Trent Dilfer was caught doing one thing uncommon forward of UAB’s Week 4 recreation vs. Tennessee — at the least for a coach on the sidelines. Broadcast cameras caught Dilfer on his cellphone, apparently taking photos, previous to kickoff in what ended up being a 56-24 loss to the No. 15 Volunteers.
Dilfer addressed the state of affairs after the sport, explaining that his daughter is about to offer start and he needed to point out her and his grandson a photograph of his workplace for the afternoon.
“My cellphone is out on the sideline each recreation,” Dilfer stated. “I’ve a daughter that is on the brink of give start, and I needed to point out her the setting. I at all times FaceTime or ship video to my grandson.”
The clip of Dilfer on his cellphone wasn’t the one one to make the rounds on social media on Saturday. After Tennessee scored to take a 21-0 lead within the first quarter, UAB security Sirad Bryant stomped on the foot of Vols kicker Max Gilbert after the PAT try. Bryant was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct, and after seeing the video, Dilfer stated the redshirt senior will face self-discipline internally.
“I’ve seen an Instagram video of it,” Dilfer stated. “I am not pleased with it. I am gonna get the complete video of it, and he might be disciplined due to it.”
Regardless of that incident, Dilfer stated he was happy with the best way his workforce reacted after falling behind by three touchdowns so early and inspired by his workforce’s perspective all through the sport.
“The factor I advised them was it is very straightforward to get detrimental in that state of affairs,” Dilfer stated. “You are getting your tail kicked. You get down that a lot early, it is an actual opening for negativity, complaining and blaming. All of the issues that harm groups. I did not hear any of it. … The audio of the workforce, I assumed, was the very best it has been. It is not an ethical victory, but it surely’s one thing you are on the lookout for, and you’ll construct off that.”
Dilfer and the Blazers will attempt to bounce again with a way more favorable matchup in opposition to Military in a few weeks.
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