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 It's time for UNA Football Night from Lost Pizza. For the next hour we'll go in-depth as we talk to your University of North Alabama Lions.

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 UNA Football Night from Lost Pizza is brought to you by Lost Pizza Shoals, Burnley Spine and Sport, Singing River Brewery, Southern Pride Pest Control, Alabama Health Guidance, The Carriage Wine and Market,

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 and Brown Equipment Company. Live from Lost Pizza in historic downtown Florence, here's the voice of the Lions, Benjamin Ray.

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 Hello and welcome back down to Lost Pizza Shoals in historic downtown Florence for another night of UNA Football Night. Benjamin Ray and Mike Ezekiel with you.

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 Coming off of the bye week, the excitement is still sky high for North Alabama football tonight. Brent Dierman's back in the house with him. We're going to hear

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 from him, Leo Glover, Anthony Trey Young. We're going to taste some food from Lost Pizza here in just a little bit as well.

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 Mike, packed house tonight yet again. Great to see everybody out.

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 Wouldn't you know it, coming off of the bye week, the excitement for UNA is still high based on everybody here.

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 But we also get more votes in the

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 FCS media poll.

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 Yeah, second straight week. And even coming off a bye week, the votes continue to come in. In fact, there were more votes this time than last week.

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 14 votes, or sorry, 10 votes from the media, four votes from the coaches, 14 total. That's a lot of votes.

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 It kind of puts you in that 25 to 30 range. And you got to think, things are really rolling right now. Four and two record.

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 ACU is another team that's also receiving votes. So this is a highly touted batch up.

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 Four and one in FCS games. First half of the year complete. And Mike, I think when you look back at those first six games, I mean, a four and one record in

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 FCS games. You got the Arkansas game in that mix as well. I mean, you couldn't have asked for a better start to this season.

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 Yeah, absolutely. And you look at that one FCS loss, and that was against a southeastern Louisiana team that's also been

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 receiving votes, kind of hovering in and out of the top 25. A really good program. And the four wins are against good programs as well.

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 Western Illinois is looking like a really good win right now. And obviously, EKU is a good win. They're still a good team, despite their record.

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 And now you got conference play to go. I mean, the back half of this schedule is going to be just as difficult, if not a little bit more, now that we're in league play.

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 This league is a good league. And North Alabama proved outside of the league, they represent very well.

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 This league is a great league indeed. Tarleton State, number two in the media poll. All eyes are on the Texans right now.

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 They're 1-0 in league play after knocking off Alston Peay in a top 10 matchup last week.

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 But Mike, don't overlook our opponent on Saturday, Abilene Christian. They are 2-0 in league.

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 They might have a 3-4 record, but they are the two-time defending champs in the United Athletic Conference.

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 And they are doing kind of what they've done each of the last two years.

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 That's right. Don't look at the record. It'll fool you instantly because this is a team, in the Massey ratings,

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 they've played a top five toughest schedule in the nation. To me, I think it is the toughest.

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 They've played a lot of ranked opponents. They've also played Texas Tech.

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 That was one of their losses. So 3-3 in FCS games. All three losses, I believe, are ranked opponents.

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 So this is a team that's been battle-tested. And every year when they get to conference play, they are ready to go.

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 And they seem to always run the table. In 2024, UNA was their only loss in conference play.

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 They went on to win the conference championship. So this is a dangerous team.

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 They still got a lot of those weapons.

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 That'll be Saturday, 6 o'clock. And Mike, it's a gold rush.

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 That's right. I had to break out the gold hoodie. It's the first time I've wore it in quite a few months.

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 It's been very hot, but I'm wearing it today. Good reminder to everybody, gold out.

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 Wear your gold Saturday. In fact, that last game against Abilene Christian two years ago, that was at home.

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 That was also a gold out. So breaking back out the gold. Love it when the stadium's gold.

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 And it'll be the first time in Bank Independence Stadium.

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 6 o'clock. We're back at home for the final six games or at home.

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 We hope to see you at Bobby Wallace Field at Bank Independence Stadium.

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 So as we are coming back home, that means we are tailgating yet again on the pines.

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 And we're back with more from the Lost Pizza tailgate specials.

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 Let's bring Katie up here. This is everybody's favorite segment every single week.

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 Katie has more great food. We've had the pizza. We've had the wings.

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 We've had the sandwiches. We've had the Chuck's cheesy bread done Chuck's way, which was delicious.

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 And I'm liking what I'm seeing right here right now, Katie. Tell us what you've brought up here.

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 All right. We've got two of our pastas today, two of our baked pastas.

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 First, our baked chicken spaghetti, one of my all-time favorites.

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 So good. Angel hair pasta with queso as the sauce.

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 And then we've got our baked cheese spaghetti, and we added meatballs to this one.

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 All right. These are popular items.

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 I've had the chicken spaghetti before. I have not had that one.

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 So I'm looking forward to trying both of these.

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 But again, they want to get these orders in as part of their Saturday tailgate.

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 What do they need to do?

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 They need to call us here at Lost Pizza Shoals.

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 You can ask for me, Katie, or Jaina, our other manager.

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 We'll get you set up.

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 We've got our tailgate playbook online, Instagram, and Facebook.

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 And we've got menus in store. You can look at what we've got.

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 Hey, how slammed has life been on Saturdays for you guys?

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 Pretty crazy. The first game we were out there, we were tailgating pretty much,

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 walking up and down Pine Street, giving out fans and stuff.

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 And then the second week, I was back and forth about four times.

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 That's what we want to hear right there.

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 While Mike and I sample this and tell you how delicious it is, we're not done.

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 She brings us the food, and we're bringing something to you all tonight.

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 We are giving away 20 tickets on tonight's show to Saturday's game.

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 We just set the stage, 6 o'clock, Abilene Christian.

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 They've been signing people up for tickets for the last week or so.

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 Katie's going to do our first drawing.

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 We're doing four rounds of drawings.

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 We're giving away five tickets each time.

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 If you're listening at home, we'll post it on social media.

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 They'll contact you if you win.

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 If you're here tonight, you can come up here and get the tickets.

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 Let's go for the first drawing.

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 All right, so five total?

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 Five total.

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 You're just going to do one, though.

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 This is for five tickets.

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 You're going to do the first drawing.

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 Got it. Good to know.

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 Who we got?

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 First one, Autumn Richardson.

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 Autumn Richardson, are you here tonight?

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 If somebody knows Autumn, call Autumn and let her know she won five tickets to Saturday's football game.

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 I know Lost Pizza will reach out to her indeed.

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 We're going to give away more tickets tonight.

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 Mike and I are going to dive into this pasta right here.

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 Look at that queso coming up right there.

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 I'm excited.

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 It is on point.

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 It's delicious.

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 You can't get much better than that.

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 Good sauce ratio right there.

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 I really like the ratio.

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 I'm going after the meatball next.

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 Queso is in the chicken spaghetti and then our marinara for the baked cheese.

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 It's very good.

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 Very good indeed.

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 Look up these items.

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 Give them a call.

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 Add this to your tailgate order for Saturday.

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 Katie, our favorite segment.

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 You didn't just hook Mike and I up.

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 You also hooked Autumn up.

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 I guess you guys will reach out to her, let her know she won some tickets.

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 We're giving away three more sets of tickets.

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 We're going to let Coach Dierman draw when he comes up here.

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 And when we come back, we're going to hear from the head football coach

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 at the University of North Alabama, Britt Dierman.

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 This is UNA Football Night from Lost Pizza Shoals on 93.9.

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 There are a few things we love more than a good Saturday in the South,

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 and football season is officially back at the carriage.

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 All season long, we'll have the games rolling with plenty of cold drinks,

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 Stock up in our markets before kickoff with plenty of snacks, dips, cheeses,

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 Benjamin Ray, Mike Ezekiel,

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 and back with us here at UNA Football Night.

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 It's North Alabama head football coach Brent Dierman.

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 Coach, coming off the bye week,

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 did you get some rest?

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 Did you get some R&R?

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 Did you get to do some of that honey-do list you told us about?

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 I'll tell you, I wanted to get a little rest on Friday.

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 I got to get home a little bit early.

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 I got the sinus infection that's been going around.

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 They had a big game.

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 I watched EKU, West Georgia.

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 I took a nap in the middle of the day,

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 Are you watching it almost like it's a film session?

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 Are you getting inspiration on play calls?

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 Chip Lindsey, I messed with Connor yesterday.

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 that I'll see in NFL games.

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 It basically means leave me alone.

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 Get away.

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 But I just watch for the scheme of things more than anything.

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 And then for me, it was a fun Thursday night.

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 Jalen Daniels, a kid that I recruited to Kansas,

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 is starting for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the first time in my career

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 having a quarterback playing in the NFL and watching him play.

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 I got to do that Thursday night, so that was fun.

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 Yeah, he looked very good, too.

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 A big win for the Bucs.

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 And maybe they're trending in the right direction now.

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 Coach, last thing on the bye week, kind of came at a good time.

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 I mean, it's not every day you get six games, bye week,

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 and then your next six games.

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 So kind of split down the middle.

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 I mean, how did it feel knowing that it was at that point in the season?

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 I mean, it worked out perfect for us.

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 Coming off of a win, you love going into your bye week off a win,

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 so you don't have to sit on a loss for two weeks.

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 We were banged up.

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 We've got some guys, especially on the defensive side of the ball,

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 that are banged up that needed some rest.

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 We had some offensive skill players that had some nagging injuries

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 that allowed us to kind of rest them and heal them back up.

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 We've got some old linemen that played a lot of football.

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 I think Colin Wright, I've seen him in the room tonight.

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 He's played a lot of football in his life,

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 so we shut him down a little bit last week as well.

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 And then for coaching staff, I mean, we've been going at it since early July.

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 So it gave us an opportunity to go be dad a little bit.

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 It gave us an opportunity to catch up on some things in the office,

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 catch up on some recruiting.

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 We went out and watched some high school football games.

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 So we got a lot done last week still.

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 Four and two start, Coach.

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 As you look back at the first half of this schedule,

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 we've got six more games to go all in UAC play.

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 But just what is your feeling of how the first six ballgames went?

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 Should be 5-1.

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 That's my biggest takeaway is you've got a five-point loss on the road

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 in a game that we didn't play very well,

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 a game that we both sides of the ball we didn't tackle well on defense,

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 probably our worst game defensively, offensively.

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 Had too many turnovers.

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 It cost us that football game.

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 And you're really close to being 5-0 in FCS play.

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 But I think we can compete with anybody in FCS football.

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 I think we've got to continue growing and getting better.

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 We've got to get better at some things in all three phases.

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 And we were able to focus on some of those things last week during the bye.

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 For us fans and for some of the media people,

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 it's a lot of fun to look when you see North Alabama receiving votes in the national poll.

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 Second straight week doing that.

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 I know for you, you don't put a lot of weight into that.

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 I've shaken my head at you already.

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 I mean, that's something.

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 End-season polls mean nothing.

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 There's one poll that matters, and that's the end-of-the-season poll.

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 I told our guys, I said, you know, the more you win, the more recognition you're going to get,

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 the more individual awards you're going to get.

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 I mean, Leo Glover winning an award last week.

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 Avery Howard, I think, is in the room as well.

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 He won an award two weeks ago.

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 All those things are going to happen to winning football teams.

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 But we've got to continue to keep grinding, continue to stay as hungry as we were when we were winless,

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 when we were a nobody.

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 So I don't look into those things very much.

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 Abilene Christian, the opponent this week, Coach.

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 Saturday, 6 o'clock.

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 And before we kind of preview that one, let's back up just a little bit.

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 Last time out, a win against Eastern Kentucky.

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 On the road, 20-16.

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 And talk about a tale of two halves, Coach.

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 I know the first half, you were not pleased.

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 Second half, though, it looked like a different offensive unit came out almost.

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 Come down, what, 13-3 at the break.

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 Come back to win that ball game.

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 And what about that road perseverance?

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 Yeah, the biggest thing, we didn't really change much schematically.

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 We just went in in the halftime and woke a couple guys up that needed to get woken up.

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 I probably got more fired up at that halftime speech than I have in a really long time.

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 And I did not tell my wife the words that I said, so she would not get mad at me.

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 But it helped our quarterback.

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 It helped our skill guys, our offensive line.

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 We came out and played a lot better defensively.

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 We've got to help them out earlier in that football game.

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 You create turnovers that early in the game.

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 We've got to capitalize on those things.

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 So there's a lot of things that we had to get better at.

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 But we came out in that second half, and I thought we moved the ball.

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 We ran the ball, which we struggled at the week before.

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 And when you can run the football, you can establish the line of scrimmage,

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 and the defense is playing real well.

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 It's a good formula for winning.

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 And let's go back to that defensive side of the ball.

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 The four interceptions in that game, first time with four interceptions since 2017.

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 That's a rare thing to have that many, and to have two players have two apiece,

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 and that was their first two, Leo Glover, Trey Young.

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 We're talking to them tonight.

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 But just to create that early in the game and then to end it with an interception, too,

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 had to be big.

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 Yeah, it is.

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 It's a confidence level that they're playing with right now on that side of the ball.

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 They're very stingy.

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 They're being very greedy.

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 The ball's in the air.

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 You know, early in the season, we were kind of trying to find turnovers,

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 and now here recently they're doing a good job of creating those with tip passes.

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 You know, Leo's, I don't remember.

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 I think it was Dallas Johnson maybe that created the first one.

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 But there's guys that are creating those opportunities by playing very tight coverage.

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 You know, it's tough to get interceptions and man coverage unless you have that free hat

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 like Leo was in those coverages that he got here.

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 And then Trey had some really good ones as well.

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 One was in man coverage and one he was sitting in cover, too, and the quarterback didn't see him.

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 So I think all the different looks that our defense does, it confuses quarterbacks at times,

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 and it's going to give us opportunities to have those.

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 Coach, you look at those two individuals you just mentioned, Anthony Trae Young and Leo Glover,

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 both in their third seasons at North Alabama, both getting their first interceptions,

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 both key contributors on this defense right now.

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 And you've got a good mix on this team of transfers, a good mix of guys that have been here with you all three, four seasons.

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 How rewarding is it seeing those guys that you've invested in, guys that have invested in this program as well,

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 getting their moment to shine?

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 You even go back to the week before, Avery Howard was the defense player of the week in the conference,

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 and he's a guy that's been here for four years and developed.

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 I would say right now our guys that are playing in the football game,

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 it's about 50-50 between transfers and guys that we brought in and developed.

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 And, you know, you're seeing guys that have been here three years, four years,

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 that are showing the development and now getting on the field and playing.

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 And it's a joy to watch those guys.

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 And so often in this business, we want to rush things.

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 We want to microwave success.

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 And those two guys sitting over there are just evidence of a college strength program,

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 a college coaching staff investing in them.

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 And now their third year in college, they're making the plays that we knew they could make.

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 But a year or two years ago, they were not ready for that moment.

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 They physically or mentally were not ready for those moments to happen to them.

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 And they're creating them now, their third year in.

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 So it's real fun to see.

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 Yeah, great foundation to build on with those type of guys that have been in the program for three years coming up.

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 And then defensively cohesive effort up front.

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 We've seen a lot of come on the pressure.

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 And then for the secondary to take advantage.

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 Coach, special teams.

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 Let's talk about that as well.

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 Ian Vashon, a 50-yard field goal and came up with another big field goal late in the game.

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 I mean, how crucial was that as well?

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 Yeah, he's bugged me all year to any time we're around 62, 63 to try it.

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 And right before half, I think we got right to that mark.

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 And we said we might as well just try it.

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 And he did what I did, Keith.

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 When I try to drive one on the first tee box, I try to overdrive it.

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 And that's what Ian did on that long field goal.

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 He tried to hit it too hard.

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 Mine ends up in the trees far left usually, Keith.

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 But Ian's been consistent this year.

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 You know, last year he was up and down.

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 He was very inconsistent at times.

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 This year he has been rock solid for us.

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 Anytime we've called on him, he's done a great job of creating points for us

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 and taking a lot of stress off of us, to be honest with you.

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 I think taking the kickoff duties off of him and Thomas being the kickoff guy this year

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 has relieved him a little bit where he doesn't have to do as much.

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 Those two have been kind of good one-two punch with each other.

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 Those are some of the players that have been standing out.

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 When we come back, we're going to talk about more from offense to defense.

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 Some dudes that have been standing out for North Alabama.

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 We've got Mike's trivia question.

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 We've got a play of the week from two weeks ago against Eastern Kentucky

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 that we're going to watch.

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 And Coach Dierman is going to give away some tickets as well.

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 We've got a lot to do in the next segment, so let's get this timeout in.

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 We'll be back after this.

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 Visit your local Kubota dealer for a demo today.

468
00:23:56,400 --> 00:24:00,840
 Stop by Brown Equipment, located at 826 North Military Street in Loretto,

469
00:24:00,980 --> 00:24:04,280
 or visit them online at brownequipmentcompany.com.

470
00:24:10,360 --> 00:24:15,180
 The fun continues down here at Lost Pizza Shoals in historic downtown Florence.

471
00:24:15,260 --> 00:24:18,380
 Benjamin Ray, Mike Ezekiel, head football coach Brent Dierman,

472
00:24:18,460 --> 00:24:20,380
 back with you here at UNA Football Night.

473
00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:21,660
 Coming off of the bye week,

474
00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:25,600
 North Alabama welcomes in Abilene Christian on Saturday,

475
00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:26,880
 6 o'clock kick.

476
00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:29,960
 And, Coach, previous segment, we were talking about some of your players

477
00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:30,900
 that have really stood out.

478
00:24:30,960 --> 00:24:32,800
 We're going to hear from a couple here in just a little bit.

479
00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:36,860
 But a lot of times on offense, we talk a lot about Destin Wade.

480
00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:39,060
 We talk a lot about Xavier Johnson, right?

481
00:24:39,120 --> 00:24:40,480
 They're the guys that get the attention.

482
00:24:40,940 --> 00:24:42,940
 But we were just talking about some of your offensive linemen.

483
00:24:43,340 --> 00:24:45,700
 And one that people probably don't talk a lot about,

484
00:24:46,020 --> 00:24:47,720
 obviously we had Colin Wright on the show.

485
00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:49,580
 He's here tonight with his family right over there.

486
00:24:49,620 --> 00:24:52,340
 But Carson Wheeler, a young man from Brooks High School,

487
00:24:52,700 --> 00:24:55,660
 who's really turned into kind of a brawler at right guard.

488
00:24:56,020 --> 00:24:59,700
 Yeah, you know, he come in, stepped in behind Ryan Walker,

489
00:24:59,820 --> 00:25:01,680
 who was a really good right guard for us last year.

490
00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:05,160
 Carson, local kid from Brooks, right down the road.

491
00:25:05,620 --> 00:25:08,700
 Cool stat about Carson, if you talk to Steve Herring,

492
00:25:09,220 --> 00:25:12,280
 Carson this summer was going for a 500-pound bench.

493
00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:13,960
 Steve kind of rushed him.

494
00:25:14,620 --> 00:25:16,780
 And he struggled a little bit with it.

495
00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:20,140
 And I think Carson came back the next week and hit the 500-pound bench.

496
00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:21,940
 But we've got two offensive linemen.

497
00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:24,140
 This is the first time in my career that we've got two offensive linemen

498
00:25:24,140 --> 00:25:26,900
 that bench over 500 pounds, him and Will French.

499
00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:29,300
 And he's just a barrel-chested, hard-working dude

500
00:25:29,300 --> 00:25:34,160
 that his personality is really affecting that offensive line,

501
00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:36,420
 that just go-to-work, bruising mentality.

502
00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:39,940
 Yeah, Carson Wheeler, a prime example of those guys

503
00:25:39,940 --> 00:25:43,220
 that come right from high school, even locally here in the Shoals.

504
00:25:43,220 --> 00:25:45,120
 They come and make an impact here at UNA.

505
00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:46,040
 They stay in the program.

506
00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:46,940
 They develop here.

507
00:25:47,340 --> 00:25:48,240
 And that's been a big thing.

508
00:25:48,380 --> 00:25:49,960
 And, Coach, something else we've talked about as well

509
00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:52,900
 is the amount of guys you have that played quarterback in high school,

510
00:25:52,980 --> 00:25:54,340
 but now they're playing other positions.

511
00:25:54,700 --> 00:25:56,740
 And you kind of rattled off some names there.

512
00:25:56,820 --> 00:25:58,600
 And two of the guys we're talking to today were two of them.

513
00:25:58,940 --> 00:26:01,280
 You know, I like recruiting high school quarterbacks

514
00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:05,720
 because, to be honest, 2A, 3A, high school football,

515
00:26:06,220 --> 00:26:08,540
 you're going to take the best athlete in your school

516
00:26:08,540 --> 00:26:09,740
 and you're going to put them at quarterback.

517
00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:12,520
 Now, that don't mean they're a good college quarterback.

518
00:26:12,940 --> 00:26:15,880
 And these two here can probably attest to that.

519
00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:20,320
 They were just heck of athletes that their high school put as direct snap.

520
00:26:21,180 --> 00:26:22,260
 Both could run.

521
00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:24,600
 It usually says a lot about their character,

522
00:26:24,780 --> 00:26:26,380
 says a lot about their intelligence level.

523
00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:30,420
 And then we've got two DBs here tonight that I think they read coverage.

524
00:26:30,600 --> 00:26:31,440
 They read routes.

525
00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:34,800
 They understand situational football a little bit better

526
00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:36,940
 because of their days as high school quarterbacks.

527
00:26:37,060 --> 00:26:40,960
 But I can name up Raylan Sims played high school quarterback at B.B. Comer.

528
00:26:41,740 --> 00:26:44,900
 John Taylor played high school quarterback at Laverne.

529
00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:48,960
 Charles Mulkey, our punter, was a high school quarterback as well.

530
00:26:49,080 --> 00:26:52,800
 So we've got a slew of guys that were high school quarterbacks.

531
00:26:53,140 --> 00:26:56,320
 Speaking of that punter, former high school quarterback Charles Mulkey,

532
00:26:56,700 --> 00:26:59,340
 I mean, you had a big hole to fill in punter.

533
00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:02,080
 Adam Watford, I mean, we've had great punters at UNA.

534
00:27:02,180 --> 00:27:05,720
 He'll be up there in that discussion with the Will Batsons and names like that.

535
00:27:05,760 --> 00:27:08,720
 But all of a sudden, Charles, young freshman, we didn't know what to expect.

536
00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:11,440
 His first two punts went for over 50 yards.

537
00:27:11,900 --> 00:27:14,300
 He's 10th in the nation right now in punting, Coach.

538
00:27:14,340 --> 00:27:15,780
 How much of a boost has that been?

539
00:27:16,060 --> 00:27:19,260
 Oh, it's a relief for us to have a guy that can flip the field.

540
00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:22,520
 And the great thing about Charles is Charles gets phenomenal hang time.

541
00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:28,980
 So we have had a lot of one-two or fair catches, one-two, three-yard gains

542
00:27:28,980 --> 00:27:31,800
 because Charles put so much hang time on him.

543
00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:35,300
 So our skill guys are able to get down the field and make the play a lot of times.

544
00:27:35,920 --> 00:27:37,840
 You know, what I've challenged him at right now,

545
00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:39,640
 and I bet some people in this room will know this too,

546
00:27:40,020 --> 00:27:41,560
 Charles is going to shank one a game.

547
00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:45,960
 And that one is about – it's unbelievable that he's 10th in the nation

548
00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:49,760
 knowing that he's shanking one a game where he would be if he wouldn't shank.

549
00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:51,500
 And that comes from a kid that's a freshman,

550
00:27:51,620 --> 00:27:53,860
 that he's only been punting two years in his life.

551
00:27:54,280 --> 00:27:57,980
 He's played quarterback his whole life, two, three-sport athlete

552
00:27:57,980 --> 00:27:59,840
 that just started punting, really.

553
00:27:59,980 --> 00:28:03,360
 So really excited about the future of Charles has punting.

554
00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:08,440
 Yeah, and he's also had in every game at least one punt go 54 yards or more.

555
00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:11,460
 He had two 60-yard punts in the Western Illinois game.

556
00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:12,160
 A great player.

557
00:28:12,460 --> 00:28:13,360
 He's a big guy too.

558
00:28:13,520 --> 00:28:15,680
 And then, you know, let's talk about Braden Forscut too,

559
00:28:15,780 --> 00:28:18,720
 your long snapper who also kind of came in as a tight end.

560
00:28:18,820 --> 00:28:19,820
 He's a big guy as well.

561
00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:21,680
 You see those guys, they can get down the field.

562
00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:23,260
 They can make tackles when they need to.

563
00:28:23,540 --> 00:28:25,740
 But very physical special teams players.

564
00:28:25,900 --> 00:28:30,180
 Yeah, I've challenged our specialist group that if any game that Forscut makes two tackles,

565
00:28:30,280 --> 00:28:32,020
 I will take the specialist group out to eat.

566
00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:33,740
 And we have not had to do that yet.

567
00:28:33,860 --> 00:28:37,560
 So hopefully Forscut can have that happen this week.

568
00:28:37,620 --> 00:28:44,080
 But having an athletic long snapper, he's about 6'2", 225, that can run a little bit.

569
00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:45,260
 It really helps it out.

570
00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:48,920
 Sometimes he doesn't make the tackle, but he at least slows the feet down to the return man.

571
00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:55,280
 And you don't know you have a bad snapper until you have a bad snapper.

572
00:28:55,400 --> 00:29:00,940
 So the fact that people don't recognize that we have snap problems is just a relief off of me.

573
00:29:01,040 --> 00:29:04,380
 It's a stress reliever for me that Forscut's doing it all right now.

574
00:29:04,460 --> 00:29:08,460
 He's the short snapper on field goals and he's the long snapper on punt as well.

575
00:29:08,560 --> 00:29:10,020
 So doing a fantastic job.

576
00:29:10,560 --> 00:29:14,100
 All right, Coach, let's jump into our Player of the Week from Eastern Kentucky.

577
00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:18,300
 And we were thinking about this today, didn't have time to catch up with you,

578
00:29:18,300 --> 00:29:20,260
 but this is the play that we went with.

579
00:29:20,560 --> 00:29:23,180
 And it's a big fella touchdown, a big daddy touchdown.

580
00:29:23,460 --> 00:29:26,800
 Kamor Harris, who's been one of the most exciting players to come in this year,

581
00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:31,560
 defensive lineman, outside linebacker coach, subbing in on offense, getting the touchdown.

582
00:29:31,700 --> 00:29:32,540
 How cool was this?

583
00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:35,460
 I think Kamor may be Steve Pierce's favorite player.

584
00:29:35,580 --> 00:29:40,740
 He may not be listening to me right now, but Steve told me that he used to look like Kamor a few years ago.

585
00:29:42,920 --> 00:29:47,280
 Said you used to look like Kamor Harris a few years ago, yeah.

586
00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:50,080
 But I'll tell you what's cool about this play.

587
00:29:50,320 --> 00:29:56,060
 I like telling the back story sometimes because our fans and the alumni don't really ever get to hear that.

588
00:29:56,460 --> 00:30:02,780
 But if you take me back there, Braden, at the beginning of the play, Josh White is usually the tight end.

589
00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:09,620
 You see, Josh White has moved himself into the backfield as a fullback because that week in practice,

590
00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:13,560
 Josh White said, Coach, Jaheim Ingram has built this place.

591
00:30:13,700 --> 00:30:14,920
 He's a four-year guy.

592
00:30:15,080 --> 00:30:16,120
 He's Mr. UNA.

593
00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:17,960
 Let him catch this pass.

594
00:30:18,040 --> 00:30:19,080
 I'll go block for him.

595
00:30:19,620 --> 00:30:26,580
 I was hoping Destin threw this ball to the back of the end zone to number 44, but I am excited that Kamor got this as well.

596
00:30:26,580 --> 00:30:35,740
 But it would have just capped off just Josh White's unselfishness of saying, I'll do whatever it means for this team and make this team better.

597
00:30:35,900 --> 00:30:41,520
 To see Jaheim and Kamor White open is a testament to how well we've run the ball out of that package.

598
00:30:41,820 --> 00:30:43,300
 You know, Coach, I had that same thought.

599
00:30:43,420 --> 00:30:47,880
 When we're at Roy Kitts Stadium, it's the tallest press box we'll be in all year long.

600
00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:51,860
 We're looking eye level with the water towers that are surrounding the stadium.

601
00:30:51,920 --> 00:30:56,100
 But I saw Jaheim back there, and I had the same thought, throw it to Jaheim, throw it to Jaheim.

602
00:30:56,140 --> 00:31:03,380
 But a great moment for Kamor Harris, who really kind of has that same attitude as Josh White, it feels like, where he's just balled into this program.

603
00:31:03,520 --> 00:31:03,960
 He is.

604
00:31:04,140 --> 00:31:11,540
 And I messed with him this week, and when we were recruiting him, we actually came here to Lost Pizza on his recruiting visit.

605
00:31:12,040 --> 00:31:18,000
 And I told him, Kamor was a high school running back, and was a very talented high school running back at B.B. Comer.

606
00:31:18,220 --> 00:31:23,200
 So I told him, one of my recruiting pitches to get him here was we were going to play him some on offense.

607
00:31:23,760 --> 00:31:26,100
 And you tell a lot of kids that, just to get him here.

608
00:31:27,180 --> 00:31:30,020
 But he is talented enough that we can do that.

609
00:31:30,100 --> 00:31:33,640
 So when he caught that touchdown, I was one of the first people on the sideline that called him and said,

610
00:31:33,720 --> 00:31:38,640
 See, I promised you this back in January, and now it's coming to fruition here.

611
00:31:38,860 --> 00:31:43,440
 But he's probably a little bit more athletic than Jaheim at catching the ball.

612
00:31:43,520 --> 00:31:46,200
 So we all probably feel a little bit better that he caught it.

613
00:31:46,220 --> 00:31:47,820
 But I bet Jaheim would have done a good job, too.

614
00:31:48,120 --> 00:31:51,300
 I was kind of counting who was on the ball and off the ball, because you had your seven on.

615
00:31:51,440 --> 00:31:52,900
 You had your five offensive linemen.

616
00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:54,900
 Look, you had Eli Long on one end.

617
00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:56,560
 You had Jaheim on the other end.

618
00:31:56,660 --> 00:31:58,260
 You had Donovan Nevels in there as well.

619
00:31:58,500 --> 00:31:59,360
 That's a big package.

620
00:31:59,480 --> 00:31:59,800
 It is.

621
00:31:59,900 --> 00:32:03,560
 Donovan got his butt chewed out after that play, too, because he got a personal foul,

622
00:32:03,660 --> 00:32:06,660
 because he actually blocked his guy and pancaked him.

623
00:32:07,140 --> 00:32:10,160
 And Donovan decided to stand over the top of him and let him know about it.

624
00:32:10,340 --> 00:32:11,480
 And that is a penalty.

625
00:32:12,080 --> 00:32:16,140
 You'll see right here, he was just excited, and you can't do that.

626
00:32:16,480 --> 00:32:17,560
 Wow, what a pause.

627
00:32:17,560 --> 00:32:18,100
 You can't do that.

628
00:32:18,300 --> 00:32:21,600
 So we had to kick off from the 20-yard line because of that right there.

629
00:32:22,380 --> 00:32:24,480
 Savage from Brayden catching it right there.

630
00:32:24,800 --> 00:32:27,220
 All right, Mike, it's your time to shine.

631
00:32:27,320 --> 00:32:28,900
 Yeah, I think it's time for Brayden Dierman Trivia.

632
00:32:28,980 --> 00:32:29,580
 It's been a while.

633
00:32:29,700 --> 00:32:31,220
 It might be a little rusty, but are you ready?

634
00:32:31,460 --> 00:32:32,620
 I don't think I ever am.

635
00:32:32,720 --> 00:32:33,960
 We need some theme music.

636
00:32:34,580 --> 00:32:36,600
 Well, I'll leave that to you, Ben.

637
00:32:36,620 --> 00:32:37,240
 You're the musician.

638
00:32:37,740 --> 00:32:38,580
 All right, here we go.

639
00:32:39,160 --> 00:32:43,500
 We are ranked top 10 in the country in three defensive categories right now.

640
00:32:43,600 --> 00:32:45,420
 What do you think those defensive categories are?

641
00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:46,040
 Sacks.

642
00:32:46,300 --> 00:32:46,720
 That's one.

643
00:32:47,200 --> 00:32:47,600
 TFLs.

644
00:32:47,620 --> 00:32:48,140
 That's two.

645
00:32:48,340 --> 00:32:48,700
 Turnovers.

646
00:32:49,540 --> 00:32:49,940
 Close.

647
00:32:50,140 --> 00:32:50,540
 Turnovers.

648
00:32:50,820 --> 00:32:52,740
 We're top 25, not quite top 10.

649
00:32:52,860 --> 00:32:54,600
 The other one is rushing defense.

650
00:32:54,700 --> 00:32:55,060
 There you go.

651
00:32:55,240 --> 00:32:57,980
 We're allowing 103 yards per game.

652
00:32:58,140 --> 00:32:58,720
 Two out of three.

653
00:32:59,100 --> 00:33:00,220
 Yeah, we'll give you credit.

654
00:33:00,340 --> 00:33:01,100
 We've got to get some credit.

655
00:33:01,500 --> 00:33:02,120
 There you go.

656
00:33:02,120 --> 00:33:03,720
 Well, Coach, we'll give you a break.

657
00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:05,780
 But first, Ty, we need the bucket.

658
00:33:05,880 --> 00:33:07,740
 We've got to give away some more tickets.

659
00:33:08,260 --> 00:33:11,300
 Somebody texted our first winner to let her know that she won.

660
00:33:11,380 --> 00:33:12,720
 She can come down here and get them.

661
00:33:13,060 --> 00:33:14,420
 Let's see who we have right here.

662
00:33:14,660 --> 00:33:15,500
 Can I throw this out there?

663
00:33:15,660 --> 00:33:21,700
 We've had about 15 to 20 donors that have stepped up this week that have said we wanted

664
00:33:21,700 --> 00:33:25,180
 to purchase tickets so we can give out to this community.

665
00:33:25,680 --> 00:33:28,240
 We've given tickets to Big Brothers, Big Sisters.

666
00:33:28,400 --> 00:33:30,000
 We've given tickets to the Copeland House.

667
00:33:30,220 --> 00:33:32,780
 We've given tickets to breast cancer survivors.

668
00:33:33,020 --> 00:33:38,760
 I'm fired up how this community has done their part to make sure that stadium is filled, but

669
00:33:38,760 --> 00:33:43,480
 not just stadium filled, but given people that are deserving those seats to come to this

670
00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:44,040
 football game.

671
00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:45,160
 So, sorry.

672
00:33:45,240 --> 00:33:46,140
 I had to say that before this.

673
00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:47,820
 Christy Harris.

674
00:33:48,320 --> 00:33:48,980
 Christy Harris.

675
00:33:49,060 --> 00:33:49,940
 Are you in the house?

676
00:33:50,720 --> 00:33:51,020
 No.

677
00:33:51,100 --> 00:33:53,040
 But if somebody knows Christy, let her know.

678
00:33:53,160 --> 00:33:55,900
 Lost Pizza will reach out to her or the UNA ticket office.

679
00:33:55,980 --> 00:33:56,720
 We'll figure that out.

680
00:33:56,920 --> 00:34:01,080
 But Christy Harris has won a ticket bundle to this Saturday's game.

681
00:34:01,460 --> 00:34:06,380
 And, Coach, part of this as well is it's pretty special coming to Bank Independence Stadium.

682
00:34:06,380 --> 00:34:11,300
 You talk about a big-time college football field in our backyard right here in the Shoals.

683
00:34:11,540 --> 00:34:11,960
 Yeah, it is.

684
00:34:12,220 --> 00:34:16,360
 It's one of the best FCS environments, best FCS stadiums in the country.

685
00:34:16,960 --> 00:34:22,280
 Our alumni, our fan base, our student section, I went and spoke to the fraternities earlier

686
00:34:22,280 --> 00:34:25,540
 tonight, get them fired up, challenged them to show up like they've been doing.

687
00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:28,340
 I think it's going to be an electric environment on Saturday night.

688
00:34:28,680 --> 00:34:29,360
 Six o'clock.

689
00:34:29,440 --> 00:34:30,440
 We've got another winner.

690
00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:32,600
 Come on down to Lost Pizza.

691
00:34:32,700 --> 00:34:33,960
 You can pick up those tickets.

692
00:34:34,060 --> 00:34:34,940
 All right, we'll take a timeout.

693
00:34:35,020 --> 00:34:39,540
 When we come back, we're going to have Anthony Trae Young swing by making his first appearance.

694
00:34:39,680 --> 00:34:43,440
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695
00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:48,060
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696
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698
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699
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700
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701
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709
00:35:38,180 --> 00:35:42,140
 Again, that's 256-648-5710.

710
00:35:44,220 --> 00:35:48,400
 Welcome to Burnley Spine and Sport Chiropractic located in downtown Florence.

711
00:35:48,600 --> 00:35:52,840
 We offer a large array of therapies and techniques to help you get back in the game of life.

712
00:35:52,900 --> 00:35:55,880
 One of those therapies is red light slash infrared light therapy.

713
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 Dry needling is used to help reduce pain associated with painful trigger point.

714
00:36:00,600 --> 00:36:06,960
 Our class 4 laser therapies are used to decrease inflammation and improve the speed of healing of sprains,

715
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 tendonitis, and plantar fasciitis.

716
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 Burnley Spine and Sport Chiropractic is proud to partner with UNA

717
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718
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719
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725
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727
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728
00:36:47,640 --> 00:36:49,300
 Football season is back at the carriage.

729
00:36:49,860 --> 00:36:52,360
 There are a few things we love more than a good Saturday in the South,

730
00:36:52,480 --> 00:36:54,960
 and football season is officially back at the carriage.

731
00:36:55,340 --> 00:36:58,200
 All season long, we'll have the games rolling with plenty of cold drinks,

732
00:36:58,480 --> 00:37:01,140
 good food, and a comfortable spot to settle in for a quarter,

733
00:37:01,440 --> 00:37:03,180
 a game, or the better part of the day.

734
00:37:03,640 --> 00:37:05,920
 Game day Saturdays get $5 craft drafts,

735
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 $2 off wine slushies,

736
00:37:07,800 --> 00:37:08,800
 drafts of mimosas,

737
00:37:08,980 --> 00:37:10,480
 and game day bites from the kitchen.

738
00:37:10,940 --> 00:37:13,580
 Stock up in our markets before kickoff with plenty of snacks,

739
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 dips, cheeses,

740
00:37:15,040 --> 00:37:15,680
 something sweet,

741
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 and all the good stuff for your game day spread.

742
00:37:17,960 --> 00:37:19,960
 Football season looks pretty good from the carriage

743
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 on East Mobile Street in historic downtown Florence.

744
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 Well, you know what happens when the seasons change.

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 He's making his debut here on UNA Football Night

758
00:38:05,720 --> 00:38:08,880
 from Lost Pizza Shoals from Birmingham, Alabama,

759
00:38:09,020 --> 00:38:10,920
 a product of Winona High School.

760
00:38:11,360 --> 00:38:14,120
 His third season at the University of North Alabama.

761
00:38:14,280 --> 00:38:15,760
 Welcome up Trey Young.

762
00:38:15,900 --> 00:38:18,780
 Two interceptions in the win against Eastern Kentucky,

763
00:38:18,920 --> 00:38:20,940
 helping the Lions seal it on the road.

764
00:38:21,060 --> 00:38:23,200
 And Trey, appreciate you joining us, man.

765
00:38:23,260 --> 00:38:24,800
 You've been at UNA three years, man.

766
00:38:24,860 --> 00:38:27,980
 How did it feel when you got your first interception up there in Richmond?

767
00:38:28,460 --> 00:38:29,260
 It felt great.

768
00:38:29,360 --> 00:38:31,280
 It was a lot of joy, a lot of hard work.

769
00:38:31,360 --> 00:38:33,500
 I've been working for it, working for that moment.

770
00:38:33,900 --> 00:38:37,560
 I was just happy to have my teammates with me to celebrate that moment.

771
00:38:38,500 --> 00:38:40,160
 Yeah, let's talk about this first one right here.

772
00:38:40,220 --> 00:38:42,740
 Kind of a tie-up there right near the goal line.

773
00:38:42,820 --> 00:38:43,800
 And you come up with it.

774
00:38:43,840 --> 00:38:45,280
 I mean, you were fighting hard there.

775
00:38:45,540 --> 00:38:47,020
 And you came away with a big play.

776
00:38:47,100 --> 00:38:48,120
 Just talk us through that play.

777
00:38:48,360 --> 00:38:52,220
 Yeah, I kind of got beat initially off the release.

778
00:38:52,480 --> 00:38:54,520
 And I was like, man, I got to go up and make a play.

779
00:38:54,860 --> 00:38:59,180
 Because, you know, Coach Boyne, he's really tough on us as DBs because, you know, he played DBs.

780
00:38:59,180 --> 00:39:00,520
 So I was just like, I got to go make a play.

781
00:39:01,120 --> 00:39:02,500
 And I ended up coming down with the ball.

782
00:39:03,660 --> 00:39:05,320
 Kind of a wrestling match there.

783
00:39:05,540 --> 00:39:06,400
 How did it feel?

784
00:39:06,740 --> 00:39:08,440
 The celebration right there.

785
00:39:08,520 --> 00:39:09,180
 People are laughing.

786
00:39:09,500 --> 00:39:12,660
 Take us through the celebration here before we really dive into this one.

787
00:39:12,800 --> 00:39:21,280
 So me and number 11, Trey Butler, we was just contemplating on doing either that one or another one.

788
00:39:21,340 --> 00:39:22,500
 He was like, man, we got to do it.

789
00:39:22,560 --> 00:39:23,920
 So I made the play.

790
00:39:24,000 --> 00:39:25,500
 And we ended up doing the celebration.

791
00:39:26,220 --> 00:39:26,560
 All right.

792
00:39:26,580 --> 00:39:28,620
 Well, let's talk about play number two right here.

793
00:39:29,120 --> 00:39:29,960
 Late in the game.

794
00:39:30,480 --> 00:39:31,840
 Or actually, is this the first play again?

795
00:39:31,940 --> 00:39:32,680
 Yeah, this is the first one.

796
00:39:32,820 --> 00:39:34,160
 Yeah, it looks like it is again.

797
00:39:34,260 --> 00:39:34,620
 Here we go.

798
00:39:34,680 --> 00:39:34,860
 All right.

799
00:39:34,920 --> 00:39:37,220
 Second play, late in the game, 247 to go.

800
00:39:37,300 --> 00:39:38,360
 This essentially seals it.

801
00:39:38,400 --> 00:39:39,660
 You jump a route right here.

802
00:39:40,180 --> 00:39:41,580
 I think Coach was describing this.

803
00:39:41,620 --> 00:39:42,360
 You were in cover, too.

804
00:39:42,480 --> 00:39:43,380
 Jumped the route there.

805
00:39:43,800 --> 00:39:44,680
 Talk us through that play.

806
00:39:45,120 --> 00:39:47,540
 I was just sinking off into my zone.

807
00:39:48,100 --> 00:39:50,020
 And I saw the quarterback come up like he was going to throw.

808
00:39:50,100 --> 00:39:53,200
 So I just, I touched my instincts, broke on the ball, ended up picking it off.

809
00:39:53,560 --> 00:39:56,440
 I should have took it for six, but, you know, I kind of tripped.

810
00:39:56,960 --> 00:39:58,480
 That's what I was going to ask you about, man.

811
00:39:58,480 --> 00:40:02,200
 Did you have visions of yourself in the end zone right there already?

812
00:40:02,360 --> 00:40:02,740
 Yes, sir.

813
00:40:02,800 --> 00:40:06,160
 I was ready to get into the end zone, got too excited and fell, man.

814
00:40:06,480 --> 00:40:09,000
 So the first one's your first career interception.

815
00:40:09,140 --> 00:40:11,040
 That one seals the ball game.

816
00:40:11,140 --> 00:40:13,780
 I mean, how did the feeling of that one compare?

817
00:40:14,000 --> 00:40:17,220
 That one, it was way, like, it was crazier than the first one.

818
00:40:17,280 --> 00:40:18,880
 I really couldn't believe it, to be honest.

819
00:40:18,980 --> 00:40:21,400
 I just, I could capitalize on the moment.

820
00:40:22,040 --> 00:40:23,880
 Very first defensive play of the game.

821
00:40:24,240 --> 00:40:27,660
 Tip drill situation, and Leo Glover comes up with an interception.

822
00:40:27,660 --> 00:40:30,020
 Second possession, another trip drill.

823
00:40:30,160 --> 00:40:31,000
 Leo Glover again.

824
00:40:31,160 --> 00:40:32,260
 Third possession, it was you.

825
00:40:32,580 --> 00:40:36,380
 To start with three interceptions back-to-back, to see your teammate get two of those, to see

826
00:40:36,380 --> 00:40:39,840
 other guys like Dallas Johnson, Kenagel Thomas getting in there, tipping balls.

827
00:40:40,080 --> 00:40:40,960
 What was that like for you?

828
00:40:41,220 --> 00:40:45,640
 I was just happy because we worked real hard all summer and spring for this moment, and

829
00:40:45,640 --> 00:40:48,180
 I just felt like we all capitalized when we could, when we should.

830
00:40:49,100 --> 00:40:49,520
 All right.

831
00:40:49,560 --> 00:40:53,480
 You're from Winona High School, and Winona has put out some great athletes.

832
00:40:53,620 --> 00:40:58,100
 I covered them during that state championship basketball run they had back in, like, 2012,

833
00:40:58,440 --> 00:41:01,040
 in that era with DeRunyon Wilson and some of those guys.

834
00:41:01,120 --> 00:41:04,120
 Man, what was it like growing up in such a strong athletic culture like that?

835
00:41:04,220 --> 00:41:04,740
 It was great.

836
00:41:04,820 --> 00:41:09,640
 My mom, she used to take me to all of the basketball, football games because she went to, we know,

837
00:41:09,680 --> 00:41:10,460
 to high school as well.

838
00:41:10,960 --> 00:41:15,500
 And as a kid, I was looking up to those guys like superheroes, basically, trying to imitate

839
00:41:15,500 --> 00:41:16,220
 what they do.

840
00:41:16,780 --> 00:41:20,460
 Because I played park ball coming up, trying to imitate what they do in my park ball game.

841
00:41:21,140 --> 00:41:24,400
 And I just looked at those guys as heroes growing up, coming up.

842
00:41:24,680 --> 00:41:27,420
 And Coach kind of alluded to this already, but you played quarterback.

843
00:41:27,640 --> 00:41:29,760
 You also did some wide receiver, I believe, as well.

844
00:41:29,840 --> 00:41:31,400
 What was it like for you offensively?

845
00:41:31,620 --> 00:41:32,780
 Were you primary quarterback?

846
00:41:33,120 --> 00:41:36,180
 And did you know when you were going to be put in certain spots, or how did that work?

847
00:41:36,480 --> 00:41:39,440
 I was primary quarterback, junior and senior.

848
00:41:39,720 --> 00:41:40,860
 And sophomore year, I played receiver.

849
00:41:41,460 --> 00:41:43,840
 But I just, I don't know.

850
00:41:43,840 --> 00:41:45,320
 I always played quarterback coming up.

851
00:41:45,320 --> 00:41:48,840
 I played both sides of the ball, and it was really my favorite position.

852
00:41:49,480 --> 00:41:50,780
 So, yeah, I had fun with that.

853
00:41:51,380 --> 00:41:52,640
 And, yeah, that's about it.

854
00:41:53,000 --> 00:41:57,520
 You mentioned Coach Bowen, Coach Lockett's in the house, Coach Moffitt as well, man.

855
00:41:57,600 --> 00:41:58,920
 What's it like playing for those guys?

856
00:41:59,100 --> 00:42:03,560
 It's great, because, you know, Coach Lockett, he really took a chance on me coming out of

857
00:42:03,560 --> 00:42:06,680
 high school, him and Coach Derman, because I really didn't have any quarterback film.

858
00:42:07,260 --> 00:42:10,440
 I just played straight quarterback and a little bit of safety.

859
00:42:10,820 --> 00:42:11,960
 But it's great having those guys.

860
00:42:12,020 --> 00:42:13,040
 They always pick us up.

861
00:42:13,400 --> 00:42:17,580
 Coach Moffitt, he's a role model to me, because, you know, he made it to what I'm trying

862
00:42:17,580 --> 00:42:18,020
 to get to.

863
00:42:18,400 --> 00:42:20,180
 And he gives me tips and stuff every day.

864
00:42:20,340 --> 00:42:21,400
 I can get a chance.

865
00:42:21,820 --> 00:42:26,840
 And Coach Bowen, he just comes in hard-nosed, gets us riled up, gets us ready to play ball.

866
00:42:27,400 --> 00:42:28,420
 Yeah, great group.

867
00:42:28,500 --> 00:42:30,060
 And you talked a lot about Coach Lockett.

868
00:42:30,140 --> 00:42:31,380
 He's been with you from day one.

869
00:42:31,460 --> 00:42:32,760
 It's been really good to see that.

870
00:42:33,240 --> 00:42:36,660
 I want to go back to your high school days, because you kind of alluded to this as well,

871
00:42:36,680 --> 00:42:37,700
 but you also played baseball.

872
00:42:37,900 --> 00:42:38,140
 Yes, sir.

873
00:42:38,140 --> 00:42:39,100
 You ran track as well.

874
00:42:39,340 --> 00:42:42,180
 What was your – how much did you enjoy baseball?

875
00:42:42,420 --> 00:42:43,140
 I love baseball.

876
00:42:43,140 --> 00:42:46,740
 My mom – it was my mom's favorite sport, so, you know, I played it for her.

877
00:42:47,440 --> 00:42:50,440
 And baseball, I played shortstop, pitcher, second base.

878
00:42:50,540 --> 00:42:51,420
 I played a little outfield.

879
00:42:52,500 --> 00:42:56,880
 I think I – it's tough between football and baseball, but I think I had the most fun

880
00:42:56,880 --> 00:42:57,420
 playing baseball.

881
00:42:58,040 --> 00:43:01,000
 Well, we're glad you're playing football here at the University of North Alabama.

882
00:43:01,220 --> 00:43:01,440
 Yes, sir.

883
00:43:01,440 --> 00:43:02,900
 You started your career at Brawley.

884
00:43:02,940 --> 00:43:05,940
 Now you've gotten to be part of the team that has opened up Bank Independence Stadium.

885
00:43:05,940 --> 00:43:09,760
 What has it been like playing in those first two home games at the New Diggs?

886
00:43:09,880 --> 00:43:13,380
 It's been like a dream come true, because, like, the stadium is just perfect.

887
00:43:13,600 --> 00:43:15,280
 Like, I don't know how to explain it.

888
00:43:15,360 --> 00:43:17,100
 It's like – I don't know.

889
00:43:17,180 --> 00:43:18,760
 It's a kid's dream, basically.

890
00:43:19,760 --> 00:43:23,060
 Perfect stadium, perfect scenery, right across the street from campus.

891
00:43:23,280 --> 00:43:23,660
 It's perfect.

892
00:43:23,920 --> 00:43:25,280
 That's kind of how we've all been summing up.

893
00:43:25,300 --> 00:43:26,820
 We don't know how to explain it, but it's perfect.

894
00:43:26,880 --> 00:43:27,140
 Yeah.

895
00:43:27,360 --> 00:43:28,160
 It really is.

896
00:43:28,260 --> 00:43:30,780
 And last thing for me, Trey, you've been here three years.

897
00:43:30,840 --> 00:43:33,040
 You've been around some of the OGs.

898
00:43:33,040 --> 00:43:37,840
 You are an OG yourself, but talk about some of the guys you've gotten close with on the team over the years

899
00:43:37,840 --> 00:43:39,280
 and maybe some that are new this year.

900
00:43:40,080 --> 00:43:42,060
 The guys that came in with me, I got close with them.

901
00:43:42,120 --> 00:43:47,340
 Clint Houser, Roger Thomas, running back, John Taylor, cool.

902
00:43:47,480 --> 00:43:53,540
 Mostly everybody I came in with, Noah Gregg, Snap Reed, some of the new guys, Joshua White,

903
00:43:54,480 --> 00:43:57,880
 Kamor Harris, all of the new Memphis guys.

904
00:43:58,020 --> 00:43:59,740
 Ix, he's my dog, too.

905
00:44:00,800 --> 00:44:03,780
 Strong bond amongst this team, and you guys have a tough test.

906
00:44:03,980 --> 00:44:06,140
 Abilene Christian on Saturday, 6 o'clock.

907
00:44:06,600 --> 00:44:07,580
 Message to the fans.

908
00:44:07,780 --> 00:44:11,500
 I mean, how badly do you want to see them come out for this big game on Saturday?

909
00:44:11,640 --> 00:44:13,580
 What does it mean to you to play in front of the hometown crowd?

910
00:44:13,800 --> 00:44:14,440
 It feels great.

911
00:44:14,900 --> 00:44:18,940
 We need everybody there because it's going to be a big, big UAC showdown,

912
00:44:19,320 --> 00:44:22,280
 and I feel like we're going to come out on top, play hard football.

913
00:44:22,820 --> 00:44:24,160
 Trey, we appreciate you joining us.

914
00:44:24,200 --> 00:44:25,600
 Go get some more picks this week.

915
00:44:25,620 --> 00:44:25,940
 Yes, sir.

916
00:44:26,000 --> 00:44:26,320
 Yes, sir.

917
00:44:26,400 --> 00:44:27,240
 That's Trey Young.

918
00:44:27,240 --> 00:44:28,840
 We'll take a timeout when we come back.

919
00:44:28,920 --> 00:44:30,600
 Leo Glover will swing by next.

920
00:44:30,700 --> 00:44:34,260
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926
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928
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929
00:45:04,600 --> 00:45:07,500
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933
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934
00:45:28,940 --> 00:45:32,920
 Again, that's 256-648-5710.

935
00:45:34,760 --> 00:45:39,000
 Welcome to Burnley Spine and Sport Chiropractic, located in downtown Florence.

936
00:45:39,280 --> 00:45:43,540
 We offer a large array of therapies and techniques to help you get back in the game of life.

937
00:45:43,580 --> 00:45:46,600
 One of those therapies is red light slash infrared light therapy.

938
00:45:46,760 --> 00:45:51,140
 Dry needling is used to help reduce pain associated with painful trigger point.

939
00:45:51,280 --> 00:45:56,700
 Our class 4 laser therapies are used to decrease inflammation and improve the speed of healing,

940
00:45:57,080 --> 00:45:59,720
 of sprains, tendonitis, and plantar fasciitis.

941
00:45:59,820 --> 00:46:05,080
 Burnley Spine and Sport Chiropractic is proud to partner with UNA to keep our lions performing at their best.

942
00:46:05,260 --> 00:46:05,800
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943
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 Leo Glover's up next from Florence, Alabama.

971
00:47:55,100 --> 00:47:59,500
 UAC Defensive Player of the Week two weeks ago after posting 11 tackles,

972
00:47:59,680 --> 00:48:02,360
 two interceptions, his first two of his career.

973
00:48:02,600 --> 00:48:05,780
 And Leo, man, you had a big game against Arkansas, 10 tackles.

974
00:48:05,880 --> 00:48:09,060
 You upped your career high with 11 plus the two interceptions, man.

975
00:48:09,280 --> 00:48:12,840
 How did it feel to take home those UAC defensive honors after the big road win?

976
00:48:13,020 --> 00:48:13,740
 It felt really good.

977
00:48:13,820 --> 00:48:16,000
 You know, I wouldn't have been able to do it without my teammates and my coaches.

978
00:48:16,200 --> 00:48:17,820
 So without them, it wouldn't have been possible.

979
00:48:18,020 --> 00:48:19,560
 So, but besides that, it was awesome.

980
00:48:20,140 --> 00:48:23,520
 You know, what I really liked was when you were with your twin, Chase Glover,

981
00:48:23,600 --> 00:48:27,600
 doing the post-game interview, you know, the Glover twins doing the interview.

982
00:48:27,780 --> 00:48:30,320
 You did that same thing, gave a lot of credit to your teammates,

983
00:48:30,320 --> 00:48:33,020
 really respect that about you and the rest of your teammates.

984
00:48:33,280 --> 00:48:35,680
 But these interceptions we're going to talk about today,

985
00:48:35,940 --> 00:48:38,380
 they were tip-drill type interceptions set up by your teammates.

986
00:48:38,500 --> 00:48:38,820
 That's right.

987
00:48:39,480 --> 00:48:42,780
 Just talk about that a little bit and what the, you know, those two guys and what they did.

988
00:48:43,100 --> 00:48:45,220
 Yeah, I mean, I just did the same thing, really.

989
00:48:45,860 --> 00:48:48,660
 If it wasn't for them, having those pass breakups and me just being there,

990
00:48:48,880 --> 00:48:50,520
 those interceptions wouldn't have been possible.

991
00:48:50,720 --> 00:48:53,740
 So, shout out to them for being in the right spot and making the right plays

992
00:48:53,740 --> 00:48:55,200
 and just for me being there to clean it up.

993
00:48:55,400 --> 00:48:58,220
 Now, are you going to the sidelines saying, hey, who tipped it?

994
00:48:58,220 --> 00:49:00,300
 Or did you know off the bat who did it?

995
00:49:00,300 --> 00:49:05,140
 Yeah, I mean, I knew Dallas was a corner right there that, I mean, I knew that was him.

996
00:49:05,260 --> 00:49:06,840
 And then the first one I really didn't know.

997
00:49:07,000 --> 00:49:08,680
 Then I realized it was Canazzo that came down.

998
00:49:09,400 --> 00:49:11,020
 What happened to Bojack there on that play?

999
00:49:12,040 --> 00:49:12,540
 Did you see that?

1000
00:49:12,760 --> 00:49:18,460
 I think he went to, maybe, you know, celebrate with somebody, fell down there at the end.

1001
00:49:18,700 --> 00:49:19,200
 Oh, wait a minute.

1002
00:49:21,600 --> 00:49:22,380
 Sorry, Bojack.

1003
00:49:23,000 --> 00:49:24,820
 Man, these celebrations have been brutal.

1004
00:49:25,000 --> 00:49:27,100
 All right, the 11 tackles as well.

1005
00:49:27,180 --> 00:49:28,780
 So, you get the two interceptions, man,

1006
00:49:28,820 --> 00:49:33,120
 but you've kind of establishing yourself as a heavy hitter as well, man.

1007
00:49:33,220 --> 00:49:34,500
 Former high school quarterback.

1008
00:49:34,640 --> 00:49:36,420
 Where does that level of physicality come from?

1009
00:49:36,760 --> 00:49:37,880
 I mean, I really don't know.

1010
00:49:37,880 --> 00:49:42,100
 I didn't really get the chance to hit many people in high school, I guess, I guess, when I run the ball.

1011
00:49:42,300 --> 00:49:43,180
 But I don't know.

1012
00:49:43,280 --> 00:49:44,660
 I just, tackling's a lot of fun.

1013
00:49:44,720 --> 00:49:47,520
 I never really got to do it unless I would ever mess up and throw a pick or something.

1014
00:49:47,640 --> 00:49:48,580
 But I don't know.

1015
00:49:48,640 --> 00:49:49,760
 It's just, it's fun.

1016
00:49:49,820 --> 00:49:50,740
 I absolutely love tackling.

1017
00:49:50,880 --> 00:49:52,020
 I love that I've gotten better at it.

1018
00:49:52,100 --> 00:49:55,960
 You know, I have to really completely learn how to tackle just with everything else that comes with playing defense.

1019
00:49:56,200 --> 00:49:58,200
 So, it's been a journey, but it's been a lot of fun.

1020
00:49:58,640 --> 00:50:02,940
 Yeah, 11 tackles in that game, but eight of those were solo stops, and two of those were in the backfield.

1021
00:50:03,060 --> 00:50:04,660
 I mean, you're getting back there, too.

1022
00:50:05,060 --> 00:50:08,220
 How often do you get your number called to go in the backfield and make a tackle?

1023
00:50:08,600 --> 00:50:11,300
 It's not often, but when it is often, I really get excited, you know.

1024
00:50:11,420 --> 00:50:15,480
 Usually, it's between me and the free safety canals, and we have to decide who's going on some plays or not.

1025
00:50:15,960 --> 00:50:21,160
 And I always like going, I mean, but sometimes he's like, actually, the other night, he was like, our last game,

1026
00:50:21,160 --> 00:50:22,400
 he was like, you already have two interceptions.

1027
00:50:22,540 --> 00:50:23,440
 He's like, I'm blitzing this time.

1028
00:50:23,500 --> 00:50:24,160
 I was like, all right.

1029
00:50:25,300 --> 00:50:29,800
 All right, hometown product, Florence High School, starting quarterback there, man.

1030
00:50:29,880 --> 00:50:32,620
 So, they're recruiting you, and they say, hey, we want to make you a safety.

1031
00:50:32,840 --> 00:50:35,720
 Are you thinking, man, this is crazy, or are you thinking, let's do this.

1032
00:50:35,780 --> 00:50:37,260
 I'm coming to UNA to play safety.

1033
00:50:37,480 --> 00:50:38,280
 I'm thinking, let's do it.

1034
00:50:38,320 --> 00:50:39,620
 I was just truly blessed.

1035
00:50:39,780 --> 00:50:42,640
 I was, you know, being able to play college football, and that's all I ever wanted to do.

1036
00:50:42,720 --> 00:50:45,840
 So, they could have put me as the freaking water boy, and I've been talking about that.

1037
00:50:46,940 --> 00:50:50,300
 Well, man, you played a lot of high-level football here at Florence,

1038
00:50:50,300 --> 00:50:55,100
 and you played against some guys like the Muscle Shoals guys, Colin Wright, Jaheim Ingram, those type of guys.

1039
00:50:55,300 --> 00:50:56,660
 Now, you're on a team together.

1040
00:50:56,780 --> 00:51:01,400
 How cool is it knowing that you've kind of built this Florence Shoals super team right here at UNN?

1041
00:51:01,620 --> 00:51:05,160
 Yeah, they really, I mean, they were my, coming in, I was like, I don't even like these guys.

1042
00:51:05,260 --> 00:51:05,960
 They're my rivals.

1043
00:51:06,220 --> 00:51:09,580
 You know, I never got to beat them, sadly, but, no, they've grown to me, man.

1044
00:51:09,600 --> 00:51:12,700
 I love these guys, and they're my brothers now, and I wouldn't trade anything for it.

1045
00:51:13,440 --> 00:51:16,540
 You got to play the first games at Bank Independence Stadium.

1046
00:51:16,620 --> 00:51:17,860
 Probably recruited under that.

1047
00:51:17,940 --> 00:51:18,860
 You've lived here like us.

1048
00:51:18,880 --> 00:51:22,540
 You probably heard about the on-campus stadium that was going to come that took forever.

1049
00:51:22,660 --> 00:51:27,380
 But, man, taking the field for the first time, the celebrations, both games, man, what has that meant to you?

1050
00:51:27,540 --> 00:51:32,260
 It was so surreal, you know, absolutely just, I mean, having your own stadium on campus is a dream come true.

1051
00:51:32,860 --> 00:51:37,780
 And, I mean, coming to that tunnel, walking out, it's just absolutely awesome, and we all love it, and it's great.

1052
00:51:38,360 --> 00:51:41,940
 There were a lot of talks about who would be the first this and who would be the first that.

1053
00:51:42,500 --> 00:51:47,840
 Very first play that Alcorn ran offensively, they had a penalty, so that tackle didn't count whoever had it.

1054
00:51:47,880 --> 00:51:53,020
 But then the next play was a five-yard rush, and you had the first official recorded tackle in stadium history.

1055
00:51:53,480 --> 00:51:54,600
 First of all, did you know that?

1056
00:51:55,160 --> 00:51:56,260
 I think I did know that.

1057
00:51:56,320 --> 00:51:56,680
 Yes, I did.

1058
00:51:56,760 --> 00:52:00,520
 And, second of all, how does it feel to know that you've kind of etched your name in the record book that way?

1059
00:52:00,860 --> 00:52:01,480
 I mean, it's awesome.

1060
00:52:01,860 --> 00:52:04,740
 I'm absolutely excited for that, and I'm blessed.

1061
00:52:05,640 --> 00:52:07,960
 Another big one on Saturday against Abilene.

1062
00:52:08,080 --> 00:52:10,060
 Christian, I forgot to do this with Trey.

1063
00:52:10,060 --> 00:52:13,020
 He's still here, but you've got to give away some tickets for us tonight.

1064
00:52:13,140 --> 00:52:14,580
 Ty, pass the ticket bucket.

1065
00:52:14,700 --> 00:52:16,920
 We're going to give away another five-ticket package.

1066
00:52:17,840 --> 00:52:18,960
 Leo here is going to draw.

1067
00:52:19,100 --> 00:52:20,240
 Drum roll, please.

1068
00:52:20,860 --> 00:52:21,520
 Let's see here.

1069
00:52:21,560 --> 00:52:22,280
 Who we got here?

1070
00:52:24,680 --> 00:52:26,000
 Tara Jaynes.

1071
00:52:26,080 --> 00:52:27,540
 Is Tara Jaynes in the house?

1072
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 No, we will reach out to Tara.

1073
00:52:29,800 --> 00:52:31,240
 Brayden Rogers knows Tara.

1074
00:52:31,320 --> 00:52:36,060
 He's going to let her know she won five tickets to Saturday's game, a 6 o'clock kick.

1075
00:52:36,360 --> 00:52:38,180
 We've got one more ticket bundled to give away.

1076
00:52:38,180 --> 00:52:41,920
 Leo, before we let you go, man, Saturday, big game against Abilene Christian.

1077
00:52:42,020 --> 00:52:45,500
 Man, what's it mean to you guys to play in front of a packed-out crowd at Bank Independence Stadium?

1078
00:52:45,920 --> 00:52:46,720
 I mean, we're excited.

1079
00:52:46,920 --> 00:52:49,580
 We're on the verge of doing something really great around here.

1080
00:52:49,640 --> 00:52:53,980
 We just want to keep it going, keep it rolling, and we just want all the support we can get.

1081
00:52:54,140 --> 00:52:56,940
 So bring everyone you can, and let's get it loud, and let's get it rolling.

1082
00:52:57,180 --> 00:52:57,800
 Let's do it.

1083
00:52:57,820 --> 00:52:59,260
 Leo, man, we're glad you're aligned.

1084
00:52:59,340 --> 00:53:00,580
 We appreciate you joining us.

1085
00:53:00,640 --> 00:53:00,940
 Yes, sir.

1086
00:53:01,020 --> 00:53:01,340
 Thank you.

1087
00:53:01,460 --> 00:53:02,500
 That's Leo Glover.

1088
00:53:02,540 --> 00:53:03,740
 We're going to take a final timeout.

1089
00:53:03,740 --> 00:53:08,180
 Coach Dierman's going to give away our final ticket bundle, and then we're going to wrap up this week's show.

1090
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 Football season is back at the carriage.

1117
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 There are a few things we love more than a good Saturday in the South, and football season is officially back at the carriage.

1118
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 All season long, we'll have the games rolling with plenty of cold drinks, good food, and a comfortable spot to settle in for a quarter, a game, or the better part of the day.

1119
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 Game day Saturdays get $5 craft drafts, $2 off wine slushies, perhaps some mimosas, and game day bites from the kitchen.

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 Stock up in our markets before kickoff with plenty of snacks, dips, cheeses, something sweet, and all the good stuff for your game day spread.

1121
00:55:46,220 --> 00:55:50,840
 Football season looks pretty good from the carriage on East Mobile Street in historic downtown Florence.

1122
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 Well, you know what happens when the seasons change.

1123
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1133
00:56:31,380 --> 00:56:37,400
 We welcome back in North Alabama head football coach Brent Dierman to wrap up this week's edition of U&A Football Night

1134
00:56:37,400 --> 00:56:40,060
 from Walsh Pizza Shoals in downtown Florence.

1135
00:56:40,320 --> 00:56:43,640
 Six straight weeks of UAC football coming up.

1136
00:56:43,720 --> 00:56:46,000
 It picks back up this Saturday, 6 o'clock.

1137
00:56:46,080 --> 00:56:48,060
 Bobby Wallace filled at Bank Independence Stadium.

1138
00:56:48,460 --> 00:56:49,980
 Abilene Christian and coaches.

1139
00:56:50,160 --> 00:56:52,320
 We jump into our Burnley Spine and Sport preview.

1140
00:56:52,800 --> 00:56:54,580
 Abilene Christian on Saturday.

1141
00:56:54,960 --> 00:56:56,920
 Everybody talks about Tarleton State.

1142
00:56:57,380 --> 00:56:59,860
 Austin Peay's been getting a lot of attention as well.

1143
00:56:59,860 --> 00:57:04,060
 But Abilene has been one of the best FCS programs the last couple of years.

1144
00:57:04,180 --> 00:57:04,860
 Yeah, they have.

1145
00:57:04,920 --> 00:57:07,640
 And they've been really a talented team to start the year.

1146
00:57:07,820 --> 00:57:11,420
 They've had one of the hardest schedules in college football this year.

1147
00:57:11,540 --> 00:57:13,720
 So, you know, they've had some losses.

1148
00:57:13,720 --> 00:57:14,860
 But you look at their losses.

1149
00:57:15,060 --> 00:57:18,700
 There are two top ten losses that they were in it late in the game.

1150
00:57:19,100 --> 00:57:22,500
 They had a loss to Texas Tech where I think it was 17-3 at halftime.

1151
00:57:22,920 --> 00:57:24,200
 This is a really good football team.

1152
00:57:24,300 --> 00:57:25,760
 This is a team that's won our conference.

1153
00:57:26,540 --> 00:57:28,440
 This is a team that won a conference last year.

1154
00:57:28,580 --> 00:57:29,680
 Went to the second round of the playoffs.

1155
00:57:29,960 --> 00:57:34,720
 So, we know that there's a very talented football team coming into our place this weekend.

1156
00:57:35,060 --> 00:57:38,480
 Yeah, and two years ago, going back to that game, that was just such a monumental win.

1157
00:57:38,540 --> 00:57:40,480
 The first ranked win in program history.

1158
00:57:40,820 --> 00:57:41,780
 It's a little different this time.

1159
00:57:41,860 --> 00:57:44,160
 How much do you think they remember about their last trip to Florence?

1160
00:57:44,420 --> 00:57:50,080
 I think that they've got a lot of guys on staff and on the team that still remember that game two years ago.

1161
00:57:50,080 --> 00:57:53,940
 But they also remember them kicking our rear ends last year at their play.

1162
00:57:54,080 --> 00:57:56,380
 So, it's been both ways.

1163
00:57:56,800 --> 00:57:58,100
 So, we remember last year.

1164
00:57:58,280 --> 00:58:00,320
 So, both teams remember the bad losses.

1165
00:58:00,660 --> 00:58:04,880
 So, I think with the transfer portal, I mean, they've got a lot of new guys as well.

1166
00:58:04,960 --> 00:58:06,060
 We've got a lot of new players.

1167
00:58:06,700 --> 00:58:10,380
 I think you're going to just see a really good football game here in Florence, Alabama.

1168
00:58:10,600 --> 00:58:12,880
 Well, Coach, we want to pack it out on Saturday.

1169
00:58:12,880 --> 00:58:19,320
 North Alabama is averaging over 110%, I believe, capacity inside of Bank Independent Stadium.

1170
00:58:19,560 --> 00:58:21,600
 A standing room only game one.

1171
00:58:21,980 --> 00:58:23,340
 Game two nearly sold out.

1172
00:58:23,420 --> 00:58:25,220
 We want to sell out Saturday as well.

1173
00:58:25,500 --> 00:58:27,620
 We've got another ticket package to give away.

1174
00:58:27,880 --> 00:58:29,360
 This will be the last one of the night.

1175
00:58:29,440 --> 00:58:31,980
 We appreciate Chuck and Law's Pizza giving away these tickets.

1176
00:58:32,500 --> 00:58:33,760
 We're going to reach out to the winners.

1177
00:58:33,860 --> 00:58:35,160
 Who's the final one right here?

1178
00:58:35,800 --> 00:58:36,620
 Susie Morgan.

1179
00:58:37,020 --> 00:58:38,060
 Susie Morgan.

1180
00:58:38,620 --> 00:58:39,880
 We'll be reaching out to Susie.

1181
00:58:39,940 --> 00:58:42,200
 She's won five tickets to use this Saturday.

1182
00:58:42,200 --> 00:58:45,740
 We hope to see everybody out at Bank Independent Field.

1183
00:58:45,840 --> 00:58:46,760
 Bobby Wallace Field.

1184
00:58:46,940 --> 00:58:49,140
 Big ball game against Abilene Christian.

1185
00:58:49,760 --> 00:58:52,980
 And, Coach, yet again, the message to fans on why.

1186
00:58:52,980 --> 00:58:56,520
 Or, I guess, the difference they make when it is packed out.

1187
00:58:56,520 --> 00:59:01,280
 I tell you, the excitement level that I get to see in our guys' faces and eyes.

1188
00:59:01,620 --> 00:59:06,020
 There's been some plays that we've drawn up this year that I have certain skill players.

1189
00:59:06,400 --> 00:59:09,140
 Or even, now, Miss Patty may get on to me.

1190
00:59:09,260 --> 00:59:14,360
 But some of our two-point plays that we've drawn up this year, I've had those guys come up and say,

1191
00:59:14,420 --> 00:59:18,520
 Coach, can you call that at home on the student section side of the field?

1192
00:59:18,980 --> 00:59:21,820
 I think it's a big deal for these guys to play in that stadium.

1193
00:59:21,940 --> 00:59:24,040
 It's a big deal for this community.

1194
00:59:24,520 --> 00:59:25,900
 It's an unreal environment.

1195
00:59:25,900 --> 00:59:27,320
 And we need you.

1196
00:59:27,460 --> 00:59:29,000
 We need this community to show up.

1197
00:59:29,300 --> 00:59:31,160
 This is a big-time football game.

1198
00:59:31,280 --> 00:59:33,100
 So, I know the previous two were big.

1199
00:59:33,620 --> 00:59:37,440
 But this is a very, very talented FCS program coming into our house.

1200
00:59:37,820 --> 00:59:44,480
 And we've got to feed off that excitement level that our fans and our band and our cheerleaders are going to give this football team.

1201
00:59:44,740 --> 00:59:47,180
 A good parting stat to end on right here, guys.

1202
00:59:48,060 --> 00:59:49,320
 129 FCS teams.

1203
00:59:49,740 --> 00:59:52,980
 UNA, right now, on average attendance, ranks 18th in the nation.

1204
00:59:53,080 --> 00:59:56,660
 That's top 20 out of over 100, nearly 130 teams.

1205
00:59:56,720 --> 00:59:57,560
 That's a big number.

1206
00:59:57,980 --> 01:00:00,000
 You saw a lot of white on that last clip.

1207
01:00:00,080 --> 01:00:01,440
 You saw a lot of purple in the first one.

1208
01:00:01,640 --> 01:00:02,900
 We get to wear gold this time.

1209
01:00:02,920 --> 01:00:05,360
 And I can't wait to see a gold bank-independent stadium.

1210
01:00:05,900 --> 01:00:06,380
 Gold rush.

1211
01:00:06,380 --> 01:00:10,000
 I think in the last two years, I think we're 2-0 the last two years on gold rush.

1212
01:00:10,680 --> 01:00:11,860
 Last year was EKU.

1213
01:00:11,980 --> 01:00:12,860
 We did the gold rush.

1214
01:00:13,100 --> 01:00:14,620
 So, it's a big night.

1215
01:00:15,140 --> 01:00:20,460
 And we're going to challenge everybody to show up, wear your yellow, wear your UNA gold out to this football game.

1216
01:00:20,980 --> 01:00:22,200
 Because it's going to be a big night.

1217
01:00:22,800 --> 01:00:26,300
 Saturday, 6 o'clock, Bobby Wallace Field at Bank Independent Stadium.

1218
01:00:26,400 --> 01:00:29,480
 We hope to see you out north of Alabama in Abilene Christian.

1219
01:00:29,780 --> 01:00:31,140
 We'll be back with you next week.

1220
01:00:31,220 --> 01:00:32,460
 Same time, same place.

1221
01:00:32,580 --> 01:00:34,700
 7 o'clock, Lost Pizza Shoals.

1222
01:00:34,700 --> 01:00:36,000
 Let's come out and hang out with us.

1223
01:00:36,000 --> 01:00:36,940
 Coach, we appreciate you.

1224
01:00:37,000 --> 01:00:37,880
 And good luck on Saturday.

1225
01:00:38,120 --> 01:00:38,660
 Thank you so much.

1226
01:00:38,740 --> 01:00:40,000
 Drew's here tonight, by the way.

1227
01:00:40,360 --> 01:00:41,540
 Drew Barney in the house.

1228
01:00:41,660 --> 01:00:42,920
 That's the boys in the back.

1229
01:00:43,160 --> 01:00:44,560
 Chase Davis as well.

1230
01:00:44,620 --> 01:00:46,420
 They do great work behind the scenes.

1231
01:00:46,540 --> 01:00:47,440
 Thanks to everybody.

1232
01:00:47,860 --> 01:00:51,340
 For Ty, Zach, Braden, Grant there.

1233
01:00:51,580 --> 01:00:54,080
 For Blair back at the station.

1234
01:00:54,220 --> 01:00:55,960
 For Chuck and everybody here at Lost Pizza Shoals.

1235
01:00:56,020 --> 01:00:58,420
 For Mikey ZQ, I'm Benjamin Ray saying Roar Lions.

1236
01:01:02,920 --> 01:01:06,160
 You've been listening to UNA Football Night from Lost Pizza.

1237
01:01:06,880 --> 01:01:10,880
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01:01:25,880 --> 01:01:27,260
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