Report: UAB Football Is Coming Back

Multiple sources are reporting that UAB will likely reinstate the football program in the near future just six months after the team was shut down. Per ESPN:

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Only six months after president Ray Watts announced that football would be terminated, the school has decided to reinstate the program. The move comes after an overwhelming public outcry, a strong showing of monetary support and a new school-commissioned study examining the financial ramifications of supporting the three programs.

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Justin Craft, a former UAB football player and chair of the UAB Athletics Assessment Task Force said the goal is for the football team to return to the field in 2016.