UAB’s interim coach sparked a record-rewriting upset, capped by a last-second goal-line stand against No. 22 Memphis.

Why Memphis has an advantage: The Tigers are simply better everywhere. Memphis even has two key players on defense — linebacker Everett Roussaw Jr. and safety Chris Bracy — who transferred from UAB ahead of the 2025 season. Roussaw missed Memphis' last game with an injury, but Silverfield said he's hopeful he'll play in this game.

The college football coaching carousel has already begun in a big way. There’s no question that the biggest shakeup at this moment was the decision by Penn State to fire former head coach James Franklin.

Morgan Love, a frequent patient at Children's of Alabama hospital, will have her name worn by a UAB player during the "Champions for Our Children Game," alongside 100 other kids.

Memphis football, which seemingly had the upper hand for the Group of Five spot in the College Football Playoff, finds itself at a crossroads.

Former Oklahoma State Cowboys football coach Mike Gundy is a candidate for the UAB Blazers and Arkansas State Red Wolves openings, if the latter fires Butch Jones.