It’s a UAB tradition: Each Friday, employees are encouraged to wear their UAB gear in support of Blazer athletes. If you need to stock up before football season kicks off Thursday, Aug. 31, licensed merchandise is available for purchase on campus, online, in Protective Stadium and in the community. Plus, the 19th annual College Colors Day is Sept. 1 — get ready to show your spirit!
Online and in the community:
- The UAB Bookstore and UAB Athletics Fan Shop sell licensed gear online, as do retailers such as Yellowhammer Creative, the College Football Store, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Academy Sports and Outdoors, Fanatics and J2 Sport.
- Buy merch in person at these local locations: two Academy Sports and Outdoors stores; three Dick’s Sporting Goods stores; four Cracker Barrel Old Country Store locations; four Publix supermarkets; the Homewood locations of Target, Sam’s Club and CVS; and the Yellowhammer Print Shop in Pepper Place. See a full list with addresses online.
On campus:
- The UAB Bookstore in the Hill Student Center
In Protective Stadium:
- The UAB Bookstore tabletop shop in Blazer Village
- UAB Bookstore pop-up shops in the Club level, the northeast corner near Section 130 and southeast corner near Section 120
UAB Football kicks off the 2023 season at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, against North Carolina A&T at Protective Stadium. UAB also will host Louisiana (Sept. 16), USF (Oct. 7), Charlotte (Oct. 15), Memphis (Oct. 21), Florida Atlantic (Nov. 4 - Homecoming) and Temple (Nov. 18) at Protective Stadium this season.
Buy season tickets and single-game tickets online.