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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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 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
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: 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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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
What every Blazer fan was thinking Friday night
With this defense and determination, the Blazers can build on their 24-20 win over Navy
Postgame report UAB vs. Navy: Slam, Bam, thank you Grantham
Blazers get big nights from Marlin Dean, Bam McReynolds and a relentless defense to get their first win over Navy.
Kennedy updates status of Lindsay-Martin, AD search
Kennedy said UAB has made "major progress" in KyeRon Lindsay-Martin's eligibility case and the university is close to contracting a search firm for the permanent athletic director position.
BACK WHEN: Air Hackney and the flaming of the Frogs
Twenty-two years before Friday’s game against Navy, Darrell Hackney threw five touchdowns in one half and showed Birmingham what UAB football could be.
10 things you didn't know: Navy at UAB
We read every page of both teams' game notes so you don't have to. Here's what we found.
The Really Big Preview: Navy at UAB
UAB's American Conference home opener on ESPN — Friday, Sept. 25, 6 p.m. CT
Can UAB offense pass the Navy test?
The Blazers have struggled to score points, but FAU shows the blueprint to beat the Midshipmen
Mortensen to Birmingham: 'Make a great showing' Friday night
Salute to Service, ESPN national broadcast and a full slate of promotions await Blazer Nation at Protective Stadium
UAB's defense is better than it was. Is it good enough for Navy?
Inside the numbers and trends heading into American Conference play
What Brian Newberry said ahead of Navy’s game at UAB
Newberry called UAB “extremely well-coached” and said the Blazers didn’t look out of place against Illinois as the Midshipmen prepare for Friday night’s American Conference game on ESPN.
What Alex Mortensen said ahead of the Navy game
Mortensen called the offense at Louisiana one of the poorest performances he has been involved with and previewed Friday night’s American Conference opener against Navy on ESPN.
The numbers have names
PFF grades show exactly where UAB's offense is breaking down — and point to an answer already on the roster.
'Be better for them'
UAB's defense did its job against Louisiana. Former players and fans are asking why the offense can't do the same.
THE POSTGAME REPORT: Louisiana 21, UAB 14
First-half futility and two failed fourth-down conversions doom Blazers in Lafayette
10 things you didn't know: UAB at Louisiana
We read the game notes so you don't have to.
The Really Big Preview: UAB at Louisiana
Everything you need to know before Saturday night's road trip to Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium
Put a little skin in the game
The economics of college athletics and the media ecosystem around it are more connected than most people realize
Back When: The 70-point turnaround
The last time UAB won in Lafayette, a redshirt freshman ran the option until the Ragin’ Cajuns quit trying to stop it. That was 1997. The Blazers are heading back Saturday.
No one was flinching
UAB passed a test Saturday that it failed for three years. The evidence is stacking under Alex Mortensen. Now comes the road.
EJ Reid knew this was coming
The Wake Forest transfer played three snaps in two years with the Demon Deacons. At UAB, he caught the go-ahead touchdown against ULM — and had the celebration planned all week
What Alex Mortensen said ahead of the Louisiana game
The UAB head coach praised the Blazers' resiliency in the ULM win, called points per drive the most undervalued stat in football and previewed a road trip to Lafayette for the first time in 24 years
The Defense Didn't Flinch
The two Oklahoma State transfers who followed Todd Grantham to UAB were at the center of every critical stop in a game the defense won in the second half.
Find the Extra Two
Rod Robinson and Bam McReynolds took different roads to Birmingham. Saturday, trailing by 10 in the third quarter, they ground UAB back to Alex Mortensen’s first win — 52 carries, 266 yards, together.
The Postgame Report: UAB 26, ULM 20
The Blazers rally from 10 down in the second half, wear down Bryant Vincent’s Warhawks and earn Alex Mortensen’s first win as permanent head coach
Will UAB run with the Bulls?
South Florida can measure its return on investment in dollars. Meagan Belflower is what that return looks like in a life.
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