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Coaching changes: coaches hired and fired, comings and goings

UAB reportedly expected to hire interim Alex Mortensen, son of late Hall of Fame reporter, as full-time coach

Since Mortensen took over for Trent Dilfer on Oct. 12, the Blazers have upset a ranked opponent and dealt with a stabbing in their own facility

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UAB is expected to remove the interim tag from Alex Mortensen's title and name him the program's full-time head coach, ESPN's Pete Thamel reported Thursday.

Mortensen, the 40-year-old son of the late Pro Football Hall of Fame reporter Chris Mortensen, took the reins after Super Bowl-winning quarterback Trent Dilfer's two-plus-season stint as head coach came to an end on Oct. 12. At the time, the Blazers were 2-4 in Dilfer's third go-around.

Dilfer went 9-21, including an 0-15 record in road games and 5-14 in American conference competition.

Mortensen, previously the team's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, delivered a memorable league win over then-undefeated and No. 22 Memphis six days into his run as interim head coach and rounded out the season by conducting a come-from-behind victory on the road versus Tulsa.
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