Posts by Steve Irvine

Lending Tree Bowl participants Rice and Southern Mississippi are former Conference USA rivals.

Troy forces five turnovers and shuts down an explosive UTSA offense to finish a special season with 12 wins.

UAB wins in the final game for interim head coach Bryant Vincent and the current Blazers' staff.

UAB have reportedly offered several junior college offensive linemen.

Noah Wilder will end his UAB as the third leading tackler in program history.

Friday's Cure Bowl includes a pair of conference champions with Troy facing off against UTSA.

UAB closes the 2022 season on Friday in the Bahamas Bowl against Miami of Ohio.

KJ Buffen scored a career-high 25 points in a win over South Carolina at Bartow Arena.

Samford head coach Chris Hatcher and his staff keeping busy in the transfer portal.

Listen to 1819 News Sports Editor Steve Irvine on WJOX-3 Man Front as they discuss the late Mike Leach, the Auburn quarterback situation and UAB football.

UAB's trip to paradise ends with a game against Miami of Ohio. Troy and UTSA features conference champ vs. conference champ.

South Carolina is the first SEC men's basketball opponent to come into Bartow Arena for a regular season game since Auburn beat UAB, 74-70, on Dec. 3, 2016.

UAB offensive guard Quincy McGee was an All-Conference USA second team selection for his play this fall.

Hewitt-Trussville defensive lineman Connor Knight committed to UAB on Monday.

Recruiting took up the bulk of the work for Troy football head coach Jon Sumrall and his staff last week.

Oak Mountain defensive end Emmanuel Waller will sign with UAB and St. Pauls defensive back Christopher Bracy also appears solidly committed to the Blazers.

The winning points for Alabama came on a pass from Christopher Vizzina to Davion Dozier in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game in Mobile.

West Virginia scores 25 points off turnovers in a 81-70 win over UAB.

It would take a big game in the Bahamas Bowl, but UAB running back Jermaine Brown Jr. is 168 yards short of reaching 1,000 yards this season.

Former University of Alabama standout Kira Lewis, the 13th player selected in the 2020 NBA draft, just passed the one-year anniversary of his ACL injury.

Samford ends a historic season while North Dakota State continues in search of a 10th FCS national title.

Emmanuel Waller is part of a group of recruits expected to be at UAB this weekend.

UAB senior Tavin Lovan isn't asked to provide points, like he once was, but he is still playing a key role.

UAB running back DeWayne McBride is the second player in program history selected to the prestigious Walter Camp All-American team.

Former in-state standouts Deshaun Davis, Thomas Johnston and Jake Bentley and former NFL receiver Samie Parker are the first three coaches hired by new UNA coach Brent Dearmon.

Samford head coach Chris Hatcher used transfers to help improve the talent on his team following a four-win season in 2021.

Honorees include an Olympic medal winner, the first NHL player born in Alabama, the first Black athlete to play in the Alabama High School Athletic Association state championship.