Overview

• Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. CT at Protective Stadium in Birmingham with streaming on ESPN+ and radio on WJOX 94.5 FM.
• Redshirt junior Andrew Body is slated to start at quarterback for Alabama State, facing UAB pocket passer Jalen Kitna.
• Alabama State is 0-12 all-time against FBS opponents and last played an FBS team in 2022 at UCLA.
• The programs are 2-2 in their series, with UAB winning 24-19 in 2019 and Alabama State’s last win coming in 1995 before UAB joined FBS.
• The Montgomery Advertiser predicts a 28-24 Alabama State upset, citing Body’s impact, a strong secondary, and UAB’s losses at wide receiver.