UABâs Bill Clark opens up about his conversations with Auburn, why he decided to stay
What s next for the UAB Blazers? By Christina Chambers | December 23, 2020 at 7:57 PM CST - Updated December 23 at 7:57 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - UAB head coach Bill Clark told his team this week that he is staying at UAB after talking with Auburn about the then open head coaching job.
âWe have something special at UAB, this is my home, this is something weâve built. With the new stadium and everything, we couldnât be more excited,â said Bill Clark.
Wednesday morning, Clark opened up about his conversation with Auburn during a Zoom press conference to recap the season.
Rewinding UAB’s 22-13 Conference USA title game win over Marshall
Updated Dec 18, 2020;
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Just give Bill Clark his honorary doctorate in history because the UAB head coach keeps making his own after leading an underdog UAB football team on the road to its second league title in program history.
The Blazers (6-3, 4-1 C-USA) put together a first-half defensive masterpiece and bullied their way on the ground to a 22-13 win over the Marshall Thundering Herd in the 2020 Ryan Conference USA Championship, Friday, Dec. 18, at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.
UAB produced 468 total yards of offense with a balanced attack that saw the running game and passing attack work in-tandem against the top scoring defense and second-ranked total defense in the nation.
Brown and Shropshire power UAB to 22-13 win over Marshall in C-USA title game
Updated Dec 19, 2020;
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UAB vs. Marshall - 2020 Ryan Conference USA Championship, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, W.Va. (UAB Athletics)
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“UAB legit, that’s it.”
The Blazers (6-3, 4-1 C-USA) put together a gallery-worthy defensive masterpiece and Brown ran with malicious intent in a 22-13 victory over the Marshall Thundering Herd in the 2020 Ryan Conference USA Championship, Friday, Dec. 18, at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.
UAB is the only team in conference history to play in three straight title games and win their championships on the road.
UAB vs. Marshall C-USA Title Prediction
The Conference USA Championship will be played Friday night in Huntington, WV when 5-3 UAB takes on 7-1 Marshall at 7:00 p.m. ET. With the spread sitting at 4.5 in favor of the Thundering Herd and the total climbing to 43, what’s the best betting option tonight?
Game Snapshot
7:00 p.m. ET, Friday, December 18, 2020
Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, WV
TV: CBSSN
UAB Blazers Game Notes
UAB freshman RB DeWayne McBride is expected to play on Friday against Marshall. McBride, when healthy, has been a major producer of explosive gains for the Blazers this year. Though not the team s lead back, McBride (5 11/220) has tremendous speed and is good for one or two massive chunk plays a game. McBride has been absent from play since Halloween, but could be a huge boon for the offense in his return in the CUSA championship game on Friday.
December 18, 2020 08:05 AM
The Chargers (+ 3) came up huge for sharps and contrarians on Thursday Night Football, upsetting the Raiders 30-27 in overtime as 3-point road dogs. Despite the majority of the betting public backing Vegas, we saw the Raiders fall from -3.5 to -3 on gameday. This sharp reverse line movement was an indication that pros got down on Los Angeles plus the points, forcing books to adjust the line a half-point in their favor. Los Angeles cashed + 155 on the moneyline.
With the Chargers covering, primetime dogs improve to 26-16 ATS (62%) on the season. Short road dogs + 6 or less are now 49-28 ATS (64%). Divisional dogs are now 39-31 ATS (56%). Road divisional dogs + 3 or less are now 10-4 ATS (71%) on the season.