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This is what it was supposed to look like
UAB Medicine's expanded partnership with UAB Athletics is the jersey patch model every program should study.
The Sun Belt has options
JMU is leaving. Liberty, Kennesaw State, Western Kentucky and Jacksonville State each bring something the conference needs.
What Alex Mortensen said ahead of UAB's homecoming game against East Carolina
Mortensen said there are "zero doubts about Ryder" Burton, called center Adam Lepkowski questionable and announced an expanded UAB Medicine partnership.
What Charles Kelly said before Jax State plays FIU
Kelly called FIU "the best team that we've played," revealed he assigned kicker Garrison Rippa a book report and said he wants to build Jax State the way Curt Cignetti built Indiana.
Addition of JMU raises bar for UAB
James Madison is bringing a $78.6 million athletics budget to a conference where UAB spends the least and is searching for a new athletic director.
JMU to the American, and the three questions that follow
James Madison's $78.6 million athletics budget will make it the second-highest spender in the American. The Sun Belt is losing more than a football program.
South Alabama basketball stays comfortable with change
Only four players return from 2025-26, but Richie Riley says eight have earned the right to start.
BACK WHEN: UAB's first football homecoming — 96 gallons of Jell-O and 54 points at Legion Field
For years, UAB held homecoming in February around basketball season. In 1994, they moved it to October — and the Blazers put up 54 points on Charleston Southern in front of 20,237 at Legion Field.
BACK WHEN: Chris Felder and the last time UAB beat the Pirates
Twenty years before this week's meeting, a 5-10 safety who signed with Alabama but ended up at UAB chased down a receiver from behind and punched the ball out at the 1-yard line to save a Conference USA game.
Georgia State gets a chance to prove it belongs at Diehard G6 Top 25 No. 2 James Madison
No G6 team plays a Power 4 opponent this week. The schedule is all G6, all week — topped by four matchups between teams ranked in the Diehard G6 Top 25.
JMU rises to No. 2 as last unbeaten and first bowl-eligible G6 team
James Madison is 6-0 after winning at Georgia Southern. Three Alabama schools each climbed seven spots.
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The postgame report: Memphis 38, UAB 13
Six weeks of trends say who UAB is at midseason. The first half said what it could be.
ESPN's SportsCenter on Campus coming to Birmingham for first time
UAB's homecoming game against East Carolina on ESPN features a live SportsCenter broadcast and free admission for kids 12 and under.
'Caveman' made big plays in early years of UAB football
Terry Dollerson, who played on UAB's first four football teams, died Oct. 7 of colon cancer at age 55
The postgame report: South Alabama 56, Arkansas State 49
Keenan Phillips' 284-yard, four-touchdown night and 21 points off turnovers carry the Jaguars to 2-0 in the Sun Belt for the first time since 2022
Rapid Reaction: What we learned from the Arkansas State game
The Jags scored a program-record 56 points in Sun Belt play, but the defense made every lead feel unsafe
The Really Big Preview: UAB at Memphis
The nation's second-ranked pass defense against the American's No. 1 total offense, with Hurricane Isaias looming over the Battle for the Bones
The postgame report: Jax State 27, Kennesaw State 26
Rippa's fifth career game-winning field goal and Billings' first career interception close a seven-lead-change CUSA road win
The Really Big Preview: South Alabama at Arkansas State
Week 6 — Thursday, October 8, 2026
Back When: The legend of Joe Webb
Joe Webb ran out of his shoes at the Liberty Bowl, beat the Eagles in a blizzard as a sixth-round rookie and spent 11 years in the NFL. Then he came home.
10 things you didn't know: South Alabama at Arkansas State
We read every page of both teams' game notes so you don't have to. Here are the 10 most interesting things about Thursday night's game.
Jags Jungle picks: South Alabama at Arkansas State
The Jags Jungle crew breaks down South Alabama's Thursday night road test in Jonesboro.
10 things you didn't know: UAB at Memphis
The Bones trophy weighs nearly 100 pounds. Three former Tigers are now Blazers. And Ryder Burton needs one passing yard for a career milestone. We dug through 83 pages of game notes from both SID staffs.
What Charles Huff said before Memphis' game against UAB
Huff praised UAB coach Alex Mortensen as one of the sharpest offensive minds he has worked with, traced his defense's improvement from the Boise State loss and challenged Memphis to fill Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium for the Battle for the Bones.
What Alex Mortensen said ahead of UAB's game against Memphis
Mortensen diagnosed the offense's inconsistency, credited UAB's second-half dominance to conditioning and mindset and previewed the Battle for the Bones at Memphis.
Diehard Picks: Week 6
Thirty-two games. Four Top 25 matchups. UAB takes the Bones to Memphis.
Two remain unbeaten as Oregon State makes the season's biggest climb
James Madison and North Dakota State are 5-0 and atop the Diehard G6 Top 25 — and the marquee matchup this week is No. 1 Boise State at No. 8 Fresno State on Saturday night.
The postgame report: UAB 33, Samford 14
The defense forces three interceptions and Delange goes 4-for-4 on field goals as the Blazers rally from a halftime deficit to pull away from the Bulldogs
The postgame report: South Alabama 52, ULM 35
Hollins throws for 321 yards and three touchdowns as the Jaguars open Sun Belt play with a homecoming win, but the defense raises red flags by allowing 35 to an 0-4 team
Rapid Reaction: What we learned from the ULM game
The Jags' 52-35 homecoming win featured fireworks on offense and red flags on defense
The Really Big Preview: ULM at South Alabama — Week 5
Both teams open Sun Belt Conference play searching for fixes on the same side of the ball as the Jaguars host homecoming at Hancock Whitney Stadium.
Jags Jungle picks: ULM at South Alabama
The Jags Jungle crew breaks down South Alabama's Sun Belt opener against ULM.
The flag
Wayne Champion's daughter made him a sign for the LSU game in 2000. Twenty-six years later, it's still here.
Breakthrough on the Bayou
On Sept. 23, 2000, UAB went to Tiger Stadium — 85,339 fans, Nick Saban's homecoming, Shaquille O'Neal's jersey retirement — and won on the last play of the game. This is how it happened.
The Quest
Before the 2000 season, College Football News predicted UAB would go 3-8 and 0-7 in Conference USA. The Sporting News ranked them 100th nationally. This is the story of what actually happened.
Setting the standard
The 2000 team gave UAB its legitimacy — and set a bar that stood for 18 years.
Diehard Picks: Week 5
Thirty-one games. Four sections. Every G6 game on the board.
The Really Big Preview: Samford at UAB
Everything you need to know before Saturday’s cross-town matchup at Protective Stadium
10 things you didn't know: Samford at UAB
UAB and Samford share little football history, but a surprising number of their players do.
What John Grass said before Samford's game vs. UAB
The first-year Samford coach called Saturday's cross-town trip a "practice playoff game" and suggested the Bulldogs and Blazers need a rivalry name.
What Alex Mortensen said ahead of UAB's game against Samford
Mortensen reflected on the Navy win, praised his team's development and previewed a matchup between two Birmingham programs at Protective Stadium.
What Major Applewhite and Todd Orlando said ahead of South Alabama's Sun Belt opener against ULM
Applewhite addressed the quarterback situation and a ULM team he believes is better than its record. Orlando said the run defense problems are fixable but unlike anything he's experienced.
I’ve watched 35 years of UAB football. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a defensive performance like Marlin Dean’s.
The sixth-year edge rusher forced three fumbles in the fourth quarter, earned American Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors and led a defense that now ranks second nationally in pass defense.
Conference play is here — and UNLV is favored over California
Only three G6-vs-Power 4 matchups are on the Week 5 schedule as conference play takes center stage. The G6’s biggest game of the week is a Pac-12 matchup between two teams ranked in the Diehard G6 Top 25.
Diehard G6 Top 25 — Boise State dismantles previous No. 2 Western Michigan, strengthens CFP case
The Broncos hold the No. 1 spot in the Diehard G6 Top 25 after a 32-7 road win that has oddsmakers paying attention — CFP odds at +140, 12th-best nationally.
Back When: The Blazers and Bulldogs fought in football
These schools are about 3 miles apart and have played countless games against each other in many sports. But Saturday’s football game will be only the second under NCAA rules.
Early look at UAB’s next opponent: the Samford Bulldogs
The first meeting between programs separated by 3 miles of U.S. 31 since 1992
The postgame report: Jax State 23, Middle Tennessee 13
Gamecocks scored the final 13 points and rolled up 517 total yards but left points all over the field in their CUSA opener
The postgame report: Kentucky 45, South Alabama 21
Jaguars built a 21-14 lead in the second quarter before Kentucky scored 31 unanswered
Rapid Reaction: What we learned from South Alabama 21, Kentucky 45
Jags Jungle breaks down South Alabama's loss at Kroger Field
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