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Practice games for Alabama, Auburn, an upset opportunity at A&M for UAB

Who knew the UAB Blazers could trump last year's 8-5 record and trip to the Bahamas Bowl with a Hallmark story?

If you saw 2018 coming, you're probably not from around here.

Just a couple years ago, in 2015 and 2016, the program was shuttered by the muckety-mucks and you know who you are President Ray Watts and University of Alabama trustees. Working with a consulting firm and you know who you are CarrSports, they deemed football wasn't a good idea at a school that identified itself with medicine and academia more than some costly sport that didn't put many fans in the stands.