After a nearly three-month-long third-party investigation, Alabama-Birmingham head softball coach Taylor Smartt will not return for the 2026-27 academic year.
Athletic Director Mark Ingram emailed the Blazer softball program on Thursday, telling the team that Smartt will not return and assistant coach Anna Shelnutt will serve as the interim head coach.
Smartt was in her second season as the head coach at UAB. It was also her first head coaching job…