bret. This had the air of finality, coming a few weeks after Clark shocked the college football world -- and maybe even Jennifer -- when he announced he was stepping down at UAB, citing a chronic back condition that required surgery. In his offense, current Miami Dolphins running back Jordan Howard set the UAB single season rushing record with 1,587 yards, and starting quarterback Cody Clements completed 66 percent of his passes for 2,227 yards and 14 touchdowns. Among the school records that fell in 2018 included total points (418), total touchdowns (53), rushing touchdowns (32), total yards (5,680) and rushing yards (2,818). What if he wasn't holed up in a dark room late at night poring over tape of practice or an upcoming opponent? He talked to a doctor in Texas and California. Kelly has compiled a 165-69 record in the last 19 years as a high school coach in Alabama and led two different programs, Jackson and Saraland, to championship game appearances. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. UAB was also very efficient in the red zone. The short answer is that football has been his entire life, his favorite memories as a kid being in his dad's head-coach's office watching 16-millimeter film. Impressive changes coming to Kansas football facilities before the start of fall camp, The NCAA has announced it has reached preliminary agreement with four former members of Jeremy Pruitt's coaching staff but has not fully resolved case with Pruitt, UT. Vincent has led UAB to all of these school records after establishing them when he was the offensive coordinator for the Blazers in 2014. The Blazers wouldn't compete for two more seasons. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Smiths unit was highlighted by Xavier Ubosi who etched his name into the UAB record book in the Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl, finishing with 227 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Blazers to a 37-13 victory over Northern Illinois. The receiving game of the Blazers helped open up the running game which ran for 200.0 yards per game. Matt Noyer. Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach (Football) 205-348-3600 205-348-3600: Will Wright: Assistant Coach, Strength and Conditioning (Volleyball) 205-348-3600 . The Blazers averaged 200.0 yards of rushing offense and only allowed four sacks all season. Brown has 12 100-yard rushing games entering his junior campaign. Georgia tailback Zamir White breaks loose for a long run against Clemson during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta . I will interview the staff because I think they deserve that, he said. Id be an idiot not to do those things. Having made 36 trips to the red zone, the Blazers converted that into points on 33 occasions. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Phone Email Twitter Pronoun; Jeremy Cole: Head Football Strength & Conditioning Coach 716-645-6192 716-645-6192: jcole1@buffalo.edu: Ian Gilhousen: Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach 716-645-3177 716-645-3177: iangilho@buffalo.edu: Jacob Byron I did this to be able to walk and work out. Despite being only 53 years old and having successfully brought the football program back from the dead in 2014, fighting to rebuild it into something far better than it had ever been before, Clark said he was retiring as of Aug. 1. In 2020, Brown continued his record-breaking success. That word fusion -- as in spinal fusion -- hit him like an unsuspecting receiver getting clotheslined by a linebacker over the middle. Head Coach: Trent Dilfer @DilfersDimes: Offensive Coordinator: Alex Mortensen : 975-9536: Email Address. 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