UAB coach Bryant Vincent, back right, talks with quarterback Dylan Hopkins during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against LSU in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022.
Trent Dilfer talks during ESPN's Monday Night Countdown before an NFL football game between the Chicago Bears and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sept. 19, 2016, in Chicago. Dilfer, who has been coaching a high school team in Tennessee for the last four years, is the leading candidate to become the new coach at UAB, a person with knowledge of the search told The Associated Press on Tuesday night, Nov. 29, 2022.
UAB coach Bryant Vincent, back right, talks with quarterback Dylan Hopkins during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against LSU in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022.
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UAB coach Bryant Vincent, back right, talks with quarterback Dylan Hopkins during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against LSU in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022.
Charles Rex Arbogast, File / AP Photo
Trent Dilfer talks during ESPN's Monday Night Countdown before an NFL football game between the Chicago Bears and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sept. 19, 2016, in Chicago. Dilfer, who has been coaching a high school team in Tennessee for the last four years, is the leading candidate to become the new coach at UAB, a person with knowledge of the search told The Associated Press on Tuesday night, Nov. 29, 2022.
UAB: RB DeWayne McBride, nation-leading 1,713 yards rushing, 19 touchdowns, both school records.
Miami: QB Aveon Smith, 5-3 as starter, team-high 503 rushing yards, 1,137 passing yards, 15 total touchdowns.
NOTABLE
Miami: Became bowl eligible with an 18-17 win over Ball State in the regular-season finale. Leads MAC in scoring defense (22.5 ppg) and run defense (135.8 ypg).
UAB: Played entire season with offensive coordinator Bryant Vincent as interim coach. Former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer has been hired as head coach.
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