The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB Heads to Conference USA Media Days to Kick Off 2017 Season
7/18/2017 12:22:00 PM | Football
2017 UAB FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE | C-USA TALKING POINTS | C-USA PLAYER BIOS
IRVING, Texas - UAB Football head coach Bill Clark and student-athletes Shaq Jones and Chris Schleuger will represent the Blazers on Wednesday, July 19, at Conference USA Media Days.
Participating as members of the West Division, UAB will be joined by divisional opponents Louisiana Tech, North Texas, Rice, Southern Miss, UTEP and UTSA on the 19th.
The East Division, which is comprised of Charlotte, FAU, FIU, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, Old Dominion and Western Kentucky, will interview at Media Days on Thursday the 20th.
HOW TO FOLLOW:
Along with following @UAB_FB on Twitter and Instagram, Conference USA will have a live show streamed through Facebook Live with Ron Thulin serving as the host. The show will air from 2-3:45 p.m. on Wednesday and 9-10:45 a.m. on Thursday. The Blazers will be streamed live from 3-3:10 p.m. on Wednesday.
Fans can also tune in to Sirius XM College from 2:35-2:45 p.m. to hear an interview with Coach Clark.
Conference USA will be posting to Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and the @ConferenceUSA Twitter account throughout the media kickoff. Please feel free to include the #CUSAKickoff hashtag with your tweets.
PRESEASON AWARDS:
As voted on by the league's 14 head coaches, here is the list of preseason award winners:
Offensive Player of the Year
Mike White, Sr., QB, WKU
Defensive Player of the Year
Emmanuel Ellerbee, Sr., LB, Rice
Special Teams Players of the Year
Kylen Towner, Sr., KR, WKU
Offense
QB Mike White, Sr., WKU
RB Ray Lawry, Sr., Old Dominion
RB Ito Smith, Sr., Southern Miss
OL O'Shea Dugas, Jr., Louisiana Tech
OL Will Hernandez, Sr., UTEP
OL Trey Martin, Sr., Rice
OL Austin Pratt, Sr., UTSA
OL Brandon Ray, Sr., WKU
TE Ryan Yurachek, Sr., Marshall
WR Richie James, Jr., Middle Tennessee
WR Jonathan Duhart, Sr., Old Dominion
WR Allenzae Staggers, Sr., Southern Miss
Defense
DL Marcus Davenport, Sr., UTSA
DL Jaylon Ferguson, So., Louisiana Tech
DL Chris Johnson, Sr., WKU
DL Oshane Ximines, Jr., Old Dominion
LB Emmanuel Ellerbee, Sr., Rice
LB Alvin Jones, Sr., UTEP
LB Josiah Tauaefa, So., UTSA
LB Anthony Wint, Sr., FIU
DB Brandon Addison, Sr., Old Dominion
DB Nate Brooks, Jr., North Texas
DB Joe Brown, Sr., WKU
DB Kishawn McClain, Sr., North Texas
Special Teams
K Canon Rooker, Sr., Middle Tennessee
P Jake Collins, Jr., WKU
KR Kylen Towner, Sr., WKU
PR Nacarius Fant, Sr., WKU
LS Matt Bayliss, Sr., UTSA
As voted on by the league's media members, here is the preseason predicted order of finish:
EAST DIVISION
1. WKU (20)
2. Middle Tennessee (4)
3. Old Dominion (3)
4. Marshall (1)
5. Florida Atlantic
6. FIU
7. Charlotte
WEST DIVISION
1. Louisiana Tech (20)
2. UTSA (7)
3. Southern Miss (1)
4. North Texas
5. Rice
6. UTEP
7. UAB
(first place votes in parentheses)
IRVING, Texas - UAB Football head coach Bill Clark and student-athletes Shaq Jones and Chris Schleuger will represent the Blazers on Wednesday, July 19, at Conference USA Media Days.
Participating as members of the West Division, UAB will be joined by divisional opponents Louisiana Tech, North Texas, Rice, Southern Miss, UTEP and UTSA on the 19th.
The East Division, which is comprised of Charlotte, FAU, FIU, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, Old Dominion and Western Kentucky, will interview at Media Days on Thursday the 20th.
HOW TO FOLLOW:
Along with following @UAB_FB on Twitter and Instagram, Conference USA will have a live show streamed through Facebook Live with Ron Thulin serving as the host. The show will air from 2-3:45 p.m. on Wednesday and 9-10:45 a.m. on Thursday. The Blazers will be streamed live from 3-3:10 p.m. on Wednesday.
Fans can also tune in to Sirius XM College from 2:35-2:45 p.m. to hear an interview with Coach Clark.
Conference USA will be posting to Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and the @ConferenceUSA Twitter account throughout the media kickoff. Please feel free to include the #CUSAKickoff hashtag with your tweets.
PRESEASON AWARDS:
As voted on by the league's 14 head coaches, here is the list of preseason award winners:
Offensive Player of the Year
Mike White, Sr., QB, WKU
Defensive Player of the Year
Emmanuel Ellerbee, Sr., LB, Rice
Special Teams Players of the Year
Kylen Towner, Sr., KR, WKU
Offense
QB Mike White, Sr., WKU
RB Ray Lawry, Sr., Old Dominion
RB Ito Smith, Sr., Southern Miss
OL O'Shea Dugas, Jr., Louisiana Tech
OL Will Hernandez, Sr., UTEP
OL Trey Martin, Sr., Rice
OL Austin Pratt, Sr., UTSA
OL Brandon Ray, Sr., WKU
TE Ryan Yurachek, Sr., Marshall
WR Richie James, Jr., Middle Tennessee
WR Jonathan Duhart, Sr., Old Dominion
WR Allenzae Staggers, Sr., Southern Miss
Defense
DL Marcus Davenport, Sr., UTSA
DL Jaylon Ferguson, So., Louisiana Tech
DL Chris Johnson, Sr., WKU
DL Oshane Ximines, Jr., Old Dominion
LB Emmanuel Ellerbee, Sr., Rice
LB Alvin Jones, Sr., UTEP
LB Josiah Tauaefa, So., UTSA
LB Anthony Wint, Sr., FIU
DB Brandon Addison, Sr., Old Dominion
DB Nate Brooks, Jr., North Texas
DB Joe Brown, Sr., WKU
DB Kishawn McClain, Sr., North Texas
Special Teams
K Canon Rooker, Sr., Middle Tennessee
P Jake Collins, Jr., WKU
KR Kylen Towner, Sr., WKU
PR Nacarius Fant, Sr., WKU
LS Matt Bayliss, Sr., UTSA
As voted on by the league's media members, here is the preseason predicted order of finish:
EAST DIVISION
1. WKU (20)
2. Middle Tennessee (4)
3. Old Dominion (3)
4. Marshall (1)
5. Florida Atlantic
6. FIU
7. Charlotte
WEST DIVISION
1. Louisiana Tech (20)
2. UTSA (7)
3. Southern Miss (1)
4. North Texas
5. Rice
6. UTEP
7. UAB
(first place votes in parentheses)
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