UAB Blazers NCAA Football News

Joe Webb ran for 130 yards and three touchdowns to lead UAB to a 41-24 win over Tulane on Saturday at New Orleans.

Joe Webb ran for 130 yards and three touchdowns to lead UAB to a 41-24 win over Tulane on Saturday.

Webb, who completed 15-of-21 passes for 154 yards, scored on runs of 31, 3 and 1 yard for the Blazers 3-7, 2-4 Conference USA). Kevin Sanders had two interceptions.

J.T. McDonald accounted for three touchdowns, scoring on a 3 and 13 yard run and caught a 27-yard touchdown pass from Kevin Moore for Tulane (2-8, 1-5).

UAB, which led by three points at halftime, extended its lead to 24-14 on Webbs 3-yard touchdown run with 9:14 left in the third quarter. The score was set up by Sanders interception and 34-yard return to the Tulane six.

Today marks the two-week anniversary of the UAB football team falling apart in Hattiesburg.

The touchdown reception - which was more running than receiving - was highlight film material.

UAB head coach Neil Callaway said that missed assignments have caused big problems for his defense this season.

HATTIESBURG - Athletes find inspiration in a variety of ways, but the Southern Miss defense was desperate for every last bit of motivation during a midseason five-game losing streak.

His natural position is offensive guard, but his team had a need at tackle. So UAB's Terence Edge buckled up his chin strap and slid from right guard to right tackle early last season.

The UAB Blazers are still feeling the sting from being blown 70-14 out two weeks ago on the road by Southern Miss.

UAB wide receiver Frantrell Forrest has received more attention from opposing defenses during the past few games.

POSTSEASON TEAMS: NCAA: Memphis. NIT: UAB. PRESEASON POLL: Memphis; UAB; Tulsa; Texas-El Paso; Southern Mississippi .

The preparation for the 2009 football season needs to begin now at UAB. Three games remain in the 2008 season but it's time to look ahead to next year after Saturday night's disaster in Hattiesburg.

This was supposed to be a matchup between two struggling programs - both with 2-6 records entering the game.

Everybody wants to know how Southern Miss players are holding up during their five-game losing streak.

Southern Miss football coach Larry Fedora knows his defense has made a lot of quarterbacks look good during the Golden Eagles' five-game losing streak.

USM is 8-0 record against the Blazers , including a 37-7 victory in Birmingham a year ago.

It's Southern Miss week for the UAB football team. With that, of course, comes talk of the Blazers' eight-year losing streak to the Golden Eagles.

Relying too much on quarterback Joe Webb has been a problem at times for the UAB offense.

Last week: Lost to Memphis, 36-30 Saturday: vs. UAB, 7 p.m. TV: CSS Radio: USM Network The world revolves around quarterback Joe Webb in the UAB offense this season as he rates 13th in the nation with ...

It seems odd and less than intimidating for a football player to share a nickname with a Walt Disney character, especially a fluffy bunny.

Joe Henderson celebrates with Anthony Barnes after dropping a Marshall running back in the end zone for a safety on the first play from the line of scirmmage for Marshall.