Thanks to career games from redshirt freshman quarterback Tyler Johnston III and senior receiver Xavier Ubosi, the dream season for UAB was completed in Boca Raton on Tuesday night.
In one of only three postseason bowl games featuring two conference champions – and the only one that’s not part of the New Year’s Six – Alabama-Birmingham dominated Northern Illinois, 37-13, in the Boca Raton Bowl at FAU Stadium.
Johnston threw for four touchdowns – three of them to Ubosi, who was named the game’s Offensive MVP. Johnston’s 373 passing yards and Ubosi’s 227 receiving yards were both Boca Raton Bowl game records.