Football coaches throwing temper tantrums on sidelines is nothing out of the ordinary. But UAB coach Trent Dilfer’s nuclear meltdown Saturday on his coaching staff was particularly ugly enough to warrant a question about it on Monday, prompting him to express his regret over the incident. He, however, did not apologize for it after the loss.
“I’m regretful about it. I’m a passionate guy,” Dilfer told reporters Monday. “Anybody that’s ever been around me as a player, as a coach, at ESPN . . . I mean, my kids will tell you this, I am a passionate, passionate person. Sometimes, that passion comes out in ways that I am not proud of. And that’s a moment that I am not proud of. One, I wasn’t just mad at that singular coach. We do have headphones on, so every person—22 people—were getting the message that that was unacceptable.”
