On December 2, 2014, UAB president Ray Watts announced UAB Blazers football was shutting down.
Today, November 26, 2017, exactly 1091 days later, it has been announced that UAB will be playing the Ohio University Bobcats in the Bahamas Bowl.
After two years off from playing, preseason expectations for UAB were pretty low. I myself said not to worry about the record for a couple of years; just be glad football is back. The Blazers proved us all wrong, however, and in their first year back on the gridiron they finished 2nd in C-USA West with an 8-4 (6-2) record.