BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- It was only a scrimmage, but UAB football was back in action on Saturday, nearly two and a half years after the school initially shuttered the program.
The Green team beat the Gold team, 49-7, in front of 7,822 fans at Legion Field. But the result of the game took a back seat to the knowledge that the next time the public will see UAB football, it will be in its return to competition on Sept. 2 against Alabama A&M.
The university closed down the program in December 2014 citing the high costs of fielding a competitive team.