Trent Dilfer Tells All: Building UAB Football, Tampering in CFB & Super Bowl Career

Next Up with Adam Breneman

UAB Football Head Coach Trent Dilfer joins Adam Breneman on today's new episode of Next Up. In this tell-all interview, Trent Dilfer reflects back on his playing days in the NFL, coaching journey to UAB football, experience as an analyst for ESPN, building Elite 11, and more. Coach Dilfer also discusses the challenges UAB faces as a G5 program, transfer portal tampering, and how the Blazers are competing with the biggest brands in college football. Tune in for another great episode of Next Up with Adam Breneman! Use promo code ADAMB for a 10% deposit match on https://kutt.com/ Start recovering faster and moving easier and get 25% off with promo code NEXTUP at https://ekrinathletics.com/ Get 20% off + Free Shipping @Manscaped with the code ADAMB at http://manscaped.com/ Get 15% off site wide with the code ADAMB15 at https://shop.teammercury.io/discount/ADAMB15 FOLLOW NEXT UP WITH ADAM BRENEMAN HERE: ► TWITTER | https://twitter.com/NextUpWithAdam ► TIKTOK | https://www.tiktok.com/@nextupwithadam ► INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/nextupwithadam/ ► YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfSHvLjhWJ4XEpHC_sVrucw?sub_confirmation=1 For sponsorships or business inquiries reach out to: [e-mail] Next Up is hosted by Adam Breneman and is presented by The Mercury Podcast Network. On Next Up, Adam Breneman sits down with the biggest names in sports and lets them tell their stories, unfiltered. Adam is a former All-American and Penn State alum, media personality, college football analyst for ESPN, and co-founder of Mercury (@TheCollegeSportsCo). CHAPTERS 00:00-Intro 02:13-Setting Up 02:56-Taking The UAB Job 13:02-Challenges at UAB 19:25-Keeping QB Jacob Zeno 23:46-Schedule as a College Coach 27:03-Solution for College Football & Evaluating Players 35:57-Core Values 38:55-Lessons Learned in the NFL 40:49-Proudest Accomplishment 44:37-Building Elite 11 49:44-TV Career & Working at ESPN 58:04-Overcoming Adversity 1:01:14-Best Piece of Advice