Game Highlights: Alcorn State vs UAB (August 29, 2024)

from protective stadium in Birmingham the Blazers fans got a little bit wet they had to dodge some lightning they had to wait out an hourong delay but the party is still cooking on opening night of the Magic City with the alorn state Braves out of the swack making the trip to take on [Music] UAB off play action the opening throw of the Season complete to cam Shanks who goes along the sideline for and change he stepped out of Bounds at the 41 make it 11 and a first down think a in strive next play from scrimmage and a big opening down the right side out of bounds inside the 35 UAB is cooking right away Zeno steps up Zeno has a crease Zeno has a first down of the seven he needed nine he got 10 the escapeability sets up first and goal Jacobs is the fullback BB the tail back a stumble but BB can Walt in that was a mess for UAB from the beginning but it turns into a Walkin TouchDown for Lee BB Jr and the Blazers are on the board on the opening possession of the year make that Iverson hooks the other number zero who is uh deep for the Blazers they get pressure they block the punt uab's second possession will start inside the 10 Bryce damus the tight end to the top trips to the bottom Zeno Under Pressure delivers to the goal line touchdown Brandon Hawkins Jr and UAV goes up two scores in the opening [Music] quarter he only carried the ball 50 something times hand off to BB hit initially in the back field and swallowed up for a loss the ball came out the Braves say they have it and they do BB the running back on third and four he bursts across the 40 he bumbled again it's loose at the 30 and alorn state has it Lee BB Jr has lost bumbles on backto back sequences and alorn state gets it back back to back Jacobs carries for a first down Zeno naked off play action he has a lot of green in front of him Zeno still going tripped up from behind inside the 35 all the way down to the 30 UAV has been excellent on third Downs fourman Rush Zeno hit as he throws it flutters and it's picked Marquel mclen makes another big play he's recovered a fumble he's intercepted Zeno all in the first half subsequent two were Xavier vaugh Adams comes under Center he fumbled the snap a couple of blazers saying they have [Applause] it is it the first alln turnover of the night tarius Adams came in for the snap he lost it right away on second and short and the Blazers recover the fumble what a costly unforced error for alorn State four verticals we haven't seen either quarterback cut it Loose yet Zeno over the middle taken on the drag rout in stride By Buck halter makes a couple Miss and he's finally wrestled out of the 15 yd line Zeno fiveman Rush well protected to the end zone touchdown Amari Thomas the sophomore of his massive freshman campaign has his first touchdown of 2024 and UAP goes up 20 to3 you know we just had this really good rapport early and I I know this sounds like just something you ought to say to your president but the number one thing is integrity with me if I can't trust you man you can't work here and and he just kind of exudes this high energy a lot of expectations for this season for sure what are you most excited watching this team compete this year in the well oh great pick so there you go nice Ball by intercepted by Colby Dempsey a second allcore turnover team playoff and now we're going to get to see one of the other big changes in college football this year here's Lee BB had those two early fumbles rips off a big run inside the 25 before Mel brings him down at the 23 that's the type of Coach you want to play for somebody that believes in you fourman rush on first down Zeno floater is pulled in at the 10 by Cory Miller his first catch of the season and he takes it all the way down to the two Milner comes up with it right near the goal line BB into the end zone [Applause] touchdown as a staff you see two starters you want give them the chance to play and compete vaugh is wrapped up and dropped by Desmond little that have a chance all the way down to the wire and one loss maybe two losses aren't going to matter early on in the year but you have to play your best ball once you get to November December good Scamper by vaugh to pick up the first down to the 35 where Jack vanand and AJ Brown good on to the stop for UAV and coaches no matter what the league they're always going to say Hey listen we got to just focus on winning this ball game or taking care week by week the schedule but you know if you're a player you're thinking about those things and that goal is out there you know your your goal isn't to have a good season your goal is to make the playoffs points Zeno clean pocket over the middle connects Hol Bennett has the catch inside the 25 and down to the 23 yd line Elijah Gorman back on to punt he's had plenty of work tonight for the Braves lowline Drive taken by Shanks of the 43 Shanks has room to the outside into alorn territory one man to beat goodbye touchdown cam Shanks has the first blers score the second half and it's a 40 burger for UAB on opening night on 31 attempts couple of touchdowns hand off to Solomon BB it's inside the 30 [Applause] and brought down there third and four Hartsfield down the sideline and a twisting reaching catch pulled in by Diablo McGee in a coaching staff and Alex Mortenson and Trent dord that know how to use their talents and we saw early on this ball game the misdirection the different formations and I think that's going to pose a lot of problems to their opponents throughout the season what a run by good and what a block downfield by Brandon Buck halter and that will be all the UAB Blazers start 1 and0 and they'll head to Louisiana Monroe with a chance to make it a couple of wins before Arkansas in a couple of weeks