UAB head coach and Tremendous Bowl champion Trent Dilfer goes ballistic on assistants over pricey penalty amid collapse in 35-23 loss to Tulane

Throughout UAB soccer’s 35-23 loss to Tulane, Blazer’s head coach Trent Dilfer was seen going completely ballistic at his assistant coaches over a pricey penalty. 

On the play that despatched Dilfer into his tirade, UAB was penalized 5 yards for having too many males on the sector after forcing a three-and-out to deliver up a punt on fourth-and-2.

The penalty gave Tulane a primary down that allowed the Inexperienced Wave to chew up one other 5 minutes of clock within the fourth quarter earlier than occurring to overlook a 45-yard subject objective.

UAB went into halftime with a 20-7 benefit and on the time of the penalty was trailing within the recreation 28-20, which possible added to Dilfer’s frustration on the penalty being known as.

Dilfer was not requested in regards to the eruption throughout his post-game press convention and a UAB spokesperson instructed DailyMail.com that the college won’t be issuing an announcement on the matter.

UAB head coach Trent Dilfer completely ballistic yelling at his assistant coaches on Saturday

Dilfer started berating his assistants after the staff was penalized for too many males on the sector

Particular groups coordinator and secondary coach Kenneth Gilstrap seemed to be the first focus of Dilfer’s tirade, whereas line of defense coach Miguel Patrick and one other assistant additionally caught a number of the head coach’s wrath.

Former ESPN analyst Bomani Jones commented on Dilfer’s nuclear explosion on X the place he strongly disapproved of the 51-year-old coach’s actions.

‘Brian Kelly is a corridor of fame stage coach, and he was instructed this kind of habits wouldn’t be acceptable. this man positive as hell cannot comport himself like this,’ Jones posted.

In contrast to Kelly, who has constructed a fame as some of the revered coaches in faculty soccer, Dilfer is in his first season as UAB head coach. 

The primary-year head coach changed Invoice Clark as head coach. Clark was named UAB head coach in 2014 and returned to the position after this system returned from being shut down because of price range cuts from 2014-2017.

Earlier than turning into UAB head coach Dilfer spent greater than a decade within the NFL and years on TV

Dilfer, nonetheless as many followers could keep in mind spent greater than a decade as an NFL quarterback earlier than spending time as considered one of ESPN’s lead NFL analyst from 2008-2017.

The spotlight of Dilfer’s profession got here when he led the Baltimore Ravens to a Tremendous Bowl trophy in 2000 after initially signing on because the staff’s backup QB earlier than being thrust into the lineup halfway via the season.

Regardless of lifting the Lombardi Trophy, Dilfer grew to become the primary quarterback to begin in a Tremendous Bowl victory and never return to the staff the next in NFL historical past.

He additionally suited up for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns, and San Fransico 49ers throughout his profession.