Trent Dilfer completely loses his mind on UAB defensive staff after penalty

UAB head coach Trent Dilfer absolutely lost it on the sidelines after a penalty against Tulane. Trailing 28-20 early in the fourth quarter, UAB was hit with an illegal substitution penalty.

The penalty occurred on defense because there were 12 men in the formation. It resulted in a Tulane first down.

Obviously, Dilfer wasn’t happy with the penalty. As it was called, the rookie head coach unloaded his emotions towards his staff.

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Dilfer is 1-3 through four games in his first year as UAB head coach. He made the jump from high school to the FBS level this year.

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Dilfer took the job at UAB last winter and explained why he wanted to make the jump.

“You know, a few things you need to build a college football program,” Dilfer said in December. “You need president that’s committed to excellence. He’s gotta wake up thinking about it and go to bed thinking about it. He’s got a huge institution. He wants every department to be excellent. And Dr. Watts is that way.

“Then, an AD that understands the impact of football. It’s not more important than anything. Listen, I had three Division I volleyball player daughters. I don’t want football to be more important. The fact of the matter is it’s more impactful. The donor base has proved it when they brought back football. So it has all the ingredients to build a dominant college program. I’m really excited about the future of UAB Football.”

Next, Dilfer was asked about his goals for the program under his watch. He answered that football’s got little to do with it. Instead, he’s in the business of molding young men.

“I think it has become institution-centric and coach-centric, and we’ve forgotten that the student athletes are the ones that matter. We’ll be student athlete-centric. We’re doing this to serve them. We’ll be all about serving the student athletes]. We want to get the best out of them. I want to put a staff together that’s going to pour into these young men and help them be better humans. We want to make them great husbands and fathers. To change this world for the better.”