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UAB Set to Promote Interim Alex Mortensen to Head Coach, Per Reports

The move reflects record-setting UAB offenses built on a long apprenticeship at Alabama under Nick Saban.

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UAB Blazers interim head coach Alex Mortensen watches from the sideline as they take on the UConn Huskies at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images
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Overview

  • Multiple outlets report the promotion is expected, with the university yet to issue formal confirmation.
  • Mortensen took over in October after Trent Dilfer was fired and went 2-4 as interim head coach.
  • His interim tenure included an upset of then-No. 22 Memphis and a season-ending win at Tulsa that snapped a 17-game road losing streak.
  • As offensive coordinator, his units averaged about 404 yards per game in 2025 after setting a single-season school record at 450.0 yards per game in 2023 when he was a Broyles Award nominee.
  • He previously spent nine seasons on Nick Saban’s staff at Alabama working with quarterbacks and is a former Arkansas and Samford quarterback as well as the son of the late ESPN reporter Chris Mortensen.