Thor Nystrom tracks players opting out of upcoming bowl games as well as the coaching changes around the college football landscape. Thor will update the article through the remainder of the season to keep you updated on bowl games, college prospects, and the 2023 NFL Draft.
And below we’ll take a closer look at the upcoming bowl game: Bahamas Bowl.
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Bahamas Bowl: College Football News, Player Opt-Out Tracker & Game Preview (UAB vs. Miami OH)
Bahamas Bowl | Nassau, NP
- Friday, December 16 | 10:30 AM
- UAB (-11) vs. Miami (OH) | Total: 45
- ATL: UAB -12.1 | ATT: 45
UAB
- None reported
Miami (OH)
- QB Brett Gabbert (Uncertain)
- OT Ryan O’Hair (Transfer portal)
- OG Caleb Shaffer (Transfer portal)
QB1 Gabbert, limited to four games this year due to an upper-body injury, entered the portal after the season but reversed course and returned to Miami. Between the injury and his change of heart, Gabbert’s status for the bowl is unclear and unclarified. QB2 Aveon Smith, who filled in for an injured Gabbert throughout the season, would draw another start if Gabbert can’t go. OG Shaffer was a starter on the offensive line.
Coaching News
UAB bypassed interim HC Bryant Vincent – who filled in this season following the sudden retirement of Bill Clark – to hire former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer as HC. This move upset players, who had advocated for the administration to remove Vincent’s interim tag. Hurt feelings aside, for this game, this is a development that favors UAB.
“I believe that it’s too important to these 21 seniors and the pride of this football team to not prepare the right way,” Vincent said. “Knowing it’s the last two weeks together, as this team, we’re looking forward to it.”
UAB never finished below 6-6 under Clark – his first team finished 6-6 and was bowl eligible but didn’t get selected. The last time the Blazers finished sub-.500 was the 2013 2-10 campaign that got former HC Garrick McGee fired to open the door for Clark’s hiring.
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