Rashaud Slaughter News

UAB met the enemy on Saturday night at DowdyFicklen Stadium. And the enemy wore white jerseys during the Blazers' 37-21 Conference USA loss to East Carolina.

Joe Webb passed for 378 yards, threw three touchdowns and rushed for another score to lead Alabama-Birmingham to a 31-21 win over Memphis on Saturday.

How strange is it that avoiding overconfidence is a subject this week around UAB? The program that's played in just one bowl game in its 14-season history in the highest division in college football has another bowl trip on its mind.

Joe Webb threw four touchdowns and rushed for two scores to lead Alabama-Birmingham to a 56-29 rout over Florida Atlantic on Saturday.

Neil Callaway talks to his team after a practice session earlier this year. Rashaud Slaughter wasn't surprised with the way the UAB offense played in Saturday's rout of Florida Atlantic.

Rashaud Slaughter found plenty of room to run in Saturday's lopsided win over Florida Atlantic.

Joe Webb threw four touchdowns and rushed for two scores to lead Alabama-Birmingham to a 56-29 rout over Florida Atlantic on Saturday.

The first half of UAB running back Rashaud Slaughter's senior season hasn't gone as he hoped it would.

UAB quarterback Joe Webb is running toward his second consecutive 1,000 yard rushing season.

Jevan Snead threw for 240 yards and three touchdowns as Mississippi defeated Alabama-Birmingham 48-13 on Saturday night.

Quarterback Joe Webb ran for 138 yards and a score, as UAB finally beat Southern Mississippi, 30-17, at Legion Field.

Hiram Atwater returned an interception 40 yards for a touchdown to seal UAB's 30-17 win over Southern Mississippi on Thursday night, the Blazers' first victory over their Conference USA rival.

UAB's defense couldn't slow down a Troy offense that was averaging 221 yards per game heading into Saturday's 27-14 Troy victory at Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium.

This game will determine ...: If UAB rebounds from a loss better than it did moving forward from a victory.

Rashaud Slaughter's hope was "not to miss a single play" during his senior season at UAB.

Joe Webb on his way to a touchdown against Rice. Blakeney said that he sees some similarities in the two quarterbacks.

Posted by ESPN.com's Graham Watson A conference game against Rice, a team that won 10 games a year ago, is not exactly the way UAB coach Neil Callaway wanted to open up the 2009 season, but he hopes it's a good wake-up call for his Blazers as they enter a pivotal year.

Safety Hiram Atwater is healthy and ready to go for Saturday's game. The good news is it makes it more comfortable to practice.

The Rice Defense finished up strong in 2008, and with nine returning starters the Owls are confident that this could be one of its best Defensive Units in years.

Football season is so close that one can taste it in the air. NFL pre-season games have started, and September 3rd is right around the corner.