UAB vs ALCORN STATE 2024

some lightning they had to wait out an hourlong 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 UAB alongside Jon halter Nate Gan with you it's year two for Trent doer in Birmingham if last year was a year for figuring things out this is a year for growth well and he's really excited about his returning players and what he did in the portal but Nate the offseason is over both teams have had outstanding preseason camps and they're looking forward to competing tonight speaking of new starts alorn state has made a change after seven years under Fred McNair as head coach his former defensive coordinator Cedric Thomas is now in charge but he gets the benefit of his key defensive piece returning well and they've got a great one and Malachi Bailey one of the best returning defenders in the swack he's got the first step quickness off the edge and his defense is going to need production from him nine sacks last season he's looking to get double digits this year on the other side the second most accurate quarterback in the entire country year ago Jacob Zeno who turned down big money in the portal to go elsewhere came back to UAB Trent dver said you better be prepared to be coached like a pro and they think he's in store for even more but he is a future Pro one of the best quarterbacks in the country he'll play in the NFL but this year Trent doer is expecting a huge Year from his quarterback his leadership Second To None accuracy arm strength everything he does his topnotch this offseason he's really taken his game to the next level with his Mastery of the offense watch for him to be very precise in command here tonight Cedric Thomas first game as Alcorn States head coach he's been an assistant for the Braves own for a couple of different stints defensive coordinator under Fred McNair A year ago and you know that guy the Super Bowl champion Trent dfur accomplished High School coach in Tennessee athletics director Mark Ingram took a big swing at dfur a year ago 4-8 in his first season as the head coach of the Blazers but he still got that trademark grin ready to go in year two are you ready perhaps the rain and the lightning kept a few folks from filtering into protective Stadium but they are still cheering to get the 2024 season underway the hometown Blazers are in green and the traveling outc courts St Braves up from Southwest Mississippi are in gold ball is in the air short kick is taken from the 10 and a seam across the 25 out near the 30 good looking return for Armani Goodwin the transfer from LSU and UAB will take over right at its own 30 yd line Jay what stands out to you most I mean we talked about Jacob Zeno anything else on this offense for the Blazers well it's the Deep running back room five running backs we'll see tonight this revamp offensive line one of the best centers there in the league and they're going to be protecting for Zeno here tonight see the numbers from a year ago for the senior from San [Music] Antonio Lee BB Jr starts behind him in the pistol off play action the opening throw of the Season complete to cam shanks goes along the sideline for 15 and change he stepped out of Bounds at the 41 Mak it 11 and a first down that was the first name out of Trent Do's mouth when we talked about wide receivers who had exceeded expectations well he had a big camping first play misdirection coming across the line of scrimmage nice job with the rule out think him in stri next play from scrimmage and a big opening down the right side out of bounds inside the 35 UAB is cooking right away it Shanks on backto back play yeah the offensive line the first two plays very successful look at the blocking downfield hat on a hat great job getting shins out into the open field letting his speed take over UAB going quickly and why not BB gets his first Carry and he plunges ahead to the 27 a gain of five the gloves are just for style I guess yeah they are no gloves and going with Tempo there and we'll see a mix and match of tempo and slowing things down tonight trying to keep the defense off [Music] balance Buck halter the motion man out of the back field Buck halter gets it on the pop pass stacked up back around the 30 and swallowed for a loss to set up the first third down of the game for UAB a nice play of the backfield by Wallace Melton the senior from fenick City Alabama well Melton doing an outstanding job on the edge shedding the block and going to making the play and this defense it may not be as big as UAB but they're quick and they're feisty and they're using the technique to make the play third down and six for the Blazers they converted 40% of their third Downs a year ago on the curl Bobble by Shanks and he pulled it in for the first down Shanks has had his fingerprints all over this opening drive of the season and what a catch that was well he's part of the game plan isn't he already three touches and they're hauling it in the focus Zeno through a strike and they're getting both feet in bounds only needed one got both in for the first down Zeno rolls Zeno keeps and he's knocked out of bounds for no gain upended by Marco McLaren who started 10 games a year ago at Southern Miss and he'll be on the the field a lot as the nickel and has the flexibility to play across that back of that Alcorn defense well Zeno wants to stay in the pocket but he does have good quickness can't escape when he has to and right there the defense again forcing him out of bounds getting off their [Music] blocks second and 10 for the Blazers Isaiah Jacobs is the tail back off play action a little trickeration flipped to Buck alter he's stacked up in the back field F manages to get back to the line of scrimmage and maybe a yard as he was caught up around the ankles by Andrew Smith big third down coming up for UAB what are the keys for the Blazers well number one control the line of scrimmage they got big bodies up front bigger than alorn State you got a push the line of scrimmage and then responding to adversity there's going to be adversity in any ball game how will you respond in the execution especially on third down is the final [Music] key third and nine and alorn wanted a timeout not a bad response from the Braves defense here after they were kind of punched in the mouth on those first couple of plays yeah gashed a couple times but responding and kind of handling settling in there their secondary has been physical here in the past couple plays so both teams have a chance to think about this Cedric Thomas former defensive coordinator now as the head coach Deon Roberson is his defensive coordinator now in Thomas's first year leading the staff what about the keys for alln the Braves are excited about the matchup tonight to test themselves and they've got to win the turnover battle they've got to be Plus in that area and then special teams the third phase of the game they've got to steal some yards maybe block a punt do something special in that area and then they've got to get Edge pressure on Jacob Zeno to have a chance Jacobs alongside Zeno on third down and [Music] nine Zeno steps up Zeno has a crease Zeno has a first down of the seven he needed nine he got 10 the escapability sets up first and goal this is perfect execution Zeno looks at read one it's not there goes to two and then boom makes the move assertive goes up and gets the first down Isaiah Jacobs Falls ahead for a gain of three [Music] 50th year senior from Tulsa who got off to a good start last year before he tore his ACL in the fifth game of the [Music] season it's a deep running back room for UAB this year eye formation look Jacobs the Deep back Jacobs gets it has a small crease but it closes and it sets up third down and goal from the two we've seen UAV convert a couple of key third Downs on this drive already and you wonder if this is four down territory yeah and this may be power football there they go to two tight ends ran right behind quz Yates John Darius Morgan again the size Advantage up front is for the Blazers I think with this deep running back room I'd expect them to keep the ball on the ground Jacobs and BB are in together as it stands and Jacobs looks confused play clock is at 12 and UAB still doesn't know exactly the Personnel it wants on the field Jacobs is the fullback BB the tail back a stumble but BB can Walt in that was a mess for UAV from the beginning but it turns into a walk-in TouchDown for Le BB Jr and the Blazers are on the board on the opening possession of the Year Terrell McDonald the tight end with the key block number 10 sealing off the edge an easy Trot into the end Zone the Blazers perfect execution there couple third Downs they picked them up they finish it off on the [Music] ground delonga on for the extra point and he puts it through UAB goes 70 yds on the opening possession three third Downs including a third and goal to finish but the Blazers jump out to a 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of the entire drive by some distance and we saw a lot of personnel groups and that's something that Trent dord talked with us about is the talent he's brought in this program he can use two tight ends three tight ends five wide receivers two backs in the ball game so presents a lot of challenges to the defense when you're mixing and matching Personnel coming into the [Music] game UAB to kick off the allore return men were up around the 10 yd line evidently content to take a Touchback on anything over their heads and so we'll get a chance to see this offense for the first time under new offensive coordinator Germaine Gail spent the last couple of years as the head coach at division 2 Lincoln University in Missouri and he will have a an East St Louis kid Tyler mon who started his career at missou as his quarterback at least to begin things though we expect to see a couple for the brav and he's supremely talented four-star recruit coming out of high school and somebody that can use his legs get out of the pocket and create for his [Music] team the various Adams in motion and flags before the snap our referee is Edwin Lee and we will hear from him for the first time [Music] Jamar win 76 was called for the [Music] penalty wonder if that should have been 56 Steve Carter the [Music] center Adams in motion again this died the hand off off to jakorian Su and he plunges ahead for three yards on the opening play of the year for the Braves this is an upper classman Le unit up front for the Braves four seniors one Junior and they feel like they can run the ball and that's going to be the strength of their offense this year Mak flushed mon ushered out of bounds took a little bit of a hit at the very end from Everett rousa Jr by the referee saw nothing wrong with it and it sets up third down and very long for allore in a nightmare on the opening drive and the Blazers were well aware of mak's ability to create out of the pocket and that's something they practiced throughout Camp he's trying to keep that quarterback inside there he escaped but good job recovering forcing a third and [Applause] long out of an early movement again for the Braves pocket collapses making lost the football it's recovered by alorn but the Braves will have to punt Su fell on it UAV got hold with Kendall Johnson who made a couple of big plays on that first sequence yeah 65 260 with power and quickness coming off the edge just swiping at the ball creating the first turnover off the field excuse me forcing fourth [Music] down OC Brothers is deep make that Iverson hooks the other numbers who is uh deep for the Blazers they get pressure they block the punt uab's second possession will start inside the 10 there's a marker down around the [Music] 20 we will check the flag could be offside against the [Music] Blazers no foul on the play the Umpire picks up the flag get another look this pressure right up the middle try to get the ball out before but two or three Blazers back there getting a h on it to block it now setting up the offense with outstanding field position UAB went 70 yards on its first possession only six between Zeno and P this time well and Trent dord talked with us about the importance of special teams and how much time they focus how much time they prepare and there it pays off in game one the huge play by the punum block unit happy the turnover your blers a first down go to go from the six Cedric Thomas' defense Under Pressure immediately and you wonder if UAB might go right back to that heavy power load and that's how they're set up with two tight ends three backs in the ball game Jacobs just behind Zeno and UAB might have flinched here on the S floro Richard Jr from Douglasville Georgia the Right Guard the old Line's ready to come off the ball these big guys they've been hitting their teammates all camp they're ready to go and attack the Blazers stick with the heavy package even now with 11 yards to go on first in goal hand off to the tight end Terrell McDonald and there was only a couple yards there for him and he is slow to get up JZ duu made the tackle at McDonald 50e senior for muscle scholes is holding that left knee [Music] Trent D for out to check on his experiened tight end McDonald gets a couple of yards hopefully he's okay we'll take a quick break there's only one way to win it doesn't have shortcuts it's a spirit to outwork outsmart and Outlast the competition Catch Me If You Can it demands boldness you grit and guts it says we can Texas we will goodbye it's what separates us from the rest can you believe there's only one way to Greatness and that's the American way we had the best vacation yeah and it was easy with the points we earned with the flagship card from Navy Federal Credit Union I can't imagine where we'd be with without them they had the best vacation look at all those [Music] fish I love our points yeah me [Music] too Navy Federal Credit Union our members are the mission at Domino's our stores now have quality 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carry in the heavy package looks like he just took a helmet straight to that left knee from Jeffrey mckelton and the defensive backfield for alore McDonald did ultimately make his way off the field under his own power hopefully he's okay yeah he's a big key to this offense play tight end running back they'll move him all over the formation good to see him walk it off but definite concern with that helmet to the knee Jacobs the Deep back in the pistol Amari Thomas in motion Thomas the first read in the flat he can't hang on to an ankle high throw and it sets up third down and goal from the nine and that's the first look to Thomas the star sophomore who had such a huge freshman near 53 catches on the year trying to get him across the motion there a little drag route they just couldn't complete the ball a little bit low but another third down here is Blazers offense 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 UAB goes up two scores in the opening quarter y by and Zeno reads the coverage here going over towards the right and sees Hawkins has Bas he can it's drilled Stands Strong in the pocket then Hawkins does the rest with his Elite quickness turns it up gets into the end zone for another scoring [Music] Drive alorn picked up a penalty after the play that will be enforced on the [Music] kickoff Jaden Bast was called for rough of the passer delonga on for another extra point and he is two for two to start the season just past 7 Minutes elaps in the opening quarter of 2024 already a fair touchdowns on the board for UAB one of the best offenses in the country a year ago in large part because of Zeno s of the pocket found Hawkins and it's a 14 nothing Blazers lead at Navy Federal Credit Union it all starts with members like you because we were founded as a not for-profit with a mission a mission dedicated to your well-being with everyday banking tools and Loans all backed by 24/7 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special teams comes up with a big play and your defense the one drive it did their job to get off the field UAB goes to the squib kick from Noah Grant it goes out of bounds on the sideline so in the end the Blazers are only going to pick up 15 yds from this kickoff the team the B play at the 20 yd [Music] line Tyler making back out what do you want to see alorn I mean we only got to see a few snaps so it's not really a question of changing something it might be about execution yeah I mean I think the biggest thing is the offensive line has to give him time to read the defense and throw the ball but I think they've got to move the pocket try to get him out on the Run cuz this pass rush a lot of new faces from the portal Tren dfur is really excited to watch them tonight perform against competition but this is a long group up front powerful and they can get after the quarterback make it on the delay gets a couple up the middle they'll give him the 25 for a pick up of five yds Tackle by Kendall Johnson who has been all over the field for the Blazers in the early going it's important for the Braves to have success on first down so it's not second or third and long they've got to try to make it more manageable and good job by making just going right up the gut to pick up positive [Music] yards Su picks his way across the 30 and has all corns opening first down at a gain of [Music] six this is a big offensive line up front on the first drive we talked about this is probably the strength up front they're relying on the offensive line to get just enough of a push a little crease to pick up the first down making quarterback power good lead blocking and he drives his legs for an extra yard to the the 36 back to- back 5yd carries for make it on first downs to your point keeping it very manageable yeah now we see the offense a couple positive plays starting to get into a flow and making that's the strength right there let him get to the outside use his legs get into a rhythm and now again first down you pick up five yards setting up second and five making off play action throws into the flat for Su It's Too Tall coverage by Adrien Maddox former swack man himself the transfer from Alabama State and it sets up third and five mon had to go to his third read he was looking initially going deep there try to test out the secondary good job in coverage forcing the delay there and Mak having to throw it away alorn will go five wide Williams and the tailb Su to the top side the tight ends of Arius Griffin one of the big names of this offense joins Adams and War to the bottom tried to set up wide receiver screen it's knocked away incomplete nearly intercepted by Calvin Hill the true freshman Corner this was out standing by Hill physical on the outside reading the eyes of B just jumping in front almost making the play again the recognition from The Freshman setting in coverage and then driving on the ball heill didn't miss out on a first career pick on just his second career Drive of college football by all that much true freshman from Carolton Georgia see if alorn can get this punt away Elijah Gorman will punt it Shanks as deep to return this time it's cleanly off bounces inside the 35 and alorn will be able to down it at the 29 so UAB takes over over again 70 yds on the opening drive 6 yds made a little bit more difficult by the penalty that required a 9yd touchdown pass the third Downs feel like the story for me to this point it's been perfect execution on third down they've been comfortable whether it's Zeno with his legs or through the air they've picked it up and now here on this third Drive I expect to see more misdirection similar to the first two drives is they can put in different Personnel groups we saw two tight ends three backs when they were in the goal area and now going back to a four wide receiver [Music] look Zeno and the Blazers go to work from their own 30 after the ball was moved up a yard on the spot tight end Dallas Payne is in motion BB the hand off to the right side and he is dragged down from behind by a quandra Ross after a gain of a yard 31 a do Walker watch list honor he averaged almost seven yards a carry last year admittedly 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 marel mclen recovered the BB fumble and alorn state gets a much needed jolt of life and that's what the Braves needed is a spark in clawing for this ball as BB gets it there was Tempo on this play and good job with the penetration getting into the back field Jeffrey Melton swiping away at it and creating the turnover Miss block up front Melton a flash got the ball back to his offense how about the aggressiveness of some of those hybrid linebacker safety types of getting in the back field that was 192 lb and 202 lb knocking the ball out and recovering and Deion Robinson the defensive coordinator he'll bring guys from different areas of the field and really be aggressive with his schemes he brought pressure and it pays off so the tail back with mon correction that's Xavier vaugh in for the first time goes deep right away and the ball is knocked away incomplete Maddox had or make it brace he had the best chance at it and in the end it was knocked away from him by Griffin as much as anything and Von first play into the ball game inserted here uses his arm strength to Loft this ball up trying to make a play a double coverage V the junr from bont Texas he was with offensive coordinator Germaine gails at division 2 Lincoln last year quarterback draw look at that space vaugh inside the 20 where he's dragged down by Michael Moore after a gain of 11 and a first down Blazers brought pressure from the outside Steve Carter the center they're getting out on the Run nice block to allow bond to get extra yards right up the middle of the [Music] field UAB hasn't been able to create a whole lot of havoc in the offensive backfield for alorn since those opening couple of plays fond to throw well protected Corner round for Griffin and a flag comes out on the coverage by taon Jones there was contact once and then twice at the second one through the hanky now Jones very physical on the back end as there's discussion here and the contact looks like it's four defense 10 peny automatic first down it looked like it was going on the Blazers we'll see here a little push I wonder if the discussion was just about whether that was a catchable Ball but when you go with holding it doesn't matter anymore and a oneon-one opportunity and Von his arm strength again just Lofts the ball over the top trying to give his wide receiver [Music] chance a spark from the fumble maybe a spark from [Music] vau vau keeps it vau to The Edge got a block and he's inside the 10 where he's dumped by Kobe Dempsey after a gain of four and we talked in the opening of the broadcast about the key for UAB is responding to adversity they have a turnover how's the defense going to respond here this is a critical Drive Tren dfur and this defense to see hey how are we going to respond in game when things don't go our way now second and goal coming up for this defense waren and Adams to the boundary Adams in motion handoff Su stutter steps into the hole CHS to the five and he's stacked up there after a couple third down and goal coming up for alorn in your mind considering that the Braves are significant underdogs tonight is this four down territory almost no matter what definitely I mean this is four down territory unless there's a sack here but on the road you're an underdog you want to be aggressive you want to give your team that mindset so if you don't get it here you're going for it on Fourth Griffin the tight end lined up left V to throw looking that way nobody open vau to run with a flag down he slips and falls at the five there's a flag in the back field Maddox made the tackle for UAB the initial indication is a hold against UAB we'll see if Trent dord wants to take the 10yd penalty or decline and have it as fourth down it looks like he's going to back him up number 69 offense 10yd penalty third down the right tackle rwn Gillespie picks up the penalty that'll set up third and goal for the 15 do you like the decision by Trent Delver to take the foul I do move them back here and they set up third and 15 where it was going to be fourth down and they were going to go for it so now you move them back and put trust in your defense the defense of line got a pass rush there that's what forced the holding call we'll see if bring an extra Defender and bring the blitz third and goal fourman Rush quickly to the flat caught by Adams but he is planted by Chris Gracie after a gain of only four and with 11 yards to go to P alorn is going to bring out the field goal unit well braci is an excellent tackler is that not picture perfect I mean aggressive assertive going up wrapping up driving your legs to make the play Noah keani Junior from New Brighton Minnesota is the play kicker for alorn has made 31 out of 40 in his career this is from 29 yds kick is away and it is good so the Braves capitalize on the fumble for three points but you have to wonder Jay not to be critical of a drive that ends in a score if all corn can afford to have those drives end in three instead of seven well it's those minor mistakes the holding you know what could have been there and forces you to go back then kick the field goal and your right I mean you need touchdowns when you're inside of the 10 yd line you've got to put seven on the board and yes they did create the turnover and you get the field goal but they looking for seven and for UAB that's a win by the defense getting off the field with that excellent field position they only gave up three points an all corn State team that went s and four 6-2 in the swack a year ago but lost quarterback Aaron Allen leading rusher Jarvan Howard leading receiver montario hunt to graduation plus their top tackler Terrence Ellis transferred up to FBS at of Western Kentucky so a lot for Cedric Thomas to replace in his first year as a head coach but certainly he inherited a capable roster well and this is a roster with Talent there are some new faces but the overall message from the program is he has the ears of his players they'll run through a brick wall for him and he's a motivator and just the trajectory of this program with him in year one everyone was really excited coming out to start off the 2024 season with his [Music] leadership keani to kick it away for alorn Jacobs in Goodwin deep for UAB Goodwin bobbles it at the six picks it up at the five has a crease to the 15 good one breaks a tackle and he's out near the 30 under the circumstances a darn good return from Armani goodw yeah pretty good job being creative and finally picking this ball up and it's kind of skids on the ground there wet Turf there finds a Lane right down the sideline almost breaks it Free Runs right out of bounds he's tripped up new's last possession ended in a BB fumble alorn turned it into three points but the Blazers went for touchdowns on their first two possessions all be at the second one only required a 6-y drive Isaiah Jacob starts as the tail back interesting after the BB fumble he gets the carry dragging a man across the 30 still going near the 35 and he turns ahead to the 37 first Contact was not far past the line of scrimmage and Isaiah Jacobs goes for nine yeah it's so important for running backs contact is made you've got to stay low keep driving your legs that led to a huge gain there on first down after contact continuing to fall [Music] forward second and short Jacobs again plants and goes across the 40 a first down for the Blazers on a gain of five the Carri running the ball right up the middle behind one of the the best centers in the league Brady Wilson he's the anchor up front ran right behind him to pick up the [Music] first first and 10 of the 42 Bryce damis in motion Zeno over the middle connects at Midfield near the first down marker to Shanks it's a gain of nine and Kon Henderson makes the Stop and Shanks highlighted here early on to this ball game pressure up the middle does feno right over the middle into Shanks another positive play on first down Jacobs got a good block from damus and he picks up the first down with three yards a brave stays down it's Marco McLaren who dumped [Music] him but came off worse for where mclen had a great start to this game impacted a number of plays defensively for all courn including recovering that BB fumble on the last [Music] possession senior out of Collins Mississippi who came over from Southern Miss and able to jog off it just goes low and shaken up there good to see him run off the field but him and Jacobs colliding that's a two physical players trucks running into each other I would think too when you go low like that and turn your you leave yourself a little bit vulnerable exactly and you got to keep your head up your eyes up and you can see he's still in a little bit of pain Lee BB Jr back out there in the pistol after his fumble and the gloves now are on after they were not early in the game the game adjustment first and 10 of the 46 phbe gets the call stretches left side to the sideline he's banged out of bounds after a pickup of five yards one thing here early on you can tell these wide receivers have been taught they've been coached they've got to block they've got to be physical on the outside the Blazers wide receivers are helped setting the edge in the running game quick throw out for Amari Thomas his first catch of the year he is hit around the line of scrimmage he initially escaped But ultimately coralled by Kobe towns and a flag comes out at the very end of the play it was going to be third third down for UAB but if this is on all court it's going to move the sticks Edwards just got in there maybe a touch too late it's a great effort by towns to ultimately keep Thomas in his grft after he initially escaped but it might have been for not foul on the play third down the officials pick up the flag we'll get a second look here so it will be third down and short and Edwards was arguing he was still in bounds we see number three come through yeah to me looks like he was out of bounds so Edwards and the Braves catch a break it's officially a gain of a yard on the First Catch of the season for Amari Thomas who caught 53 balls a year ago BB the running back on third and four he bursts across the 40 he fumbled again it's loose at the 30 and alorn St has it Lee BB Jr has lost fumbles on backto back sequences and alorn state gets it back and the Braves are going after the ball here nice hole up the middle they're just putting his hat right on it to knock it Loose Edwin summerow making the play and the ball back to his offense one of your keys Jay for alorn state was win the turnover battle got off to a sloppy start for the Braves on the Block punt even if that's not strictly speaking a turnover but they've reversed their fortunes here late in the first quarter but you can tell this defensive unit had a focus on creating loose balls out on the turf creating turnovers going for twice already and being successful Xavier vaugh back out there for a second possession at quarterback for alore on the last play of the opening quarter Su reverses field vaugh right in the thick of it it's no gain in the end after a whole lot of running for Su and it'll be second and 10 for allor State on the other side of the timeout was not a good start for the Braves to 2024 they fell into a two-core hole UAV fans were feeling good but back to De turnovers have opened the door just to touch for the Braves at Navy Federal Credit Union it all starts with members like you because we were founded as a not for-profit with a mission a mission dedicated to your well-being with everyday banking tools and Loans all 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the ball right back and they've got to kind of recognize this secondary and see how aggressive they've been so it's going to be important for V here to really look his look at his reads and make sure that his offensive line gives him time to try to pick this up do you think the Braves line can hold up long enough to throw it down the field I think they've got to move him out of the pocket cuz this defense is very aggressive I think they've got to keep him on the Run Deep drop for man Rush look at vaugh explode he slides down across the 35 they'll only give him the 35 yd line where he started his slide so it's just a gain of three and you'd imagine a Braves punt coming up on Fourth and five I like how V was assertive here as he reads doesn't like it immediately gets out as he feels pressure coming there's not enough room to pick up the [Music] first all cor thought about that for just a few seconds but Elijah Gorman is out to punt with Cam Shanks deep for UAB the man of the opening 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it was very important for me to have a therapist who could understand relationships traumas the lgbtq community and someone who is also a person of color I tend to deal with things in life with a sense of humor my therapist on better help and I we share [Music] this on the left side of your picture Trent ders UAV Blazers have a 14-3 lead early in the second quarter on the right side you're looking live at Uptown Nola where tan is up 28 to nothing on Southeastern Louisiana early on in the 3D UAB picked 10th in the 14 team American Memphis picked to win it UTSA just behind in t Lane in third UAV first and 10 from the 33 Isaiah Jacobs the ball carrier picks up four before he is spilled by Edwin sore that preseason poll what do you make of it Jay well I mean I think all these teams at the top the top five they all have talent and you know mempis and John Sall over at two lane his first ball game with the big lead but with UAB here tonight pick 10th I have a feeling they're going to finish much higher with the Superstar coach and Trent dfur one of the best quarterbacks in the country in Jacob Zeno the offense and defensive line that we've heard we've seen tonight much improved this Blazers team is on the rise but I think this is a very deep league and you know Memphis a lot of returners coming back south Florida another team that's going to be in the thick of things 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 trip St from behind inside the 35 all the way down to the 30 do finally chased him down but Zeno rips off a big gain to set up UAV in all cour territory yeah you see the speed they're getting on the edge and here play action fake nobody open I'm going to take it then pointing out his blocks up front pick up the big first down 26 yds for Zeno look at Jacobs lower his Pad level and bull ahead to the 26 for a gain of four Jacobs unsurprising L the tail back on every snap so far on this drive Lee BB Jr got the opening carries of this game for UAB but put the ball on the ground twice in the first quarter from Trent dper standpoint if you were him how are you managing that well it's tough because BB is such a talented Runner and they got five running backs in this room that we expected to see tonight and BB putting the ball on the ground you hate it for him but you have to be accountable and give the other running backs a chance especially when they're as talented as they are but I expect BB to get more opportunities Le with spoon slashes across the 20 on his first Carry of the year and he has a first down to the 19 before dude makes the tackle and that's exactly the depth that we're talking about and I like how this offensive staff of Al sporton Trent dfur and getting everybody involved everybody's touching the ball and when you have the talent the depth that this offense does you want to give action and touches to everyone Armani goodwi is on now he's been The Return Man but this would be his first Carry if he gets one instead they swing it out to him Goodwin has pain blocking in front and he is upended on the sideline after a gain of three Edwin sour who has been active after forcing that fumble from BB on the last possession made another stop swing pass out front pick up positive yards this offense really stretching the fields horizontally and vertically so three running backs have appeared and touched the ball for UAB on this possession BBE not one of them referee sto the clock with some more down to a defensive player Edward some more the 50e senior from Atlanta 3 one of the guys that Deion Roberson the defensive coordinator really raved about with us when we talked to him this week the experience of s more his communication skills and also his athleticism said he's maybe the fastest guy on the Braves defense but the trainers are attending to him early in the second quarter he's up on his feet seems to be okay second and seven for UAB after 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immediately I was going to be able to see a therapist we mentioned the American pre-season poll just moments ago Memphis dominated the first place votes getting 23 of the 30 available Army picked up one down in fifth it does feel like those top three to me are the strongest contenders but certainly South Florida and Army in the picture as well as you said Jay second down and seven for UAB at the alorn 16 out of the timeout Jacobs tries to turn the corner but he is coralled from behind and pulled down by Malachi Bailey that's the first time we've called his name since the top of the show tonight offensive line has done a good job shadowing him but Bailey getting off the block to make the play and stepping up here in the second quarter that's the 26th tackle for loss of Bailey's decorated career First Team all swack a year ago Cedric Thomas wanted a timeout and he got it just in time he was sprinting down that far sideline prior to the now time out state for second and the half that's a new skill for a new head coach to acquire now he's been a head coach before but this is his first time at the division one level uh leading the way and he had to show his uh his Sprint down the sideline to make that timeout call [Music] and here's the offense huddles up uab's been great on third Downs here tonight another situation third and long defense for the Braves have to keep their eyes on Zeno extending and getting out of the pock and trying to pick it up with his legs but he's been very accurate with the ball tonight 8 for nine 69 yds and the one touchdown through the year this offensive line has protected up front built a wall giving him time to throw the [Music] ball trips left with Jacobs in the back field alongside Zeno on Third and seven UAB 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 a third UAB turnover in the opening 20 minutes of the season the Braves showed pressure they faded back only Rush four and right up the middle Gideon spotsville hit the arm of Zeno see they're right there as he's throwing it ball gets up in the air another turnover that's the kind of Armon arm Collision that nobody really wins but spotsville I think will take it a little bit of pain there as he's clubbing for that ball you see it there turnovers I mean UAB is up right now but as far as the turnovers go coaching staff will not be pleased win the ball back to their opponent Anthony Williams on the Jet Sweep looked like he was bottled up but stopped and started again on more and got to the sideline for eight and a blazer is slow to get up that's Michael Moore on that far sideline who lost his helmet and now is climbing back to his feet though somewhat [Music] gingerly captain on this UAB team fifth year senior from Houston 63 tackles a year ago including five and a half for loss difficult to overstate the absence he would be if this forces him out for any kind of significant time [Music] part of an experienced group of interior linebackers for UAB that's big part of the reason that Trent dford and his staff decided to put the Green Dot on the safeties rather than the linebackers a lot of teams of course the stereotypical Green Dot for the uh meaning the helmet that's getting the communication that's now allowed in FBS football this year that the direct communication into the helmet speaker from uh a coach's headset generally goes to the middle linebacker but UAB with all their experience in that spot more Chief among them decided it would be better to have the younger safeties hearing the coaches directly yeah it's interesting how each coaching staff each team really devises who they want to get that message to and give that helmet to and this was UAB strategy and obviously on the offensive end Zeno every quarterback throughout the country is going to have microphone in therea Tyler Mak is back in at quarterback for alore he got the first two drives subsequent two were Xavier vaugh Adams comes under Center he fumbled the snap a couple of blazers saying they have it is it the first all corn turnover of the night Tavarius Adams came in for the snap he lost it right away on second in short and the Blazers recover the fumble what a costly unforced error for alorn State Demarcus Smith recovered for UAB for the Braves great three turns you only have three points you can't give the ball back there're trying to get kind of cute there with the direct snap the ball just goes on the ground UAB gets one [Music] back you surprised to see a call like that there's not even a lot of deception to it cuz he's coming in and lining up under Center well that's so tough cuz you're coming in the last second and I know you practice that but again you're inside the 20 first ball game of the year and your offense is starting to get more Comfort into more of a rhythm you give the ball back inside of the 20 in the Red Zone you could see it too on the re playay that Adams is never really said he's motioning in trying to get himself down in position and then take the snap almost all at once yeah kind of looked like he was at an angle he wasn't even directly behind the center so Zeno and UAB get the ball back pretty much right where they were and it's first and [Music] 10 Zeno damus he was in a straight jacket and maybe for the best for him that the ball fell incomplete Ross in coverage alongside Andrew Smith [Music] we talked about the running back room the wide receivers damus talented senior tight end 24 catches on the year very athletic Isaiah Jacobs hit at the line of scrimmage Falls forward for a yard the allcorn defensive front has done a better and better job against those interior runs they're starting to get more penetration and really good job coming off the ball this is smaller unit but they're getting leverage on the interior plugging up and he's sort of crease up front J Anderson had the initial penetration big 98 in Gold Zeno clean pocket to the right side he has room a first down with a flag in the back field Zeno gallops out of bounds on a pickup of nine to move the chains but there's laundry behind the play this is going to be a hold it's coming back but still Zeno excellent recognition to get out of the pocket four offense Tim that's the Right Guard zier floi who had the false start that nearly cost UAB in the Red Zone back in the first [Music] quarter sets up third down and half a mile for the Blazers from the 26 [Music] third down and 19 Thomas in motion three-man Rush Zeno flush to the right Zeno tucks and runs Zeno hit on the sideline UAB crowd wants a flag and they get two of them alorn state with a critical error if this flag stays on the field it's going to be an automatic Blazers first down that's to the play pressing a foul L hit out of bounds zero the defense has to to the goal line automatic first down the would be late hit against Edwards got picked up a few minutes ago not this time for Wallace Melton yeah this is huge I mean the offensive line protecting up front finally the pocket collapse as Zeno gets out and you just got to hold up here Zeno clearly out of bounds you just give this offense another opportunity this talented group could have get off the field on fourth down forced to field goal attempt but now give this Blazers unit first down and his Drive continues the ball spotted at the 11 yd line so UAB technically could still get a first down at or inside the one off play action backward pass to Thomas he has movement in front of him three flags come down as Thomas's triple team to the ground for no gain but Flags rain down around the line of scrimmage and you wonder with the way an allor Defender is down if this is some kind of a legal crackback [Music] block personal foul Blind Side block number 13 offense 15 yd penalty repeat first down first game I mean both sides making mistakes penalties turnovers obviously you want to limit those mistakes but here early on each side penalty for penalty the hit out of bounds then the block here that's going to go against UAB the ball gets to the outside there's the block going back in Bennett will get that one on him trying to be physical again but you cannot do that and the rest easily see it it was marel McClaren who has been just all over the field who was the unfortunate recipient of the illegal Blindside block though he is able to jog off on his own tough to be more active in the first 22 minutes of a season on the defensive side of the ball than mclen has been he's been all over the field I mean flashing there took a shot good to see him kind of walk it off get a break over on the sideline but this defense needs him back in the ball game Armani Goodwin is in as the tail back next to [Music] Zeno penalties have hurt both teams on this sequence UAB started in the Red Zone has twice been pushed out of it by penalties Goodwin gets the carry bounces right side and he is dropped Kobe towns got him in the back field and did not let go a loss of a couple Deion Roberson's unit is physical on the back end and here as this ball bounces outside secondary comes up physical play staying low driving through good technique making that play second down and 28 coming up for UAB from the 29 yd line and another penalty flag false start is the [Music] signal snap in fraction number 72 offense five Dr penalty second down that's Brady Wilson the 50the senior from Spanish [Music] Fort the what's in the playbook for second and 34 J throw it deep throw it deep 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 that at the very least puts UAV back into comfortable field field goal range but and that was a drag route Buck halter catches in perfect job with the placement of this ball Zeno sees him flashing across the screen throws it so he catches the in St the buck halter does the rest and there Cuts back inside to pick up more yards and he picked up a big chunk now to make it more tangible to Third and 14 19 yd pitch and catch Zeno fiveman Rush well protected to the end zone touchdown Amari Thomas the sophomore off his massive freshman campaign as his first touchdown down of 2024 and UAB goes up 20 to3 Zeno found away from second and 34 at the 35 yd line completions to Buck holder and Thomas for the touchdown extra point is just tucked inside the right upright 21 to3 UAB well Zeno comes back from second and long stays patient in the pocket lets the play develop and finds his star sophomore Amari Thomas for a touchdown to stretch out the lead to 21 to3 Quin has been my best kept secret but now I'm telling everybody I love luxury at aordable prices if I want to dress down but still look amazing they have it if you need jewelry they have it I get so many compliments when I'm 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campaign has made it 21-3 for the hometown UAB Blazers at their protective Stadium opener this fall and they will put it in the air back to outb State as we head into the final 6 and A2 minutes of this opening half they G Jon Holz are back with [Music] you grant to kick it away alord has not shown a lot of interest in returning kicks in fact the return men have have been uh up around the 10 ydd line in their initial position this time taken from the two and not much there short of the 20 and that's where the Braves will take back over we welcome in the now 10th year Athletics director of the Blazers Mark Ingram Mark thanks so much for being with us yeah thanks man appreciate you having me let's start with year two for UAB in the American what has it done for the school for the community to be in this league yeah you want to align yourself with other great universities now we're carrying our brand to cities like Tampa and Houston and Philadelphia and and uh you know those kind of other cities Memphis that we used to associate with and that's important for the enrollment of our University and contining to promote this great school so that's that's really the the point of it Tyler Mak the quarterback again for all cor this possession he bounces to the left side and Sprints ahead for a first down across the 30 it marks so much excitement with the program Trent dord what he's brought here in year two what's it like working with Coach oh he's great he's high energy right our players love him they love playing for him uh they know that he's you know he's got great credibility in in his own uh story his own story as a player they trust him uh and of course you know our offensive numbers you want to you want to score touchdowns this is a great place to uh play football and uh it looks like our defense has been playing a lot better uh so far this game Knock on Wood and uh that was really our aill bil heel last year and and they feel like they've made some great uh Talent improvements on the on the defensive side so we're excited that was perfect timing with ever rousa Junior making the tackle loss on Anthony Williams uh what was the process of getting coach dord to UAB especially cuz he was an unconventional hire without having College coaching experience yeah you know I knew where he was because he so he was in Nashville and I had some really good friends there who complained about him all the time their kids were having to play against him and uh I I really didn't think a whole lot about him other than I knew where he was and but we were able to start our process in June of last year and uh well two years ago now and so uh we the benefit of that is I was able to talk to a lot of coaches before the season ever started so so the great thing there is I didn't have to get into the season where these guys be like hey man I got a game this week I can't talk uh I had a really good good list of of interested candidates before they even got to fall camp and but he was one of them you know I reached out to him and I kind of did it as a favorite of friend almost like all right like how bad is it talk to a guy who won the Super Bowl that you know we probably got some eal friends or something and so we talked for a while and you know what I thought was going to be about a 10-minute conversation was like an hour and a half and then I went to see him on the way to one of our road games we were playing at Western Kentucky I drove through Nashville stopped off thought it would be like an hour it was 3 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 you man you can't work here and and he just kind of exudes this high energy uh very faithful guy who uh who who who who his integrity and he you know he wants to do things right he has no interest in cheating he believes he can win without it he and he believes in himself and he's super confident in his system and and so yeah it just the conversation just kind of kind of snowballed All Season well we we talked to Coach this week and I said coach if you have a scholarship can I play for you you're somebody I would want to play for but he might even throw it to you he he he's run as a pro style offense he likes the tight end but I'll tell you a lot of expectations for this season what are you most excited watching this team compete this year in the year well oh great pick see there you go nice B by m intercepted by Kobe Dempsey a second allc core turnover to counteract those three by UAB but uh Mark go ahead continue yeah you know uh we had a top 20 offense last year uh if we can improve on defense which I'm confident we have uh we we're going to be really fun to watch uh we you know we unfortunately we've had three turnovers in the first half which is uncharacteristic of us uh but you know first game type stuff but if we can continue to play like we did last year offensively improve you know on the defensive side even just a little bit we're going to be really hard hard to play and and look we we went to two lane we were up on two lane we played in the championship we were up two touch Downs on them we're up two touchdowns on San Antonio at San Antonio you know we were giving Georgia a lot more than they wanted to deal with in the first half in Athens I mean we we did some really good things they just didn't turn into wins which obviously is the ultimate uh marker UAB takes back over first and 10 from the 25 Zeno to throw goes into the flat for Jacobs he makes a man miss gets across the 30 and drags him for a gain of seven I'm going to tell you something that's two great kids that's two great kids kid right there Jacob Zeno and Isaiah Jacobs I mean fantastic kids who you'd love to invite over to your house for Thanksgiving type guys they're so polite they're so kind to everybody around them awesome teammates man I I just love those guys they're good guys second and two into the flat again Jacobs juggles but catches and has the first down last question for you mark well we have you yeah obviously the big storyline in college football this year is the expansion from four teams in the playoff to 12 in particular it does something for the American and that it does for that guaranteed spot for the highest ranked group of five conference Champion yeah one out of 63 of us will get an opportunity to go and play in it and uh I guess I guess that's called access um so we're we're we just want to win tonight right we want to win tonight we want to win next week and just keep chipping away at it and yeah I'm glad that somebody's going to get to go maybe it'll be us I hope that it is and and if we do we're going to give whoever we're playing all all they want I promise you that well Mark we appreciate your time and your insights thanks so much for stopping by yeah man thank you guys good blesses that's Mark Ingram 10th year Athletics director at UAB his Blazers are up 21-3 as we approach the first two-minute timeout in the history of UAB football first and 10 at the 47 and a flag comes in at the end of the play in the secondary after an incompletion from Zeno the back judge hurled that one in from some 20 or 30 yards away and the indication is pass interference against alorn State pass interference number 10 defense the balll at it's SP the foul first down Ross gets the pass interference penalty and a spot foul gives UAB a first down at the all Court 42 just a moment ago talking about the expansion to the 12 team playoff and now we're going to get to see one of the other big changes in college football this year is Lee BB had those two early fumbles rips off a big run inside the 25 before Melton brings him down at the 23 and there is the two-minute timeout at a buck 57 to go in the second quarter Trent deler happy for Lee BB can simple steps help your financial confidence a Region's green 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starting running back Lee BB Jr fumbled twice in the first quarter think he was fired up for B and his first Carry back to rip off a big one what a moment that's just awesome good for Lee B making a big play and how about the confidence the trust and Trent dford put him back in the ball Game yes a couple mistakes made that's okay I still believe in you I have trust in you and I'm going to give you another chance out there and you saw that Embrace him that's the type of Coach you want to play for somebody that believes in you fourman rush on first down Zeno floater is is pulled in at the 10 by Cory Miler his first catch of the season and he takes it all the way down to the two almost looked like that ball slipped out of Zeno's hand yeah I mean this ball it's got The Perfect Touch on it and arm look like got hit but he dropped it right in the perfect position for his guy to make a play and Milner comes up with it right near the goal line BB into the end zone touchdown what a first half for Lee BBE Jr two fumbles in the first quarter but two touchdowns and it's a 273 Blazers lead with 90 seconds to play in the half that's got to be a good feeling for BB coming back in and getting a good feeling getting in the end zone getting another chance you see the Embraces over on the sideline such a talented player a big part of this offense there he reads his offensive line clears out a path on that left side easily Gets In The End Zone delonga on for his fourth extra point just tucked the third one inside the right upright but this is right down the middle and he has converted four Lee BB Jr his return to the field his return to the end zone 28-3 UAB with a minute 30 to go coming up at halftime we'll look at the top plays of the week in the American Conference Jay and I but mainly Jay we'll analyze the opening 30 minutes look at the stats and talk about what to expect in the second half of this one how much have you seen in this first half so far that you expected how much have you seen that you haven't well I'll tell you you can never expect mistakes or turnovers even though hey first game there's going to be some of that but you know a little bit surprised just with the penalties the turnovers but for UAB how do you respond to that I talked in the open of broadcast about responding to adversity well they've had some but you're still up 25 points you've shown a lot of good things that coach dord and his staff is going to watch on film tomorrow and like what they've seen from their team in the first half the obvious mistakes will be addressed but this offense is clicking Zeno's been accurate and you look at the offense and defensive line they've really stood up tonight and done a nice job along the trenches Noah Grant the single gloved kickoff specialist and Hunter for UAB how to put it in the air again the Blazers have gained the Braves 275 to 63 in the first 28 1/2 minutes there another touch back there is a flag down back around the 40 yd [Music] line we've had 11 accepted penalties in this first half six against UAV five against a offside 12 kicky team 5yd penalty first down all cor unsurprisingly will take that at the end of the kick rather than Force UAB to redo it so first and 10 coming for the Braves at their own 30 [Music] the Coran Su flanking Tyler mon to The Back Field mon flips it over the middle for Griffin he's hit in the back field and slung down at the line of scrimmage by OC brothers and Desmond little an immediate timeout it's an aggressive timeout by the Blazers even up by 25 with a minute 21 to go in the second quarter FR tiler thinking he wants to get the ball back maybe just to see what his offense would do if they had to run a one minute dve well and he trusts his defense right here hey I'm going to give you guys time outs and get a stop here and get the ball back to the offense and your foot down on the pedal even though the offense is clicking and you got a big lead let's get another opportunity to see if we can before the halftime break mention what a proud program allor state is five time black national champions four of them under the Godfather of the swack the late Marino most recent in 2014 under J Hopson who went on the coach of Southern Miss for a number of years more than 50 players have come out of this race program and gone on to the NFL most famously the late Steve McNair make it under pressure escapes up the middle makes a cut close to the 35 he's up ended at the 34 it'll set up third down at six Gracie and brothers combin on the Stop and another UAV timeout with a minute 15 still to go in the second quarter that list of more than 50 Braves in the NFL also includes former Packers receiver Donald Driver as well as 1985 bear and longtime NFL head coach defensive coordinator leslee Frasier outside of football alln is produced uh activist Edgar Evers graduated 1952 and actor Michael Clark Duncan who uh attended the school as well third the coach has shared with us what a family environment family atmosphere it is how fanatical folks are if you're leaving after a game walking through the parking lot you're going to have a tough time getting home without getting fed third down and Six Flag down to the snap Griffin reaches back to make the catch and has the first down as it stands if this flag wipes out a great play by Griffin it'll be a shame but it looks like UAB might have lined up in the neutral zone outside seven defense five drop penalty repeat third down call was repeat third down as though the penalty had been accepted but it should be declined for a first down and indeed that is the correction from our referee Edwin Lee that penalty is declined it's a nice gain of seven on a tough catch by Griffin yeah a really nice play there getting making out of the pocket right on the Run making that catch now okorn has a chance to make Trent dord regret using those two timeouts first and 10 for the Braves at the 41 fourman Rush on Mon room to the right makes a man miss accelerates to the 45 and gets out of bounds close to Midfield under Hot Pursuit from LD Cox 64 305 lb defensive lineman and Tyler mon decided better than letting Cox hit him smart business decision getting out of bounds Cox 305 lb able to move that well so agile he's going to be a force on that defensive [Music] line yeah if your quarterback's unwilling to slide take the red jersey off and see if it changes his out second and three pitch outside for Su goes Airborne toward the marker but he's not close enough to stop the clock evidently the officials wind it initially it's still turning to 5251 they did give the first down and now they stop the clock that's a tough break for alorn and Edwin Lee now is going to maybe put time back on at the game clock to 51 seconds result plays a first down it's like the line judges didn't recognize that the spot was at the sticks cuz that clock took down a good 6 seven seconds clock winds inside 50 seconds alorn just across Midfield fourman Rush Mak protected mon wants to run tight rubs the sideline out of bounds at the 43 nice 6yd gain and really clear that Tyler mak's legs have been 's most consistent weapon yeah he's a Difference Maker when he gets outside and get need something going here on this drive and now Braves need to get some points here going to the halftime break to really feel good but they've executed on a couple third Downs moving the ball extending plays with Mon's ability Griffin in motion Mak has has time again rolls to the right Mak steps out of bounds all the way back near Midfield he could have thrown that away and saved himself a good six yards LD Cox had the pressure third wonder if Tyler Mak just lost track of where he was yeah and that's one you're right me just throw it away you don't lose the yards and you stop the clock and looks like he's coming up here a little gingerly as he got knocked out of [Music] bounds so instead of third and three it's third and eight move the pocket left mon doesn't see the pressure the ball flutters and it's incomplete Maddox nearly had the interception and wouldn't that have been sweet against a former swack rival Desmond little had the backside pressure Tyler M never saw him coming he was flying off the edge that pressure in there the balls tipped up here almost able to haul it in see that foot out of bounds as possession is made great concentration by Adrien Maddox Junior from kers Georgia but his feet just drifted out over the chalk before he could pull it in Gorman out to punch Shanks is deep just inside his own [Music] 15 Gorman gets it away Shanks calls for the fair Catch and has it at the 18 yd line and you'd think here Jay that with just 22 seconds and only one timeout UAB will play this conservatively yeah I think we'll see here just a safe play call or take a knee going to the halftime break up 25 points and 22 seconds left just go ahead and take it in and regroup and come back out for the third quarter insided fans there future Blazers having to stay up a little yeah later past their bed times with uh an hour delay due to lightning just past 9:40 local time on a school night Jay they got to see the whole game it's a learning experience this is a field trip they can rest this weekend it's a long weekend ball at the 19 Zeno to throw Under Pressure to the flat for Jacobs stiff arm and by the back of his jersey he is coralled and ultimately dropped by Malachi Bailey after a gain of a couple both teams content to take that into the half just another half at the office for the UAB Blazers offense 278 total yards last year after they set a School record and finished 18th in the FBS with 450 yards of offense per game a year ago they are picking up right at that pace and then sub despite three turnovers UAB takes a 28-3 lead into the half well a lot to be pleased with and the offense doing a lot of bright things but uh the turnovers obviously will be addressed at the halftime break pleased to welcome in Trent dfur seconde head coach of the Blazers coach obviously the three turnovers but at the same time four touchdowns what's your overall takeaway for the first half really pleased with the defense uh you know their their ability to react to Sudden Change I think three turnovers two stops and hel to a field goal in the Red Zone uh offensively we just been sloppy penalties turnovers uh everything we talk about not being offensively so that's disappointing um but defensively really proud and then how he responded the last drive you know offense went back out there and played a little cleaner and overcame some stuff so some stuff to build on and Coach you saw that Embrace with BB putting him back in the ball game getting that touchdown to finish it off there what did that mean to you to give him that chance what's a big deal the guy's not a fumbler you know when told him after second one I'm like listen don't start having that demon on your shoulder saying you're a fumbler you're not a fumbler you have fumbled a couple times you're not a fumbler and there's a big difference we talk a lot about selft talk on this team um you know that's where confidence comes from do hard stuff talk well to yourself others have others talk to you so I wanted to play my part in talking well to him he needs to talk well to himself he to go back out there and play good football I bet she doesn't fumble the rest of the season thanks a lot for you top coach thank you Trent dfur and the Blazers up 28-3 at the half folks had to wait an extra hour because of the lightning for the 2024 kickoff but they have gotten what they wanted Thomas into the end zone BBN a couple of times UAB by 25 here we are in the heart of the city that is the Heart of the City at UAB we're restless with curiosity and the passion that Sparks every new idea and Discovery here we're learning everywhere and anywhere growing bonding building something different because different moves the world here we aren't just doing what we can we're 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second half from protective stadium in Birmingham he's Jon Halter I'm Nate gatter so glad to have you with us Jay UAB at times a little bit shaky with those early turnovers but the Blazers settled in pretty well and to Trent D's Point played really well on defense on offense a couple turnovers some penalties some mistakes but balance on offense 278 total yards of course 28 points now Lee BB Jr was in many ways the story of the first half both the good and the bad he had a couple of turnovers both fumbles in that first quarter but he also had two touchdowns including one late in the half when he seemed to have restored the Bas of his head coach yeah he started off with that touchdown and then some adversity hit couple uncharacteristic plays for BB the ball's on the ground how are you going to respond to that things didn't go your way and then he came back in had a huge play the Embrace from Trent dfur and then capping off the second quarter with the touchdown you see the emotion and that's him coming down not keeping his head down getting that second chance to come back in and make a play and to be fair restore the faith probably was the wrong word Trent Do's Faith was never shaken he told him you will not be considering yourself a fumbler you just fumbled a couple of times and for UAV despite the fumbles both literally and figuratively a strong opening half of the season in the end got a lot of positive stats there 278 total yards to balance on offense four for eight on third down that's pretty good and then they controlled the time of possession and that positive reaffirmation you know during the halftime break you address some of those mistakes but also talk about the positives that you do all Corin state is going to get the football to start the second half the number that stood out there to me was only 10 passing yards for the break Tyler Mak has done a good job creating things with his feet as did Xavier vau to some degree during his couple of drives what can the Braves do to try to create something some separations some completions down the field to loosen up this UAB defense well I think that's it they just got to look to to drive the ball down the field and there were a couple times in that first half where they did kind of give Min an option to go deep and the secondary coverage was outstanding from UAB but I would look for them again you're down 25 points you've got to take some shots you've got to kind of give your offense some trust that Hey listen we're going to go out be aggressive and attack but you got kind of make sure that your o line can protect and make sure that your quarterbacks make good decisions with the ball Noah Grant to kick away for [Music] UAB and this one will get into the end zone for another Touchback extracurricular after the play players separated by their teammates no flags on the field and alorn state will have the football from its own 25 to begin the second half we'll see if it's Tyler mon or Xavier vaugh mon got the majority of the first half work but vaugh did have a couple of drives and he looks in the middle of that huddle as the Braves get ready to come out to start the second half indeed it will be one Jamaine Gail said you know there's a lot of similarities between them Bon obviously a little bit taller that Tyler had done enough to to to get the job but vaugh had shown that he deserved an opportunity too hand off to Su who's bottled up right at the line of scrimmage for no game for no game it's tough to run on this interior defensive line just plugging up the gaps there LD Cox Jonathan Allen go eight deep up front Adams in motion handoff Su stutter steps through the middle and he picks up three before Michael Moore makes the tackle good to see him no worse for wear after he was down in the first half briefly one of the top players on the defensive side they they need him healthy and you're right him coming back into the ball game a good sign now third down here coming up for the Braves they've got to find ways to stay on the field and convert these opportunities four wide for vaugh on third down and seven quick throw and it was behind Griffin who did not run the route his quarterback expected Gracie was in coverage and another punt coming for alorn state now miscommunication there looked like Gracie was running the out when Von expected him to run the slant and go to the inside and the ball aant there and this defense again getting off the field and Trent dfur at the break he's very pleased with his defense coming out the halftime intermission doing their job of quick three and out Elijah Gorman to punt shank standing with his heels on his own 40 for UAB play clock at zero before the snap alorn State coach Coes are Furious play game the offense 5y penalty fourth down not the way Cedric Thomas would have wanted to start the second half yeah and coming out here you his team needs to play clean and that's something these coaches on both sides are looking for us hey let's clean up the mistakes how are we going to adjust after halftime break but we can't have these penalties and push ourselves [Music] back that's the sixth accepted penalty against alore state for 56 yards UAV has been called for 7 for 55 so that sounds an awful lot like what you expect in 31 minutes of the season opener big rush from the Blazers who blocked the punt of the early going instead it's the best punt by far for Gorman in the game Shanks takes it inside the 35 and squeaks across the 40 where UAB will take over you know just one more point on that UAB defense because Trent dfur deservedly so LED with his praise for them at the half and one of the things he talked to us about was the a core value of the program is reset that you play every 8 seconds then you flush it and move forward and he talked about the ability of the defense to adapt to those sudden changes in particular as something he liked dealing with adversity even if it wasn't their own resetting and playing exactly and he liked it during camp now how are you going to react in game like situations and so far so good and it's all about staying in the moment staying present his defense has done that tonight Isaiah Jacobs had a ton of space on the opening carry for him of the second half he gets a dozen and moves the chains into alord State territory before the Tackle by Jeffrey Melon Big gain on the ground and now the offense goes to Tempo we've seen this in the first half Z you know throws over the middle complete for another first down to Amari Thomas who had that first half touchdown theone through the air or one of two for the air through for Zeno and it's back to- back 12 y pickups Thomas has found his ways to impact the [Music] game Zeno to throw again looking to thread the needle along the sideline a layer throw for Shanks but it was just too tall for the 5 foot eight red shirt freshman that is such a hard throw to make and foreno just trying to get it over top of the linebacker and drop it in just a little bit too high Blazer's going back to this no huddle look Zeno though has been Ultra efficient with the exception of that one interception on the fluttering pass when his arm was hit 16 of 21 for 160 yards Jacobs gets the carry to the sideline stays inbounds and he's close to first down yardage again they Mark him right at the 27 he'll be just short third down and a yard uab's had success Nate running off that left side John Darius Morgan 64 315 quz Yates 66 320 those two guys up front at beginning push here's BB and he pushes to the 25 needed one got two moves the chains again for the Blazers their 21st first down of this game against seven for all qu State they've been able to convert it's just really the momentum continues to build up and on those pressure pressure Downs the execution has been there Dallas Payne is the tight end we haven't seen Terrell McDonald return since his apparent knee injury in the opening quarter on a carry BB Dives forward for two Samarian Edwards middle linebacker made the tackle I wonder if this has been a little bit of a learning experience for BB as well not only the mental side of it but physically with his hands I was sort of joking about how he started the game with his gloves in his belt then he put on then he's taken them off and discarded them somewhere on the sideline that is part of it is figuring out how he's going to handle a slippery ball after the rain we had earlier Zeno to the outside it's nearly intercepted Andrew Smith broke on the football and got his hand to it Smith read it and you here you see him just flash in front of the screen almost able to pick it off that's one he wants back he knows it still good recognition by the way as soon as I said that Terrell McDonald was just back out of the field for that last snap so good to see him in position to continue he was cutting on the sideline in the first half after coming [Music] off third down at eight Zeno Under Pressure Zeno to the sideline the pass is incomplete Melton had the coverage on Iverson hooks and it brings up fourth down and eight and our first UAB field goal attempt of the Season Trent D for you they one to se's team could get outside the pocket Zeno extending the play just not able to convert and now for the field goal unit an opportunity to execute here the long up from 41 one got it good looking first field goal for the sophomore from [Music] mobile UAB had four first half touchdowns the Blazers start the second half with a delonga field goal they're up [Music] 28 care instructions for my Gatsby for beef short for beef cake Mr Henry chicken Mill likes dressing up to go out he has more outfit than his daddy Henry loves to lick he loves people he likes hair Dyers blowing on his face every Friday they get an ice cream party sounds good when do we start this is why I can't ask my friends to do this whoa Nelly iPhone 15 with tons of storage I really want one yo you won 14 times on the lpj 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good start for the American Conference on opening night of week one no UAB leads 31 to3 here at protective stadium and Noah Grant will put the ball in the air yet again for the Blazers no shocking results this evening around college football though Western Carolina did hang around with NC State had a lead in the first half of that game 24th ranked Wolfpack ultimately won it 38-21 the signal was to stay in the end zone and the Braves will wish they did alorn state will start from back at the 10 I wish we could tell you who number 86 is on the kick coverage kick return team for All cour State unfortunately he's not on the roster but either way he will regret having brought that one out and sometimes you want to be aggressive but you just need to stay back there the message over there saying Hey listen just got to stay back and try to run that one out [Music] FCS Sacramento state has a 10-point second quarter lead on San Jose State Colorado is trying to hang on in one of those featured games tonight on ESPN up by five with a minute to go over North Dakota State in Boulder handoff goes to Rogers in the backfield for alorn state and not much there he gets out to the 14 a pick up of [Music] four it's been very rare that anyone other than jakorian Su has even been in the backfield let alone touch the ball at tailb for all corn tonight vaugh quick throw right side pulled in by Williams who took a big hit for his trouble but has a first down after the 21 on a gain of seven and you can see the strength with Bond ability to recognize the coverage and then how quick he can get that ball in there the arm strength look like he got hurt down on the field here hopefully he's okay but again nice execution to get the first down Anthony Williams is down after this [Music] hit taian Jones senior field safety from Johnstown Pennsylvania oh