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  DeWayne McBride ran for 120 and three touchdowns to set a school record and lead UAB to a 41-21 win over North Texas on Saturday. McBride has a single-season record 17 rushing touchdowns this season. Jermaine Brown Jr. had 150 yards and a touchdown to keep the Blazers hopes for a bowl berth alive while ensuring the Mean Green didn't qualify for the Conference USA title game.

McBride scored on short runs in the first quarter but North Texas (6-5, 5-2) stormed back with three touchdowns and took a 21-17 lead at the half. However the Mean Green punted on their next three drives and two fourth quarter drives ended on failed fourth-down conversions. Matt Quinn, who had a field goal on the final Blazers possession before the half, capped the opening drive of the second quarter with another to pull them within 21-20. The next three drives chewed up almost 15 minutes and produced a 2-yard Dylan Hopkins -to-Trea Shropshire score and 1-yard plunges by McBride and Brown. UAB (5-5, 3-4) piled up 234 of its 505 total yards on the ground and held the ball for 15 minutes longer than North Texas. - UAB/AP College Football


Jr/2023 RB *DeWayne McBrideAlabama-Birmingham
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  Another Auburn player has departed the program as the team comes out of its bye week. Reserve cornerback A.D. Diamond was recently removed from the team's official roster, and head coach Bryan Harsin confirmed Wednesday that the Mobile native is no longer part of the team. A 6-foot, 161-pound redshirt freshman, Diamond did not see the field during his time at Auburn. He was a standout at Blount, where he was a two-way star playing defensive back and wide receiver. As a senior he caught 38 passes for 756 yards and added 25 tackles, 21 pass breakups and seven interceptions on the defensive side.

Diamond joins defensive lineman Zykeivous Walker and wide receiver Landen King as players to leave the program since the start of the season. Diamond is the ninth member of Auburn's 18-player 2021 signing class - the first after Harsin took over on the Plains - to leave the program. He joins King, former four-star defensive tackle Lee Hunter (UCF), former four-star safety Ahmari Harvey (Georgia Tech), former four-star quarterback Dematrius Davis (Alabama State), three-star wide receiver Hal Presley (Baylor), defensive lineman Ian Mathews (Missouri) and former junior college cornerbacks Ro Torrence (Arizona State) and Kamal Hadden (Tennessee) as 2021 signees to transfer out of Auburn since Harsin's arrival. - Birmingham News


rJr/2026 CB AD DiamondAlabama-Birmingham
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  OCT 10 CONFERENCE USA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: UAB WR Trea Shropshire had six catches for a career-high 193 yards and a touchdown in UAB's 41-14 victory over Middle Tennessee. All of his production came in the first half to help UAB build a 38-7 lead at the break. The 193 receiving yards were the eighth-most single game receiving yards in program history, and Shropshire is once again leading the nation in yards per reception at 28.3 yards per reception. - Conference USA Football

rSr/2023 WR Trea ShropshireAlabama-Birmingham
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  DeWayne McBride and quarterback Dylan Hopkins combined to rush for 240 yards on 39 carries and three touchdowns and UAB downed upset-minded Charlotte 34-20 on Saturday. McBride's 13-yard scoring run with 12:24 to play put the Blazers (4-2, 2-1 Conference USA) back in front 27-20 after the 2-point conversion. After forcing the 49ers (1-6, 0-3) to punt on consecutive possessions, Hopkins sealed it with a 61-yard scoring jaunt with 1:01 left. McBride had 29 carries for 137 and two scores. Hopkins ran it 10 times for 103 yards and a score in addition to completing 15 of 23 passes for 231 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Elijah Spencer had four catches for 103 yards and a touchdown for Charlotte. The Blazers and 49ers met for the third time in program history and for the last time as Conference USA affiliates as both schools make the switch to the American Athletic Conference on July 1, 2023. - UAB/AP College Football

Jr/2023 RB *DeWayne McBrideAlabama-Birmingham
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  DeWayne McBride ran for 120 yards with three first-half touchdowns, UAB rolled up 303 yards on the ground, and the Blazers routed Middle Tennessee 41-14 on Saturday. McBride scored on runs of 5, 1 and 27 yards and Trea Shropshire caught an 88-yard TD pass from Dylan Hopkins in a 38-point first-half onslaught for UAB (3-2, 1-1 Conference USA). Hopkins completed 17 of 27 passes for 278 yards with the long touchdown to Shropshire, who caught six passes for 193 yards. Jermaine Brown had a 24-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and finished with 114 yards rushing on 10 carries. Chase Cunningham was 26-of-43 passing for 196 yards for the Blue Raiders (3-3, 0-2). He threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Jaylin Lane in the first quarter. Darius Bracy scored Middle Tennessee's other touchdown with a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter. Middle Tennessee has lost two straight since upsetting then-No. 25 Miami. - UAB/AP College Football

Jr/2023 RB *DeWayne McBrideAlabama-Birmingham
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  SEPT 19 CONFERENCE USA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: UAB RB DeWayne McBride had a career-high 223 rushing yards and matched his career highs for carries (28) and touchdowns (four) in UAB's 35-21 victory over Georgia Southern on Saturday. McBride averaged 8.0 yards per carry in the victory for the Blazers. In two games this season, McBride has run for 400 yards (200.0/game) and five touchdowns. He is the nation's active career leader in yards per carry at 7.4. - Conference USA Football

Jr/2023 RB *DeWayne McBrideAlabama-Birmingham
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  SEPT 19 CONFERENCE USA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: UAB LB Noah Wilder recorded a career-high 18 tackles against the nation's second-ranked offense in leading UAB to a 35-21 victory over Georgia Southern last week. Wilder was all over the field and helped the Blazers keep GSU to 160 yards under their season average. In the process, Wilder moved into UAB's Top 10 for career tackles and now has 262. He leads C-USA in tackles per game this season at 11.3 (34 total). - Conference USA Football

rSr/2023 ILB Noah WilderAlabama-Birmingham
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  DeWayne McBride set career highs with 223 yards rushing and four touchdowns to lead UAB past Georgia Southern 35-21 on Saturday. McBride's scoring runs of 1 and 31 yards in the first half helped build a 21-0 lead. He added a 27-yard score in the fourth to make it 28-14 and a 4-yarder with 4:46 left to cap the scoring. Dylan Hopkins passed for 125 yards and a touchdown for UAB (2-1). The UAB defense intercepted Kyle Vantrease three times - with one apiece from Jaylen Key, Tyler Taylor and Keondre Swoopes. Key returned his interception 45 yards. Vantrease finished 24-of-50 passing for 204 yards and a touchdown for Georgia Southern (2-1). Jalen White rushed for two touchdowns, including a career-high 71-yarder. - UAB/AP College Football

Jr/2023 RB *DeWayne McBrideAlabama-Birmingham
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  Jermaine Brown Jr. ran for 114 yards and touchdown, the UAB defense accounted for a pair of touchdowns, and the Blazers routed Alabama A&M 59-0 on Thursday night in the debut of head coach Bryant Vincent. Vincent spent the last four seasons as offensive coordinator for the Blazers. Brown had a 19-yard touchdown run to cap UAB's opening series. Charlie Goode blocked Troy Lendvay's punt attempt and Damien Miller recovered the ball in the end zone to end Alabama A&M's first drive. Mac McWilliam's 78-yard interception return for a TD made it 28-0 with 19 seconds remaining in the first quarter. Dylan Hopkins was 13-of-18 passing for 191 yards and a touchdown for UAB. His 4-yard TD run stretched the lead to 45-0 midway through the third quarter. Lee Witherspoon added 53 yards rushing and a pair of touchdowns. The Blazers, who finished 16th nationally in total defense (328.8) and beat then-No. 13 BYU 31-28 in the Independence Bowl last season, held Alabama A&M to 124 yards of offense in the first half and 235 yards overall. Xaiver Lankford led Alabama A&M with 115 yards passing and 42 yards rushing. - AP College Football

rSr/2024 RB Jermaine Brown Jr.Alabama-Birmingham
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  2022 PRESEASON WUERFFEL TROPHY (COMMUNITY SERVICE) WATCHLIST: Sidney Wells, UAB, Sr., OL,...Wells has been a community leader since his arrival at UAB in 2019. Now entering his fourth year, Wells has been active with Habitat for Humanity, Children's Hospital and FCA, among others. Wells has played in and started 27 career games. He was a First Team All-Conference USA selection in 2020, but only played in four games last year due to injury and is back after a redshirt season in 2021. - UAB Football

rSr/2023 OG Sidney WellsAlabama-Birmingham
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  Outland Trophy nominee Kadeem Telfort has been present at every practice, working individual drills, but is currently not taking part in team drills. He's worn a walking boot the past few practices but only as a precautionary measure. In his stead, Trey Bedosky has earned reps at left tackle but is expected to take up the right tackle position upon Telfort's return. With Bedosky at right tackle, Sidney Wells moved back outside and Zaire Flournoy was seen taking reps at right guard with the first unit. - Birmingham Post Herald

rSr/2023 OT Kadeem TelfortAlabama-Birmingham
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  The UAB football team wrapped up its fourth practice of fall camp Thursday, ahead of its season opener against Alabama A&M, Thursday, Sept. 1, at Protective Stadium in Birmingham. Despite a few big plays from the offense, UAB's defense is still performing strongly in fall camp. Senior safety Will Boler is having a great camp and redefining his leadership skills as the elder statesman of the defense. He's played in 49 career games, one less than punter Kyle Greenwell, and is the most experienced defensive back in the secondary. - Birmingham Post

rSr/2023 SS Will BolerAlabama-Birmingham
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  2022 PRESEASON PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST: Jermaine Brown Jr., UAB,...Brown Jr. is one of the top multi-threat players in the nation. He is coming off a junior campaign in which he compiled over 1,000 all-purpose yards with 631 rushing yards, 200 receiving yards and 184 kick return yards. The Mobile, Ala. native averaged 5.1 yards per carry in 2021 and added seven rushing touchdowns as well. Brown Jr. was recently named to the 2022 Doak Walker Award Watch List and makes up one of the top 1-2 punches at running back with teammate DeWayne McBride. These two are the only returning running back tandem in the nation who combined for 2,000 rushing yards and 20 rushing touchdowns last season. - UAB Football

rSr/2024 RB Jermaine Brown Jr.Alabama-Birmingham
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  2022 PRESEASON RAY GUY WATCHLIST: Kyle Greenwell - UAB,...Greenwell (6-1, 210) is a senior after starring each season since his 2018 freshman season, including a second junior campaign in 2021 when he punted 60 times for a total of 2525 yards, good for a punt average of 42.1...Had a long punt of 73 yards at North Texas, in addition to 12 punts of over 50 yards...Pinned 16 punts inside of the 20 yard line. As a sophomore (2019) he was a midseason addition to the Ray Guy watch list. He finished that season with punts for 2,860 yards, good for an average of 42.1 yards per punt...Had a long of 66...Had 11 punts of 50 or more yards and placed 22 punts inside the 20 yard line...His 68 punts were the fifth most in a season at UAB and his yardage of 2,860 was the third most. - UAB Football

rSr/2023 P Kyle GreenwellAlabama-Birmingham
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  2022 PRESEASON BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY WATCHLIST: S Grayson Cash, UAB,...Cash made some of the biggest plays of the season last year en route to earning Second Team All-Conference USA honors. Highlighted by a 100-yard pick six against Florida Atlantic and a blocked punt which he recovered for a touchdown at Southern Miss, Cash ended the season with 23 tackles, three interceptions, four pass breakups and two blocked punts. With six career interceptions, Cash's next INT will move him into the top 10 all-time at UAB in that category. Cash is one of three remaining players who has been on the team since the Blazers made their return to the playing field in 2017. Fellow safety Will Boler and outside linebacker Kyle Harrell are the other two. - UAB Football

rSr/2023 FS Grayson CashAlabama-Birmingham
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