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College Football National Cup - Day 6/Game 2 - (NCAA 14)

Posted on July 26, 2013 at 09:05 PM.

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GROUP F - Day Six

San Diego State - 17 vs. Alabama-Birmingham - 38
Bryant-Denny Stadium - Tuscaloosa, AL

Tuscaloosa, AL - There have been plenty of outstanding performances in Bryant-Denny Stadium on the campus of the University of Alabama over the years. Joe Namath. Bart Starr. Johnny Manziel. Mark Ingram. Trent Richardson. Tim Tebow. Bo Jackson. Julio Jones. Q McLaurin.

You read that right - Alabama-Birmingham (1-0-0/3PTs) quarterback Q McLaurin can be added to that list, according to Alabama head coach Nick Saban.

"It was incredible. [Johnny] Manziel was pretty amazing in terms of speed and passing, but this Q [McLaurin] was on another level," said Saban, who was attending the game in Tuscaloosa. "Possibly the best performance I have ever seen in this stadium. Hats off to him and UAB for managing to swoop in and take this kid."

The performance was outstanding, as McLaurin threw 3 touchdown passes and rushed for 2 more in Alabama-Birmingham knocked off San Diego State (0-1-0/0PTs) by a final score of 38-17. McLaurin finished the day with 358 all-purpose yards, which puts him ahead of Kansas State quarterback Daniel Sams for most yards gained so far in the National Cup. The freshman quarterback attributed much of his success to his wide receivers.

"You saw the plays we ran. The read options require great receiver blocked, they really made my numbers happen today," said McLaurin. "They also caught the ball [laughing], especially [Joe Washington]. He caught two touchdowns and must've racked up 100-plus yards. That's damn impressive."

The impressive plays didn't come from Alabama-Birmingham to start the game, as San Diego State opened up with a long scoring drive to go up 7-0. From there on out it was all Blazers, though, as they pounded the Aztecs in the second quarter scoring 24-points.

"Great forced three and out. Great drive to score. Then after that, I just don't know what happened," said San Diego State head coach Rocky Long. "I get they played great defense, but our guys sat back and on the ropes and got punched the rest of the game. Very disappointing."

San Diego State did make the game appear to be close at one point, as they got the score to 24-17 early in the third quarter. After Alabama-Birmingham kicked a field goal with 1-second remaining, the team kicked the ball out of bounds and gave decent field position to the Aztecs. Kicker Seamus McMarrow kicked the third longest field goal in NCAA history, as it sailed 63-yards through the uprights. San Diego State running back Chase Price caught a 6-yard touchdown pass to make it a 7-point game, but the score was all smoke and mirrors.

Alabama-Birmingham's stiffed the San Diego State offense in the rest of the 3rd quarter and came out firing in the 4th quarter. A Q McLaurin and Joe Washington connection for a 67-yard touchdown, along with a McLaurin touchdown slammed the door on the Aztecs for good.

Alabama-Birmingham will now travel to Berkley, California to take on a Georgia (0-1-0/0PTs) team that endured a crushing loss to Connecticut (1-0-0/3PTs) in their first game. Meanwhile, San Diego State will stay in Tuscaloosa, Alabama as they take on Connecticut. If both Alabama-Birmingham and Connecticut win their games, they will clinch a spot in the knockout stage and eliminate Georgia and San Diego State. An elimination of #5 Georgia would surely be one of the most shocking events in NCAA Football in quite some time.

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UAB Blazers at San Diego State Aztecs
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
UAB Blazers (1-0-0 (3PTs))	0	24	0	14	38
San Diego State Aztecs (0-1-0 (0PTs))	7	3	7	0	17

Team Stats Comparison
	UAB	SDSU
Total Offense	376	154
Rushing Yards	109	84
Passing Yards	267	70
First Downs	10	9
Punt Return Yards	34	7
Kick Return Yards	75	165
Total Yards	485	326
Turnovers	0	1
3rd Down Converstion	5/7 (71%)	2/7 (28%)
4th Down Conversion	0/0 (0%)	1/1 (100%)
2-Point Conversion	0/0 (0%)	0/0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-2-0 (100%)	3-2-1 (100%)
Penalties	4-60	0-0
Posession Time	8:39	7:21

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		UAB	SDSU
2:21	(SDSU) TD SDSU: A. Muema, 13 Yd run (S. McMorrow kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		UAB	SDSU
3:37	(UAB) TD UAB: Q. McLaurin, 7 Yd run (T. Long kick)	7	7
1:49	(UAB) TD UAB: J. Washington, 51 Yd pass from Q. McLaurin (T. Long kick)	14	7
1:12	(UAB) TD UAB: J. Williams, 46 Yd pass from Q. McLaurin (T. Long kick)	21	7
0:01	(UAB) FG UAB: T. Long, 45 Yd FG	24	7
0:00	(SDSU) FG SDSU: S. McMorrow 63 Yd FG	24	10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		UAB	SDSU
1:14	(UAB) TD SDSU: C. Price, 6 Yd run (S. McMorrow kick)	24	17
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		UAB	SDSU
3:00	(SDSU) TD UAB: Q. McLaurin, 8 Yd run (T. Long kick)	31	17
2:00	(SDSU) TD UAB: J. Washington, 67 Yd pass from Q. McLaurin (T. Long kick)	38	17

UAB Blazers
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Q. McLaurin	10/15	267	3	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Q. McLaurin	15	91	6.07	2
D. Reaves	4	17	4.25	0
G. Franklin	1	1	1	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
J. Washington	3	140		2
D. Reaves	2	3		0
K. Backman	2	56		0
D. Vinson	1	7		0
J. Williams	1	46		1
J. Nelson	1	15		0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
C. Jones	8	0	1	0
J. Parrish	4	0	0	0
J. Gaunus	3	0	0	0
D. Watkins	3	2	0	0
K. Brackett	2	0	0	0
D. Challenger	2	0	0	0
P. Bastien	2	0	0	0
D. Scott	2	1	0	0
D. Adams	1	0	0	0
T. Crews	1	0	0	0
C. Boyett	1	0	0	0
T. Long	1	0	0	0
T. Grissett	1	0	0	0
C. Webb	1	0	0	0
V. Landers	1	0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
T. Long	1/1	5/5	8	46
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
H. Mullins	1	45	45	0
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
J. Washington	2	55	27.5	0
J. Nelson	1	20	20	0
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
J. Washington	4	34	8.5	0

San Diego State Aztecs
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
A. Dingwell	7/13	70	0	1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
A. Muema	14	88	6.29	1
A. Dingwell	3	-24	-8	0
C. Price	2	17	8.5	1
C. Young	1	3	3	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
D. Denso	2	35		0
A. Roberts	2	21		0
A. Muema	2	4		0
E. Ruffin	1	10		0
J. Hazley	0	0		0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
B. Lopez	6	0	0	0
E Pinkins	5	0	0	0
J. Fely	4	0	0	0
K. Holder	3	0	0	0
D. Lamar	3	2	0	0
P. Romain	3	0	0	0
D. Largent	2	0	0	0
N. Berhe	2	0	0	0
C. Galea	1	0	0	0
M. Keels	1	0	0	0
C. Price	1	0	0	0
V. Harris	1	0	0	0
J. Thomas	0	0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
S. McMorrow	1/1	2/2	5	36
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
J. Alesi	4	152	38	1
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
C. Price	4	110	27.5	0
B. Lopez	2	55	27.5	0
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
C. Price	1	7	7	0