Marshall Football: A Look Behind Enemy Lines, UAB

Marshall travels to Legion Field tomorrow for a 4:30pm ET kickoff against UAB. The game will be broadcast by CSS.

Let’s take a look at the Blazers before Saturday’s showdown.

UAB

Record: 2-7, 1-4

Stats

Roster

FBS Rankings

Passing Yards: 18^th (312.4 yards per game)

Rushing Yards: 111^th (111 yards per game)

Points For: 57^th (29.8 yards per game)

Points Against: 111^th (36 points per game)

Players to Watch on Offense

Leading Passer: Austin Brown (146-252, 2086 yards, 12 TD, 7 INT)

Leading Rusher: Darrin Reaves (151 carries, 744 yards, 11 TD)

Leading Receiver: Jackie Williams (39 receptions, 674 yards, 1 TD)

Player to Watch on Defense

Marvi Burdette, Linebacker: Ranks second in the FBS with 115 tackles. Burdette also leads UAB in tackles for loss, nine, and is tied for the lead in sacks, two.

In the Press

The Charleston Gazette

Burdette a tackling machine for UAB

2-7 Blazers have all guns firing

The Charleston Daily Mail

Marshall football: Herd expects UAB to play with reckless abandon

Marshall football: Blazers offense remains a week-to-week mystery

Numberosity – UAB Week

The Herald Dispatch

Herd to confront air attack

Grant Traylor: UAB quarterback Brown no ordinary freshman

UAB’s Reaves hitting his stride

AL.com

UAB linebacker Marvin Burdette should break school’s career tackles record at home

Freshman Cameron Blankenship playing big role on UAB offensive line

Led by Darrin Reaves, UAB making big progress in run game

Unselfish Santonio Jones finding big role on UAB offense

UAB “grew a lot” in win over Southern Miss

UAB head coach Garrick McGree press conference during Marshall week (video)