UAB is working to finalize a deal to make former offensive coordinator and interim coach Alex Mortensen the team's next full-time head coach, CBS Sports' John Talty reports .

Mortensen, 40, took over as the Blazers' interim coach halfway through the 2025 season following the firing of Trent Dilfer. In his debut, Mortensen and UAB upset then-No. 22 Memphis ; overall, the Blazers went 2-4 under Mortensen and finished the season 4-8.

Mortensen is the son of longtime ESPN NFL reporter and analyst Chris Mortensen, who died in 2023.

Alex Mortensen started his collegiate playing career at Arkansas in 2004 and 2005, transferred to FCS-level Samford and then returned to the Razorbacks for the 2008 season. He began his coaching career in 2012 and quickly ascended the ranks, becoming an

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