UTEP at UAB 11/26/21 - College Football Picks & Predictions

The UTEP Miners visit Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama to play the UAB Blazers. UTEP is 7-4 overall and 4-3 in the Conference USA following a 38-28 victory over Rice on Saturday. Quarterback Gavin Hardison passed for 366 yards with a pair of touchdowns and one interception and the UTEP defense held Rice to 390 yards of total offense.

Gavin Hardison has passed for 2,762 yards with 16 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. The leading rusher for UTEP is Ronald Awatt with 790 yards and five touchdowns while the leading receiver is Jacob Cowing with 1,267 yards and six touchdown receptions. On defense, linebacker Breon Hayward is the leading tackler with 93 and defensive end Jadrian Taylor is the leader in quarterback sacks with 6.5. 

UAB dropped to 7-4 overall and 5-2 in the Conference USA following a 34-31 loss to UTSA on Saturday. Quarterback Dylan Hopkins passed for 254 yards with two touchdowns and one interception and the UAB offense gained 474 yards of total offense. The Blazers allowed UTSA 375 yards of total offense.

Dylan Hawkins has passed for 1,977 yards with 13 touchdowns and five interceptions. The leading rusher is DeWayne McBride with 1,089 yards and 11 touchdowns, while the leading receiver is Trea Shropshire with 670 yards and six touchdown receptions. On defense, linebacker Noah Wilder is the leading tackler with 72 and linebacker Alex Wright is the leader in quarterback sacks with 4.5.