-
‘The Proof is in the pudding’: UAB Football unveils new facility
The view out of UAB Football Head Coach Bill Clark’s office overlooks the Legacy Pavilion and another outdoor practice field
- Jack Ryan, Sports Editor
#TheReturn of UAB Football comes full circle as the team’s facility receives a much-needed upgrade.
-
The boys are back in town: UAB Footballs returns with a win
Place kicker Nick Vogel (19), a redshirt sophomore, kicks a 45-yard field goal to give UAB a 10-7 lead over Alabama A&M.
- Will Harris: Assistant Sports Editor
The long-awaited return of UAB football came to an end Saturday. In front of a school record 45,212 fans, the Blazers took on the Alabama A&M Bulldogs at Legion Field. UAB received the opening kickoff and marched down the field on a 14-play drive that ended with quarterback A.J. Erdely scoring the first Blazer touchdown in more than 1,000 days.
-
UAB has a new offensive line coach after internal hire
UAB's offensive line in full padding. Photo from uabsports.comSarah Faulkner - Editor-in-Chief
editor@insideuab.com
Trey Clark, UAB’s former head strength and conditioning coach, has been internally hired to replace Mike Bennefield, the previous offensive line coach.
-
What you need to know about UAB’s future football operations building
The former football operations building in its current state. Photo by Ian Keel
Alex Wright - Sports Editor
sports@insideuab.com
The Blazers have not taken the field for an official football game in over a year. Despite the lack of game play, the recently reinstated program is continuing to move forward with the planning stages of the future football operations building.
In early February, the Board of Trustees approved plans for the first two stages of the design and construction of the new football facility. Now, it is approximately a year from the estimated completion date and the team’s return to competition. Here’s what you need to know about the new space:
