UAB junior running back DeWayne McBride earns C-USA recognition.
DeWayne McBride set UAB single-season records in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns , and 100-yard and 200-yard rushing performances. No surprise but the best rushing season in UAB football history is earning plenty of recognition.
The Conference USA league office released its 2022 superlative awards today, voted on by the league’s head coaches, and junior running back DeWayne McBride was named C-USA Offensive Player of the Year.McBride finished the regular season with a nation-leading 1,713 rushing yards, breaking UAB’s single-season rushing record previously held by Jordan Howard, and scored 19 touchdowns to break Spencer Brown’s previous record of 16 touchdowns in 2018.
The NCAA active career leader in yards per carry , McBride was the focal point of a unit ranked fifth in the nation in rushing offense . He led the Blazers to a school-record 2,925 rushing yards during the regular season and set single-season program records in yards per carry , 100-yard games , 200-yard games , total points and multi-touchdown games .
The Blazers face off against Miami of Ohio in the 2022 HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl, Friday, Dec. 16, at Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas. Kickoff is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. CT on ESPN.Offensive Player of the Year: DeWayne McBride, UAB, RBSpecial Teams Player of the Year: Gavin Baechle, UTEP, PKNewcomer of the Year: Austin Reed, Western Kentucky, QB
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