UAB dominates Alcorn State

The UAB Blazers opened the 2024 college football season on Thursday with a resounding win over Alcorn State 41 to 3.

The game was delayed over an hour and twenty minutes due to bad weather in Birmingham; but that was the only setbacks that the Blazers faced on Thursday. The Blazers were up 28 to 3 by halftime, allowing Coach Trent Dilfer to substitute a lot of players in for the second half.

UAB's offense ran the ball at will accounting for 298 yards of offense on the ground. The stout Blazer's defense only allowed 117 yards of rush and just 60 yards of passing. The Blazers pass game contributed another 215 yards for the Blazers to dominate offensively 513 to just 177 total yards for Alcorn State.

UAB quarterback Jacob Zeno had 22 pass completions on 33 attempts. He threw for two touchdowns and had one interception. Lee Beebe Jr. was the leading rusher for the Blazers with 82 yards and two touchdowns on just 15 carries.

The Blazers defense pressured Alcorn State all night and recorded five sacks.

The Blazers will go on the road to play the University of Louisiana at Monroe next. Both teams are 1 and 0.

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