The UAB Blazers (19-11, 11-6 AAC) are at home in AAC action against the SMU Mustangs (20-10, 11-6 AAC) on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET. The Blazers are 1.5-point favorites in the game.
The 63-year-old had one winning season in six years at Detroit Mercy. The Titans started the season 0-26 before defeating IUPUI 81-66 at home on Feb. 14, leading to the loneliest court-storming in college basketball history.
The Wichita State Shockers (11-17, 3-12 AAC) visit the UAB Blazers (18-9, 10-4 AAC) after losing 10 straight road games. The Blazers are favored by 7 points in the contest, which tips at 8:00 PM ET on Wednesday, February 28, 2024.
The Green Bay Packers are expected to hire UAB offensive line coach Eddie Gordon, according to a report from Matt Zenitz of 247Sports. He will be an assistant offensive line coach with the Packers.
Editor's Note: This article originally stated that Landry Lyddy would start for UAB. It has been corrected to reflect that Harrison Barker will be starting.
New UAB coach Trent Dilfer is making it clear that he will not take kindly to rival coaches making attempts to poach players from his roster. In an appearance on the “Rick & Bubba University” podcast, Dilfer dared rival coaches to try to take his players, suggesting he would publicly call them out by name if he discovered them doing so.
In the Bahamas Bowl, the winner will finish with a winning season. The other will go home with some extra sunshine and a losing record. Miami (Ohio) will meet UAB in a battle of 6-6 teams in the first bowl game of the 2022 slate on Friday at 11:30 a.m.