UAB jumps out early, beats North Texas 40-6 in C-USA opener

Published September 18, 2021 10:14 PM

DENTON, Texas (AP) — Dylan Hopkins threw three touchdown passes and UAB rolled to a 40-6 victory over North Texas in a Conference USA opener. Hopkins completed 6 of 7 passes for 202 yards with a pair of scoring throws to Gerrit Prince and a 38-yard touchdown pass to Trea Shropshire. Prince finished with three receptions for 136 yards. He caught a 42-yard touchdown pass late in the first quarter, and his 61-yarder made it 24-0 early in the second for UAB (2-1, 1-0). Jace Ruder threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Detraveon Brown early in the fourth quarter for North Texas (1-2, 0-1).

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