UAB Throws Three Interceptions and Still Beats Charlotte
Three interceptions and a lost fumble. That is four turnovers for UAB, and the Blazers still beat Charlotte 23-12. It is not how you draw it up, but it worked.
The first three quarters were a field goal contest. Aiden Bui hit from 26 yards for Charlotte in the second quarter and Jonah Delange answered from 42 as time ran out in the half. Bui went up 6-3 in the third quarter, Delange tied it at 6-6 from 46, and Delange kicked a third one from 36 yards with 12:40 left in the fourth. That was the first lead for UAB, and the only lead change of the day.
Then the ground game finished it. Ja'Vin Simpkins ran in from a yard out at 8:09 and from 5 yards at 2:07, and a 23-6 lead was enough to survive Charlotte's only touchdown, a 14-yard Conner Harrell pass to Jaden Barnes with 1:01 left (the two-point try failed). UAB ran the ball 40 times for 182 yards while throwing for just 141, and its defense collected four sacks while Charlotte, with 59 rushing yards on 31 carries, never found any ground of its own. Charlotte did not throw an interception.
UAB moves to 5-4. Charlotte falls to 1-8, and 12 points was its output with no touchdown until the last minute.
For fantasy, this was a low-scoring game with a low ceiling. Barnes led it with 20 points, and the two UAB backs, Simpkins and Roderick Robinson II, each cleared 17. Charlotte had no touchdown until 1:01 was left, which is why four turnovers did not hurt.