MONROE, La. – The ULM football team (1-0) hits the road for the first time in the 2025 season, taking on No. 21/20 Alabama (0-1) on Saturday (Sept. 6) night at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 6:45 p.m.
 
Saturday's game will be broadcast on SEC Network with Tom Hart (play-by-play) and Jordan Rodgers (analyst) on the call, joined by Cole Cubelic. The game will also air on KLIP 105.3 FM with the Voice of the Warhawks, Mike Hammett, analyst Mike McGee and sideline reporter Chase Regian.
 
OPENING DRIVE –
• The ULM football team is traveling for the team's first road test of the season, facing No. 21/22 Alabama on Saturday (Sept. 6) at 6:45 p.m. in Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The Warhawks are looking to build off their first shutout in a decade, while the Crimson Tide are looking to bounce back from a loss in their season opener.
 
• Saturday's game marks the fifth meeting between the Crimson Tide and the Warhawks. Alabama holds a 3-1 record in the series, the lone Warhawk win coming in 2007, during former head coach Nick Saban's first season. Kalen DeBoer and Bryant Vincent have never faced each other, the last meeting between the two teams coming in 2022, a 63-7 win for Alabama.
 
• In the season opener against Saint Francis, ULM claimed a 29-0 shutout win. This is the first shutout win in over a decade for the Warhawks, the last coming against Nicholls in 2015 (47-0). Nine other teams in FBS secured a shutout in Week 1, including local foe Louisiana Tech.
 
• The Warhawks have claimed six wins over Power Five opponents since 1994. The most recent came in 2014, when ULM defeated Wake Forest at home, 17-10. The last ranked opponent the Warhawks defeated was No. 8 Arkansas in 2012, a 34-31 overtime victory in Little Rock.
 
• ULM's 2025 opponents went a combined 69-81 (.460) in 2024, with five opponents going over .500. In addition, six foes also participated in postseason bowl games a year ago: Alabama (ReliaQuest Bowl), Coastal Carolina (Myrtle Beach Bowl), South Alabama (IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl), Arkansas State (68 Ventures Bowl), the Ragin' Cajuns (Isleta New Mexico Bowl) and Texas State (Servpro First Responder Bowl).
 
• ULM defensive back D'Arco Perkins-McAllister was voted Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week after a media member panel vote on Sunday (Aug. 31). Perkins-McAllister is the second ULM player to receive Defensive Player of the Week honors in week one, with Wydett Williams Jr. receiving the honor last season. Perkins-McAllister played lights out for the Warhawks on Thursday, leading the defense in the team's first shutout in a decade. His two sacks lead the Sun Belt Conference and the team's defense leads the conference in sacks and red zone defense. The Nashville, Tenn., native claimed five solo tackles on the evening and three assists in a game where the opponent only crossed the 50-yard line once. 
 
• Offensive lineman Elijah Fisher was recognized on multiple preseason watch lists, including the All State Wuerffel Trophy Watchlist and the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Trophy Watchlist. The Wuerffel Trophy recognizes college football players who exemplify community service, academic excellence and athletic achievement. The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Trophy recognizes the top offensive player who exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity.
 
• Kevontay Wells was also named to the Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team Defense, as voted on by the conference's coaches. In his first season with the Warhawks, Wells led the team with 11.0 tackles for loss, which ranked tied for sixth in the Sun Belt. He added 50 total tackles and three sacks in a breakout junior season. Wells is the first Warhawk to be named to a Preseason All-Sun Belt team since 2020, when ULM placed a trio of players (Josh Johnson, Josh Pederson and Corey Straughter) on the preseason first team.
 
• Aidan Armenta earned the start against Saint Francis for the Warhawks, going 12-for-23 and collecting 95 yards, as well as a rushing touchdown. Monroe native Landon Graves also saw action against the Red Flash, throwing two-for-three and collecting a touchdown in his first career drive. Hunter Herring also saw action in a unique position, appearing in crucial third and fourth down scenarios. Herring scored the first touchdown of game for the Warhawks, notching 13 yards.
 
• The running back room in Monroe has proven to be deep, as five RBs saw action on Thursday against the Red Flash. Braylon McReynolds saw the most action, leading the team with 113 yards from 11 attempts, a 74-yard run getting the Warhawks to the one-yard line to set up Herring for the first score. McReynolds also posted his first touchdown as a Warhawk, a 13-yard reception into the end zone. 
Four other running backs contributed to the 311 rushing yards against Saint Francis, the team averaging 7.2 yards per rush. Tyrell Reed Jr. collected 47 yards, averaging 6.7 yards per carry. Dorian Lewis posted 43 yards on six carries. Freshman D'Shaun Ford saw four carries and 22 yards on the evening and Zach Palmer-Smith recorded 21 yards off six carries.
 
• Tyler Griffin led the receivers against the Red Flash, claiming 32 yards from three receptions, including a touchdown reception from quarterback Graves. Jake Godfrey notched 22 yards off two receptions, including a 25-yard long reception, the longest reception of the contest. 
 
• The ULM defense prevented the Red Flash from crossing the 50 all but one time, with D'Arco Perkins-McAllisterleading the pack. The defensive back registered eight tackles (five solo) in the season opener and two sacks, leading the Sun Belt in tackles for loss and sacks. Korian Wilson (seven tackles) and Noah Flemmings (five tackles) each posted a tackle for loss as well. Flemmings' TFL shut down a fourth down conversion for Saint Francis, forcing a turnover on downs.
 
• Cliff Mosley also contributed to the defensive effort in Week 1, catching his first career interception against the Red Flash to force another turnover. Mosley arrives at ULM from Henderson State, where the defensive lineman made eight tackles and recovered a fumble in 2024.