The Northern Illinois Huskies have yet to look good in a bowl game under Rod Carey, who is now 0-6 in post-season games, but this one was ugly from the get go.
The UAB Blazers, who won their first bowl game in program history, took the lead just 18 seconds into the game on a 70-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Johnson III to Xavier Ubosi...which would be a common theme in the game.
Ubosi torched the Huskies’ secondary all night, accounting for three touchdowns, all of which were over 45 yards.
UAB would extend the lead to 10-0 on a 25-field goal midway through the first quarter before the Huskies finally got on the board on a 1-yard Tre Harbison TD run with just three seconds remaining in the opening 15 minutes.