Overview
- Multiple outlets report UAB has ended its external search and is working to finalize a deal to promote Mortensen to the full-time role.
- Mortensen went 2-4 as interim, including an upset of then-No. 22 Memphis and a road victory at Tulsa that snapped a long away skid, with UAB finishing 4-8.
- The former offensive coordinator previously spent multiple stints on Nick Saban’s Alabama staff and is 40 years old.
- He inherits a program that is 11-25 since joining the American Athletic Conference and has missed bowls in that span, with roster rebuilding ahead.
- His tenure as interim included managing fallout from a reported pregame stabbing incident that led to charges against player Daniel Mincey and widespread player absences before a season-ending win.