For the second time in three years, the UAB head coach has left Birmingham for an assistant coaching position at a Power 5 school. Joe Guthrie’s departure to join the staff at Texas A&M leaves the Blazers on the hunt for their fifth head coach in a decade’s time.
UAB is moving up to the American Athletic Conference next July, meaning the 2023 season will be their last in Conference USA. A new coach will be charged with shepherding the program through that transition of leagues.
Here’s an in-depth look at the UAB head coaching position, including what a coaching candidate might see – and who some of those candidates might be.
