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UAB interim Alex Mortensen leads emotional upset of undefeated Memphis

Nobody saw this coming.

A team without its head coach. A sophomore quarterback making his first-ever college start. And an opponent ranked, undefeated, and favored by more than 23 points.

Yet on Saturday night, UAB stunned No. 22 Memphis 31-24, earning its first win over a ranked opponent since the 2021 Independence Bowl, and doing it under interim head coach Alex Mortensen, son of the late ESPN reporter Chris Mortensen, who passed away in 2024.

“I told you Monday this was going to be a little off the cuff,” Mortensen said. “Not used to this. But I would say, you know, we talked early in the week that this was a tough one, losing our head coach (Trent Dilfer), someone that we all really loved

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