WKU Football: Gameday Information for Game 5 Against UAB
WKU Football is reeling after a poor showing last week against Marshall. Today they travel down to Birmingham hoping to spring an upset against a conference contender in the UAB Blazers.
If you need to know any of the game information, look no further — we have you covered.
Location
Legion Field. Birmingham, Alabama.
Time
12:30 p.m. CT
Weather Forecast
TV
Stadium on Fox Sports
Stream: Fox Sports Go
Chris Hassel (Play by Play) & A.J. Hawk (Analyst) on the call
Radio
Randy Lee (Play by Play), Leo Peckenpaugh (Analyst) & Terry Obee (Sideline) on the call
Gameday Information
Betting Lines from Sportsline.com
UAB -13.5
Over/ Under: 44.5
Moneyline: UAB -550
Current Records
WKU: 1–3 (1–1 in Conference USA)
UAB: 3–1 (1–0 in Conference USA)
Last Week
WKU hosted Marshall in the Moonshine Throwdown. The Herd dominated until garbage time jumping out to a 38–0 lead in the third quarter. Tyrrell Pigrome struggled and was benched after his third fumble as Kevaris Thomas orchestrated two late touchdown drives to avoid total embarrassment in a 38–14 loss as the Hilltoppers fell to 1–3 (1–1 in CUSA) on the season.
UAB was on a bye, the previous week they hosted the UTSA Roadrunners. In a game that wasn’t as close as the final score would indicate, the Blazers outgained UTSA 409–280 and jumped out to a 21–6 lead in the third quarter. Four UAB turnovers kept it somewhat close but after a Sincere McCormick touchdown cut it to 8 with 10:31 left, UAB would run out the clock and hold on to a 21–13 Win moving to 3–1 (1–0 in CUSA) on the season)
Coaches
Tyson Helton- 2nd Season- 10–7 Overall
Bill Clark- 5th Season at UAB- 37–20. 5th Total Seasons. 48–24 Overall
Series
Last Meeting
Last season, WKU returned from a bye week to take on the defending Conference USA champion UAB Blazers. After falling behind 3–0, WKU would go on a 10–0 run on Josh Simon’s third touchdown catch of the season. WKU would intercept UAB quarterback Tyler Johnston four times on the afternoon and would break a 13 point tie on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Ty Storey to Jahcour Pearson with 11:17 remaining in the fourth quarter. WKU defense would then firm up turning over the Blazers on downs to effectively end the game with 2:11 left. WKU would take a knee and clinch a 20–13 win moving them to 2–2 on the season.
Relevant Reading
- Potential Move to Kevaris Thomas Gives Hope for Future
- UAB Q&A with The Daily Dragon
- Podcast: Tops looking for redemption
Injury Report by USA Today
For WKU:
- LB- Clay Davis- Out- Knee
For UAB:
- N/A
Excitement Level — 6
This is a do or die game for the Hilltoppers and it comes against yet another challenging opponent. They’re staring down the barrel of a 1–4 start and the potential cloud of fan disinterest that would come with the loss. Last year WKU turned a slow start around against the Blazers propelling them to 8 wins in their last 10 games, the potential quarterback change to Kevaris Thomas also makes this matchup intriguing. Let’s hope they find a way to finally live up to the potential shown last year and put a full game together. If WKU becomes the first road team to win at Legion Field since 2014, then the season is definitely back on track.
Go Tops. We’ll be providing live coverage and reaction. If you’re making the trip to Birmingham, please send us your tailgating and in-game pictures via Twitter at @TheTowelRackWKU or on our Facebook page and we’ll share.
