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What you need to know about UAB’s future football operations building


Alex Wright - Sports Editor
sports@insideuab.com

The Blazers have not taken the field for an official football game in over a year. Despite the lack of game play, the recently reinstated program is continuing to move forward with the planning stages of the future football operations building.

In early February, the Board of Trustees approved plans for the first two stages of the design and construction of the new football facility. Now, it is approximately a year from the estimated completion date and the team’s return to competition. Here’s what you need to know about the new space:

The new 46,000-square-foot facility will be located off of University Boulevard on the south side of 6th Avenue between the George C.