Blazer Football is Back
Six months after deciding to terminate its football, bowling and rifle programs. UAB school president Ray Watts says the university will reinstate its football team in 2016. University officials held a news conference Monday afternoon to make the official announcement. The decision comes just six months since Watts announced the dismissal of the sport in December. Last December, UAB became the first Division I, Football Bowl Series (FBS) school to drop football in nearly two decades. Watts stated it wasn’t financially feasible to support the football program. Supporters weren’t happy about the decision. There were several protests and rallies calling for the school to reverse the decision. Watts says the program would be reinstated in 2016.
