the first time ever on a mild afternoon at Ohio Stadium in front of a capacity crowd. Ohio State began the game slowly on offense, as they had in their previous non-conference games. UAB dominated the majority of the first quarter with the Blazers out-gaining the Buckeyes in total offensive yards 99 to 42. With both team struggling to put together any offensive threat early, the special teams for UAB provided the key play of the first quarter on a blocked punt by Calvin Jones, which gave the Blazers a 6–0 lead, after the extra point was blocked. UAB went ahead 9–0 early in the second quarter; however, they only held the lead briefly as Braxton Miller and the Ohio State offense quickly put together a 75-yard drive, ending in a Rod Smith touchdown run. Following a UAB field goal, Ohio State put together two touchdown drives in the last two minutes of the first half, one a Miller 12-yard touchdown run and another a touchdown run from fullback Zach Boren. Going into halftime, Ohio State held a 21–12 lead. Ohio State deferred the ball at the beginning of the game and was set to receive to begin the second half; however, UAB head coach Garrick McGee called an onside to begin the second half, with the Blazers recovering. The Ohio State defense held up against the Blazer offense, but as was the case in the first quarter, the offense was unable to mount any significant threat. UAB once again out-gained the Buckeyes during the quarter, 107 to 43 in total offensive yardage, but penalties, especially three chop-block calls, would eventually stall any scoring chances. The fourth quarter began with UAB kicker Ty Long converting on a 34-yard field goal cutting the Buckeyes lead to 21–15. The Ohio State defense continued to hold against UAB and would shut them out the remainder of the game. The Buckeye offense went on a 71-yard drive ending in a Braxton Miller touchdown run with about five minutes remaining in the game, which would eventually put the game out of reach for UAB and give the Buckeyes the 29–15 victory. With the win, Ohio State moved to 4–0 on the season and was undefeated heading into Big Ten conference play. Urban Meyer also became the first Ohio State head coach since Earle Bruce to win his first four games coached. UAB out-gained Ohio State