It all started with a chaotic Monday morning at Virginia Tech, where fans awoke to the shocking news that Brent Pry was out after a 0-3 start. The dominoes were falling across the college football landscape by week’s end. After that, Penn State pulled the trigger on James Franklin following a 3-3 start. Guess what, an AAC team has joined the wave, letting go of their HC after a 2-4 start. The rumors already point to Tulane’s coach as a surprise candidate.
Significantly, UAB shook things up by firing HC Trent Dilfer in his third season. It came just a day after a tough loss to Florida Atlantic. OC Alex Mortensen steps in as interim HC for the season in the wake of the decision . And Mortensen, already a proven weapon, helped UAB rank 16th nationally in passing offense, averaging 300