BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The UAB Blazers suited up, worked out and showered in their new football building. They practiced on new turf fields under a pavilion that shielded them from the Alabama sun.
The Blazers began fall camp Monday savoring those facility upgrades -- and the chance to actually prepare for a game. It's been awhile.
"Those (are) things that most people would probably take for granted, but we don't," UAB coach Bill Clark said. "Hopefully we'll just settle in and it'll be normal but it's a big deal to be here."
That about sums it up.