A mere six months after UAB announced it would disband its football program in a wildly unpopular move, it appears the school will reinstate the sport.
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UAB President Expected to Announce Return of Football
Monday, June 1
UAB will reinstate its football program, sources told AL.com.
UAB school president Ray Watts is expected to make the announcement official at a 4 p.m. news conference.
The decision is a stunning reversal after Watts announced the dismissal of the sport a mere six months ago. Last December, UAB became the first Division I, Football Bowl Series (FBS) school to drop football in nearly two decades.