BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- When UAB hosts Louisiana Tech on Oct. 7, players will forgo wearing their names on the back of their jerseys in favor of patients at a local children's hospital.
The move is meant to honor the children and their families served by Children's Harbor.
Children's Harbor, which is located one block from UAB's campus in downtown Birmingham, helps seriously ill patients and their families during and after hospitalization. It was adopted by the football team as one of their community charities last year.
During the game, which coincides with UAB's Homecoming, a section of Legion Field will be filled with Children's Harbor families.