UAB Travels to Face No. 15 Tennessee on Saturday Afternoon

BIRMINGHAM – The UAB soccer group travels to SEC territory this Saturday, Sept. 20, for a recreation at No. 15 Tennessee. Kickoff from Neyland Stadium is ready for 12:45 p.m. ET/11:45 a.m. CT on SEC Network.
 
Both groups enter the competition at 2-1 general and 0-1 of their respective leagues. The Blazers are coming off a 31-28 victory over Akron, whereas the Vols fell 44-41 at house to No. 6 Georgia in extra time.
 
Who: UAB (2-1, 0-1 American) at No. 15 Tennessee (2-1, 0-1 SEC)
Where: Neyland Stadium – Knoxville, Tenn.
When: Saturday, Sept. 20
Watch: SEC Network
On The Call: Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), Alyssa Lang (sideline)
Listen: WJOX 94.5 FM | SiriusXM Channel 384
On The Call: David Crane (play-by-play), Bryant Turner (analyst), Landrum Roberts (sideline)
Series: Tennessee leads, 5-0
Last Meeting: Nov. 2, 2019 – Tennessee, 30-7
 

• Saturday marks the sixth assembly between UAB and Tennessee, with all of the video games coming in Knoxville. The Vols have gained each contest with two video games being determined by one rating.
  
   
• Two high-powered offenses will likely be on show in Rocky Top as Tennessee ranks sixth nationally in whole offense (568.7) whereas UAB is fortieth (451.7). The Blazers have had over 400 yards of offense in each recreation this season, with a season-high 520 coming within the opener towards Alabama State.
  
   
• Leading each offenses are a pair of proficient quarterbacks in UAB’s Jalen Kitna and Tennessee’s Joey Aguilar. Kitna is finishing 70.7 % of his passes for 892 yards, six touchdowns and two interceptions. His common of 297.3 passing yards per recreation ranks him thirteenth nationally.
  
   
• Aguilar, the App State switch, averages 302.0 passing yards per recreation (eleventh nationally) and is coming off a recreation towards Georgia wherein he threw for 371 yards, 4 touchdowns and two interceptions.
  
   
• UAB’s passing efforts will likely be key to the Blazers’ success as Tennessee has the nation’s 107th ranked move protection, permitting 248.3 yards per recreation.
  
   
• Corri Milliner seems to be to increase his receiving landing streak to 6 straight video games at Tennessee. Dating again to final season, Milliner has a landing seize in 5 straight and is averaging 96.8 yards per recreation throughout that stretch, which incorporates two 100-yard performances. He and Iverson Hooks are UAB’s main receivers with 17 and 16 catches, respectively.   
  
   
• Solomon Beebe is the reigning American Conference Special Teams Player of the Week following an explosive recreation towards Akron. Beebe had a career-high 190 all-purpose yards and 154 kickoff returns, together with a 96-yard landing return to open the sport. His kickoff return for a landing was UAB’s first since 2019.
  
   
• Beebe is doing all of it for the Blazers as he ranks second nationally in each all-purpose yards (496) and kickoff return yards (303) getting into Week 4.
  
   
• Jevon Jackson is the group’s main rusher at 92.3 yards per recreation and has scored a landing in each recreation this yr (three speeding, one receiving).
  
   
• UAB’s protection is coming off a efficiency towards Akron wherein they tallied season highs in sacks (5), tackles for loss (8) and move breakups (8). The Blazers enter the competition permitting 472.7 yards per recreation and will likely be challenged towards probably the greatest offenses within the nation.

 
Following the Tennessee recreation, UAB enters its first of two bye weeks after which returns to Protective Stadium to host reigning American Conference champion Army. The recreation time for Army will likely be introduced this coming Monday, Sept. 22.
 
Tickets to Tennessee are available here, whereas tickets to the Army recreation will be bought by clicking here. Additionally, a Family Four Pack ticket provide for Army is available here.
 
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