There’s a level of newness around the UAB football program that’s palpable, and coach Alex Mortensen isn’t shying away from it. In fact, he’s leaning in. Mortensen took the podium on Friday at his first American Conference media days in St.

Memphis has barely any players or coaches left from the 2025 team. But UAB is still expecting extra intensity when the two teams meet in October.

Alex Mortensen took over a flailing Alabama-Birmingham football team last October with the Blazers on their way to another losing campaign. After head coach Trent Dilfer was fired midseason, UAB’s young offensive coordinator was entrusted as the interim ...

First-year UAB football coach Alex Mortensen has a clear plan to revamp the Blazers’ football program, and one of its main components is Ryder Burton. The junior quarterback was a priority to keep inside the program when Mortensen was officially named head coach,

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Despite leading the UAB Blazers to only seven wins in the last two years, Trent Dilfer will remain head coach of the football team, UAB Director of Athletics Mark Ingram confirmed in a statement Tuesday. Dilfer, who won Super ...

The former Arkansas quarterback and son of famed sports journalist Chris Mortensen is leaning on Saban principles as well as a lifetime of football experience