'It has touched our program,' Dilfer said.
UAB head coach Trent Dilfer reacts during the second half of an NCAA football game against Louisiana Monroe on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Monroe, La. The mass shooting in Birmingham’s Southside on Saturday night happened at the doorstep of UAB’s campus.
“But it also reinforces why we built this thing for something bigger than football. It’s an opportunity to talk to our players and reinforce why we’re trying to build men who make a positive impact on our communities. “These are issues he has been addressing head on for quite a while. If you follow him on social media, he’s very bold on his stance against these types of acts of violence — against switches and all these different things that plague our community. I know that he has exhausted every effort. He has brought in other resources. He has begged for other resources. He has tried to put this in the forefront of everything, and all I can say publicly is that we lock arms with him.
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