Editor’s note: This is part four of a 12-part series previewing Western Kentucky’s 2019 opponents. WKU will host Alabama-Birmingham on Sept. 28. Tuesday will feature Old Dominion.
Year 3 of UAB’s renaissance will have a different kind of transition, which is just another barrier for Clark to knock down. The Blazers lost 30 seniors from their C-USA championship team but will have 17 on the roster leading an overall young program in its third season since the university discontinued football for a two-year stint.
Clark was named the Football Writers Association of American Coach of the Year and the Blazers went 11-3 last year and won the Boca Raton Bowl.