Posts by Steve Irvine

Thompson High is once again the Class 7A champion.

Trent Dilfer set to become the head football coach at UAB.

Thompson High and head coach Mark Freeman will play against Auburn High on Thursday in the Class 7A championship game.

Former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer is expected to be named as the UAB football coach.

UAB athletics director Mark Ingram said he would like a full-time head coach in place by Monday.

Eight state championships, including the girls flag football title, will be decided at Jordan-Hare Stadium, beginning on Wednesday and concluding on Friday.

New Orleans Pelican guard Kira Lewis Jr., who played at the University of Alabama, is working his way back after suffering a knee injury.

UAB will play in the Bahamas Bowl for the second time. The Blazers lost to Ohio University in the 2017 Bahamas Bowl.

Troy and South Alabama tied for the Sun Belt Conference West championship. Troy will play in the conference title game.

UAB interim head coach Bryant Vincent's team ended the regular season with a win at Louisiana Tech.

DeWayne McBride rushes for 272 yards on a night that UAB wins to reach bowl eligibility.

UAB can reach bowl eligibility for the seventh consecutive season with a win on Saturday.

The AHSAA Super 7 is set for next week at Jordan Hare Stadium.

It was a game of scoring runs as Louisiana Tech emerged with a three-point win at Samford.

Rich Rodriguez, a longtime FBS head coach, continues work toward helping transition the Jacksonville State football program from FCS to FBS.

Second-year head coach Quinn Hambrite has led a talented Charles Henderson team to a special season.

The Iron Bowl takes center stage in Alabama on Saturday.

Arkansas-Pine Bluff scores with 49 seconds left to grab the win in the 98th Annual Turkey Day Classic.

Semifinals teams from Class 1A to Class 6A will play on Friday night with the hopes of getting to Auburn for the Super Seven.

Backup quarterback Quincy Crittendon's 25-yard run finished off a double overtime win that gave Samford an outright Southern Conference title.

First-year Troy head coach Jon Sumrall and his team have the opportunity to clinch a spot in the Sun Belt Conference Championship Game.

For the most part, the UAB coaching staff is filled with coaches who have been with the program from the start of the return.

Jon Lewis, a Birmingham-Southern sophomore, is leading the NCAA Division III football in rushing.

Jelly Walker scores 30 points and the UAB defense was salty in the second half of the program's first win over a SEC team since 2010.

Samford coach Chris Hatcher and quarterback Michael Hiers, Jacksonville State coach Rich Rodriguez and UNA running back ShunDerrick Powell are finalists for national honors.

South Alabama is one win away from finishing the regular season with a 10-2 record.

DeWayne McBride is the only Group of 5 running back selected as a Doak Walker Award semifinalist.