Louisiana Grinds past UAB 21-14 on the Ground
Louisiana ran the ball 51 times, lost two fumbles, completed 15 passes for 110 yards, and still won by a touchdown. That is the kind of game it was. The Ragin' Cajuns beat UAB 21-14 and moved to 2-1, while UAB fell to 1-2.
The scoring was done by halftime. Steven Blanco ran in from a yard out in the first quarter, and D'Wayne' Winfield ran for a nine-yard score to open the second, 14-0. UAB got a defensive touchdown when D. Smith fumbled and C. Burge picked it up and returned it 13 yards, which made it 14-7, but Winfield ran in another from 11 yards with 44 seconds left in the half and it was 21-7 at the break. Neither team scored in the third quarter. UAB closed the gap in the fourth when N. Rogers ran 11 yards for a touchdown with 8:59 left, and that was the final score.
Louisiana never trailed, but it did not do it cleanly. The two lost fumbles are the story, and UAB threw one interception of its own. Louisiana outgained UAB 334 yards to 218, with 224 on the ground, and did it with a quarterback who ran 19 times for 91 yards and two scores. Flip the fumble return and this is a 21-0 game going into the fourth.
For fantasy, Winfield was the pick at 25.5 points, even on a day he threw for only 110 yards. Blanco added 11.5, and Tiaquelin Mims, with four catches for 57 yards, was the only UAB player to crack the game's top three.