UAB Football Makes Historic Return on Saturday vs. Alabama A&M

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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- After two seasons without a game, the UAB football team makes its historic return to the field this Saturday, Sept. 2 vs. Alabama A&M at Legion Field with kickoff set for 2:30 p.m.

When UAB takes the field, it will have been exactly 1,007 days since its last game, which was a 45-24 victory at Southern Miss to close out the 2014 regular season.

HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN:

The game will be produced by Stadium and fans not in attendance can watch online at www.WatchStadium.com or on Twitter @WatchStadium. Ron Thulin will be on the call as the play-by-play announcer and is joined by Max Starks on color analysis and UAB graduate Laura Britt on the sideline.

Fans can also listen to the game on UAB's flagship radio station 100.5 FM WJOX2. The "Voice of the Blazers" David Crane serves as the play-by-play announcer with Steve Irvine providing color analysis and former UAB punter Trey Ragland serving as the sideline reporter.



WHAT TO KNOW:

Head Coach Bill Clark enters his second year on the sidelines for UAB, but his fourth in Birmingham. Clark is 17-10 overall as a college head coach which includes an 11-4 record at Jacksonville State in 2013 and a 6-6 record at UAB in 2014. In his first year at UAB, Clark guided the Blazers to bowl eligibility for the first time in a decade.

For 15 of the Blazers, running out of the tunnel at Legion Field will not be new to them. The players who were on the 2014 team and helped revive the program are: #1 Darious Williams (CB), #6 Wally Adams (WR), #13 Collin Lisa (WR), #17 Jordan Petty (S), #19 Nick Vogel (PK), #23 Tevin Crews (LB), #24 T.K. Lowe (S), #42 Shaq Jones (LB), #53 Zach Sims (OL), #63 Brad Minor (OL), #72 Lee Dufour (OL), #74 Bryant Novick (OL), #80 Stephen Pickren (TE), #82 Vernon Chatman (WR) and #92 Roderick McKinney (DL).

Four of those players, Shaq Jones, Tevin Crews, Darious Williams and Jordan Petty played significant roles for the defense in 2014 and look to lead what should be a strength for UAB this season. Added to that unit includes Power 5 transfers Teko Powell (Illinois), Duke Culver (Louisville), Will Dawkins (Indiana) and a core group of experienced junior college players.

The offense, conversely, does not have much experience in a UAB uniform. A.J. Erdely leads the team at quarterback while Tyler Johnston III should also see snaps under center. A trio of running backs look to carry the load by committee in James Noble III, Donnie Lee and Lucious Stanley. Wide receiver Collin Lisa is UAB's top receiving threat, while James Davis, Chris Schleuger, Lee Dufour, Malique Johnson and Justice Powers anchor the offensive line from left to right.



BLAZER GAMEDAY:

For all gameday information, visit www.blazergameday.com and follow @BlazerGameday on Twitter and Instagram, and like Blazer Gameday Operations on Facebook. Run by Bruno Event Team, their site and social media channels will be the fans' go-to gameday information which features everything you will need to know about heading to Legion Field.

STAY CONNECTED:

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TICKETS:

Season and single game tickets are still on sale. Season tickets start as low as $99, while single game tickets start at $20. Click here to purchase tickets and witness history in 2017.



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