It's strength vs. strength here as nobody is better at stopping the run in conference USA than UCF as they are ranked 2nd in the nation while as UAB is ranked 6th in the country. However, it's a one man attack for the most part their QB Joe Webb who ranks 12th nationally in rushing yards is the show. Slow Webb and you win the game. Why is this line so low well 17 seniors return from the team that beat UCF 15-0 and they are home and on SR. Day. However, UCF has all the momentum in this playing their best two games in back to back wins of Houston, and then Tulane. The offense has started to gel and they will have more success here today against UAB's pass defense that is the worst in the nation ranked at 120. What has UCF done against poor defenses like this? Well they beat Memphis ranked 118th against the pass 32-14, and then Rice 49-7 ranked 108th against the pass. Look for another 30+ points from UCF and that usually means victory as they are 17-1 when scoring 20+ points over the last 32 games. Guess what UAB has given up 20+ points in all but one game this year. Webb will have his hands filled against this stout defense that has been tested by Houston, Miami and Texas three of the nations top scoring offenses. Webb will be contained by Bruce Miller and Jarvis Geathers the pair of DE's lead the C-USA with 10 sacks a piece. They also have 26.5 tackles for loss and 14 hurries along with 4 forced fumbles. UAB has been hot to putting up 543 yards per game over their last three, but those opponents defense ranked 116, 115, and 65 in total offense. UCF is the real deal and can shut you down, just ask Houston who struggled who were held to 17 points for three quarters.
