Alabama-Birmingham, in Its Second Year Back, Gets Its First Bowl Victory

Alabama-Birmingham, in Its Second Year Back, Gets Its First Bowl Victory

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Two seasons after its football group came back to activity following a two-year break, Alabama-Birmingham finished off the year on a jolting note.Tyler Johnston III tossed for 373 yards and four touchdowns, three of them to Xavier Ubosi, and the Blazers beat Northern Illinois, 37-13, in the Boca Raton Bowl on Tuesday night.Ubosi had seven gets for 227 yards for the Conference USA champion Blazers (11-3), who got their first-historically speaking dish triumph in three appearances. U.A.B. played in its second back to back bowl amusement since the program returned subsequent to being closed down after the 2014 season in view of developing obligation. It was restored the following year and came back to the field in 2017.”I surmise in our most out of this world fantasies we longed for winning a meeting title and after that top it off with a bowl win, so it’s extremely that sweet,” Blazers Coach Bill Clark said. “I don’tfigure it could have gone any better for us, so I’m exceptionally pleased.”