UAB breaks 100 points as they defeat Auburn-Montgomery 101-70 in their first exhibition game of the season. With four UAB players scoring over double-digit points, the Blazers came out in the second half to dominate the Warhawks to by 31 points. UAB only had one game last season to score over 100 points. Justin Brown led the Blazers in points for making 5-7 three-pointers and 4-4 free-throws for 19 points in his UAB debut. Josh LeBlanc led the team with nine rebounds and Tyreke Locure secured five assists. Isaiah Hart led the Warhawks with 21 points. Jeremiah Bozeman secured a…
Author: Tyler Szczudlak
As the final seconds of the game ticked away, Dylan Hopkins seemed to complete a 40-yard touchdown pass to give the Blazers the lead. A holding penalty, however, would call back the pass as Rice (3-4, 2-1) upsets UAB (5-3, 3-1) 30-24 on homecoming[WCJ1] UAB quarterback Dylan Hopkins threw 19-31 for 318 yards with one touchdown and one interception. With the loss, he moves to 6-4 as a starter. Hopkins now has 14 career touchdown passes, good for tenth in program history. Gerrit Prince had a career-long 72-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter of the game. It was his seventh touchdown of the season, which…
UAB (5-2, 3-0) will close out homecoming week with a game against the struggling Rice Owls. This is the fifth annual Children’s Harbor game. The Blazers will be wearing the names of 500 patients at Children’s Hospital on their jerseys. This tradition started when the UAB football program was reinstated back in 2017. All jerseys will be donated to the patients after and the game. UAB is currently 4-0 in Children’s Harbor games. “How special is it to see the names of the 500 patients we have honored. It’s a big deal.” said head coach Bill Clark. “I talk a lot about history, I talk about who you are playing for, and…
https://soundcloud.com/uabstudentmedia/kaleidoscope-sports-report-s2-e5 On this week’s episode, hosts Tyler Szczudlak and Caleb Wood are looking at UAB’s homecoming at they prepare to take on Rice.
This is a developing story and will be updated with more information as it is available. UAB has been officially approved to move to the AAC Conference early Thursday morning Oct. 21, with Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice and Texas San Antonio. They will go on to compete against current AAC members East Carolina, Memphis, Navy, South Florida, Southern Methodist, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa and Wichita State. AAC Commissioner Michael Aresco said UAB has been a desired school to have in the AAC being a comprehensive research school as well as an academic medical center that boasts a Department of Athletics. “UAB is a strong addition to the American Athletic Conference,” Aresco said.…
The Blazers (5-2, 3-0) keep the Golden Eagles (1-6, 0-3) scoreless in a 34-0 victory. It’s the largest margin win for the UAB against Southern Miss and the first time they have held them to zero points. UAB quarterback Dylan Hopkins moves up to 6-3 as a starter for the Blazers, throwing 8-13 with 147 passing yards and a rushing touchdown. Dewayne McBride rushed for a career-high 137 yards on 14 carries while adding a touchdown. Hayden Pittman extended his reception streak to 32 games, the seventh longest streak in the nation, and the defense recorded a takeaway in six…
https://soundcloud.com/uabstudentmedia/kaleidoscope-sports-report-s2-ep-4 This week on Kaleidoscope Sports Report, hosts Tyler and Caleb are breaking down what to expect in UAB football’s matchup against Southern Miss and recapping last week’s victory over FAU.
With four takeaways, including a record setting 100-yard pick six, the Blazers defense turned a three-point lead late in the second quarter into a 31-14 victory over the Florida Atlantic Owls.
The last two Conference USA champions will face off this weekend in Birmingham as UAB hosts Florida Atlantic.
The Blazers were unable to come back from a tied first half as the Flames score 33 straight points after halftime. “We went from moving the ball to trying to get a first down”, said UAB head coach Bill Clark. “We gotta put this one behind us and move on quickly. That’s what we did after Georgia”. Quarterback Dylan Hopkins threw 12-26 for 152 passing yards and one interception. RaJae’ Johnson-Sanders led the Blazers with 53 receiving yards on one catch. Jermaine Brown Jr. ran for 106 total rushing yards on nine attempts with one touchdown. Brown scored the only touchdown for UAB. Liberty quarterback Malik Willis went 13-19 with 287 passing yards and one passing touchdown.…