Grades vs. UAB

Offense B-

The offense continues to be plauged by inconsistent play as penalties often held the Wave back from sustaining drives. Momentum was never clearly on the Wave's side despite outgaining the Blazers' 504-372.

QB: B-

Anthony Scelfo had a career day throwing for 264 yards and two touchdowns but also threw two interceptions. Most of his yards were gained with the Wave furiously trying to come back late in the game.


RB/FB: A

What more can you say about Matt Forte? 200+ yard games are becoming normal for him and he is almost singlehandedly keeping the Wave in most games


WR/TE: B-

A solid effort by this group but don't be fooled by the numbers. A good portion came with the Wave trying to mount a comeback through the air


OL: B-

Did a great job opening up holes for Forte but key penalties keeps this group from getting a higher grade. Couple that with five sacks allowed kept the Wave from establishing any rhythm in the second half


Defense: C+

The defense was mediocre forcing just 1 turnover and not getting to the quarterback. A healthy 4.4 average on the ground from the Blazers kept the Wave defense off balance for a good portion of the game.

DL: C

Usually this group produces a better effort and it shows in the final stats, but not against the Blazers. Zero sacks from a group that produced seven against LSU is unacceptable.

LB: C

There was nothing to write home about the linebacker play other than junior Evan Lee leading the Wave defense with seven total tackles.

DB: C+

UAB Quarterback Sam Hunt threw for 262 yards and consistently found open receivers. Josh Lumar had seven tackles for the Wave but this group was torched for multiple 20+ yard plays.


Special Teams: B

Ross Thevenot did not attempt a field goal but converted all three extra points. He shared kickoff duties with Darren deRochement and both had decent success.