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The 20 worst college football teams for the 2026 season
There are 138 schools competing in the FBS this coming season, and all of them strive to be No. 1. We discuss the rankings, who will make the College Football Playoff, and who really could win the national championship.
College Football News / CFB-HQ on SI / March 1
$1.45 Million College Football Coach Makes Blunt Admission After Firing
Chaos reigned supreme during the 2025-2026 college football coaching carousel. From the middle of September all the way into February, 34 different FBS head coaching jobs became vacant.
College Football News / Athlon Sports / December 4
Pete Thamel announces ‘breaking news’ amid college football coaching carousel
It was a tough 2025 college football season for UAB. UAB finished the season with a 4-8 record, but not before the program fired former head coach Trent Dilfer.
The 'FBS animal nicknames' quiz
How many of the FBS college football teams with an animal nickname can you name?
Son of late ESPN reporter lands head football coach job
Alex Mortensen, the son of late former ESPN NFL reporter Chris Mortensen, has landed his first college football head coach gig. The University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) is making Mortensen their next head coach.
25 most intriguing storylines to follow for the 2026 college football season
College football has historically been known as a sport that caters to the elite. It is very difficult to win a national championship if you aren't Notre Dame, Alabama, Ohio State, or a host of other schools that have great programs that invest heavily in keeping them at the top.
College Football News / NCAA Football on ClutchPoints / December 1
Alex Mortenson wants UAB head job after replacing Trent Dilfer
UAB football watched power conference teams fill its head coach openings post Thanksgiving. The Blazers turned to Alex Mortenson who responded with a bonkers winning debut.
College Football News / Mike Farrell Sports / October 24
Possible Head Coach Candidates for UAB
The UAB Blazers have made a switch at head coach. Trent Dilfer was 9-21 in three seasons, and frankly never looked up to the job. UAB (3-4, 1-3 American) won their first game with Alex Mortenson as interim boss.
College Football News / Yardbarker / October 22
2025 could bring historic buyout total for fired college football coaches
Could FBS schools shatter the record for coaching buyouts this season, with payouts that could ultimately top a quarter of a billion dollars? So far, nine head coaches — including Penn State's James Franklin and Florida's Billy Napier — have been fired.
College Football News / Alabama Crimson Tide on SI / October 13
Former Alabama Analyst Named UAB Interim Coach: Roll Call
After firing Trent Dilfer following Saturday's loss to Florida Atlantic, UAB football has named offensive coordinator Alex Mortensen as interim head coach.
College Football News / Field Level Media / October 12
UAB fires Trent Dilfer amidst third straight losing season
The Trent Dilfer era at UAB has come to an unceremonious end, as the university parted ways with the former NFL star Sunday after he posted three losing records.
Ranking all the new FBS head coaches for the 2026 season
Coaching changes happen every year, but they don't all happen the same way. We have had some wild offseason coaching moves in recent seasons, and 2025-2026 wasn't any different.
College Football News / Larry Brown Sports / October 12
Former Super Bowl-winning QB has been fired from his head coaching job
A former Super Bowl-winning quarterback has been fired from his college head coaching job. Former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer has been fired by UAB, according to multiple reports.
College Football News / Yardbarker / September 20, 2025
UAB's Trent Dilfer experience reaches shocking new lows
The Trent Dilfer experience at UAB is not going well, and it may have reached some shocking new lows during Saturday's 56-24 loss at Tennessee.
College Football News / Yardbarker / September 21
CFB Week 4 winners, losers: Indiana, Texas Tech score massive wins
The Big Ten and Big 12 each had huge Associated Press top 25 showdowns end in blowouts, while Clemson and Florida extended their misery with losses. These are Week 4's winners and losers.
College Football News / NIL on SI / May 11, 2025
Trent Dilfer Says NIL Money Influencing Schemes he Can Run at UAB
It stands to reason that UAB football coach Trent Dilfer has a little more to worry about than the state of NIL in college sports. After all, after two seasons at UAB he’s just 7-17 and he clearly has some work to do to keep his job.
College Football News / Mike Farrell Sports / January 14, 2025
Watch: Trent Dilfer Causing Chaos in the AAC
UAB head coach Trent Dilfer is not bashful in front of a microphone. Earlier today during a radio interview on McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning, he openly discussed UAB’s current NIL situation and how some other AAC schools are stealing players from the Blazers: Dilfer’s comments regarding UAB’s NIL situation aren’t surprising.
UAB bringing back HC Trent Dilfer despite brutal two-year run
It is the time of year when disappointing college football programs start to make big changes and go on the market for new head coaches. UAB will not be one of those programs.
College Football News / Yardbarker / November 26, 2024
Five hottest CFB seats: Why two power conference coaches might soon join Mack Brown
Mack Brown became the highest-profile head coach to be fired this season when North Carolina announced on Tuesday that the 2005 national champion at Texas won't return for the 2025 season.
College Football News / Arkansas Razorbacks on SI / September 11, 2024
UAB's Dilfer Praises Petrino as 'Puppet Master' Among Offensive Minds
Besides a lack of national championship trophies sitting on a mantle, Arkansas offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino is one of the more accomplished football minds in the sport.
Trent Dilfer Appoints Matt McCants UAB Offensive Line Coach
Trent Dilfer and the UAB Blazers football program have announced the appointment of Matt McCants to the position of offensive line coach. McCants is a Blazer offensive line alumnus.
UAB Rewrites Playbook: Blazers Join Player Association
In a historic move, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) football program has joined Athletes.org (AO), becoming the first in collegiate football to see its entire roster align with a player association.
College Football News / Yardbarker / October 1, 2023
Winners and losers from Week 5 of the college football season
Kentuck running back Ray Davis and Georgia tight end Brock Bowers were among the biggest stars in Week 5, while USC's defense and UAB head coach Trent Dilfer's temperament need work. Here are the winners and losers from Week 5 of the college football season.
Watch: UAB HC Trent Dilfer completely lost his mind on assistant coaches
Former Super Bowl winning quarterback Trent Dilfer is the new head coach at UAB and things are not off to a great start for him.
College Football News / Yardbarker / August 29, 2023
Florida-Utah, Matt Rhule's debut and more to watch Thursday night
The first week of Thursday night college football kicks off with 11 games, highlighted by an SEC-Pac-12 showdown between Florida and Associated Press preseason No. 14 Utah.
NFL News / Yardbarker / February 6, 2023
Watch: Trent Dilfer not impressed by Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers
Super Bowl champion Trent Dilfer has delivered quite a hot take regarding recently-retired quarterback Tom Brady and Green Bay Packers star Aaron Rodgers.
NFL News / Yardbarker / February 6, 2023
Unimpressive former QB is unimpressed with modern NFL QBs
While taking a shot at the current state of the NFL, Dilfer pointed to Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers as QBs he "loves" but doesn't find impressive.
Baltimore Ravens News / Yardbarker / February 3, 2023
Ravens Super Bowl-winning QB disrespected on all-time list
The Ravens are lucky enough to have had two quarterbacks lead them to win a Super Bowl. Although it's an impressive feat to do so, one of them has been disrespected on the all-time Super Bowl QB rankings list.
NFL News / Yardbarker / December 27, 2022
Is Nick Foles the worst Super Bowl-winning QB?
Foles found flashes of greatness during his time in Philadelphia, even leading the team to a Super Bowl title over Tom Brady and the Patriots after relieving an injured Carson Wentz late in the season. But the Philadelphia hero hasn't been able to find much success otherwise, landing him in the debate over worst Super Bowl-winning QBs.
The ESPN-to-coach pipeline continues with latest coaching hire by UAB
He’s the second former ESPN analyst this month to land a coaching gig.
NFL News / Yardbarker / November 24, 2022
Trent Dilfer on possible Trevor Siemian start: 'He'll get destroyed'
With Justin Fields admitting he’s battling a shoulder separation and torn ligaments in his left shoulder, the Chicago Bears could be forced to turn to journeyman Trevor Siemian Sunday against the New York Jets.
Chicago Bears News / Yardbarker / October 4, 2022
Trent Dilfer says Bears QB Justin Fields isn’t as bad as his numbers look
Fields has thrown for just 471 yards, two touchdowns and four interceptions through four games.
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