Dylan Hopkins found Trea Shopshire from 14 yards out for his third touchdown pass of the night with 6:17 remaining to lift UAB to their biggest win in program history, 31-28 over No. 13 BYU in the Independence Bowl in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Usually we use this space to write about football. But the first moments of BYU's bowl game against UAB were about something much more important than a game.
All-American offensive lineman Clark Barrington and running back Lopini Katoa confirmed that the duo will be return to BYU next year, giving the Cougars a solid core around expected quarterback Jaren Hall.
The Blazers reinstated football in 2017 after a two-year hiatus, and head coach Bill Clark has UAB in a bowl game every season in the four years since.