BIRMINGHAM, Ala.
College football isn’t a game for the soft hearted. Players work endless hours lifting weights, running, practicing, studying playbooks, watching hours of film and playing the most physical game in college athletics.
All that in addition to being full-time college students.
It can also be a stressful game, especially when you’re losing. That stress can wear down a team to the point where football is no longer fun.
And for now, at least, it’s an understatement to say football is no longer fun for Old Dominion University’s players and coaches.
The Monarchs marched into Legion Field Saturday evening determined to upset UAB, the defending Conference USA champion and the winner of 15 in a row at home.