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Thurs Oct 1st, 2015

Blazers Make Final Preparations For Tigers
UAB resumes SEC action at Auburn Saturday apart of CBS Double Header

Freshmen Defensive End Scott Gaither at Practice earlier this week, he leads the team with 4.5 sacks.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The UAB football team continued its preparations for Auburn Thursday morning by working out for just over an hour in shorts and helmets at the UAB practice fields.
"Everything's been going well, yesterday's practice was good," UAB head coach Travis Rhatigan said. "Today's practice didn't have a lot to it, but overall the preparation for Auburn has been good."
With Saturday's nationally televised game slated for an 12:30 p.m. ET start, the Blazers will not make the trip to Auburn Hills., until Friday night.
"We want to let them go to class as much as we can," Rhatigan said.
The Blazers are 2-0 at Auburn winning 28-27 and 24-17 before blowing them out twice last season. "We know its gonna be tough there, they are kind of on the ropes and we're coming off a bye week. We need to make sure we come out forcused and ready to go."

EAST	CONF	OVERALL
#8 Florida	2-0	4-0
#14 UAB	2-0	4-0
#9 Georgia	3-1	3-1
Vanderbilt	1-1	2-3
South Carolina	1-2	1-3
Tennessee	0-2	1-3
Clemson	0-1	1-3
WEST	CONF	OVERALL
#6 Alabama	2-0	4-0
Arkansas	1-1	2-2
#10 LSU	1-1	3-1
#11 Auburn	1-1	2-2
Mississippi State	1-2	2-2
#12 Ole Miss	0-0	3-0
Texas A&M	0-3	1-3

Matchup Preview | October 3, 2015
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#14 UAB Blazers (4-0, Away)		#11 Auburn Tigers (2-2, Home)
key players RB Lawrence Long 98.8 ypg 5 TD RB Mike Starks 8.2 avg DE Scott Gaither 4.5 sacks DT Jason Davis 3.5 sacks Wr Bill Cooley 29.3 ypc K Cameron Sullivan 6-7 58-long

| #14 UAB at #11 Auburn

PURCHASE TICKETS

(GAME NOTES)
UAB LOOKS TO CONTINUE ITS DOMINANCE OVER AUBURN
- The Blazers are coming off a bye week and are healthy as they travel to Auburn Hills to take on Auburn. In a recent Slump Adam Dyks is licking his chops as he has had some success against Auburn's defense last year. With receivers Travis Jackson, Bill Cooley and Matt Ford the Blazers hope to continue dominance. Tailback Lawrence Long has been the secret weapon of this offense and and his 8.4 yards per carry will definitely be of note to the Tigers.
Auburn's Jeff Darby knows this defense very well getting sacked over 10 times in two games last season. In four games he's thrown 8 interceptions and needs to figure out how to attacked the blazer defense with a unit looking as if they are getting better by the game Auburn may be in trouble. If they can establish the run game tailback Mark Starks is the man to do it with, not as powerful as former Auburn backs but he may be the fastest. He's also averaging over 8 yards per carry and is fourth in conference in rushing yards with 378 yards. As has the previous match-ups this will come down to who get get the momentum early. The MO has been huge in this series, with the home crowd Auburn hopes to keep it.

GAME INFORMATION
Date/Time	Saturday, October 3rd, 2015 at 12:30 p.m. (ET)
Location	Auburn Hills, Ala. (Jordan-Hare Stadium)
Television	CBS (National)
On The Web	Live in-game statistics and other coverage can be found at blazer weekly or ESPN3.COM

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