Overview

• SEC Network cameras showed the UAB coach on his phone seconds before kickoff at Neyland Stadium, and the clip spread widely on social media.
• After the game, Dilfer said he keeps his phone on the sideline to FaceTime family, explaining he was showing the environment to his daughter and sending a video to his grandson.
• He added that the family believed the daughter had gone into labor earlier in the week but said it proved to be a false alarm.
• Tennessee defeated UAB 56-24, a result that intensified attention on optics as coverage noted the Blazers’ struggles under Dilfer.
• Reports highlighted that Dilfer is 9-19 in his third season at UAB with no disciplinary action reported over the phone incident, and some outlets referenced a buyout figure of more than $4 million.