Tamara Imam - Managing Editor
managing@insideuab.com
UAB will net $50,000 a year from sports apparel outfitter Under Armour, per a seven-year agreement recently signed by the university.
According to AL.com, the contract states that the agreement began on June 1 and will run through May 31, 2023, and can be renewed for three more years.
The athletics department, together with Under Armour’s manager of collegiate team sports Todd Locklear held a press conference on Sept. 29 to announce the partnership.
According to athletics director Mark Ingram, discussions with Under Armour began about a year ago, and student athletes began wearing the brand’s apparel in July.