UAB conducts first spring practice as part of football program’s return
By Nick Cole
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The UAB football program is officially back.
Well, maybe not officially until the Blazers play a game in 2017, but the start of 2016 spring practice was still a significant milestone for the program that was dismantled in 2014 and missed the 2015 season.
Though UAB will not play a game in the upcoming season, the Blazers still will receive the opportunity to conduct spring practice in preparation for their return against Alabama A&M on Sept. 2, 2017.
The Blazers took to historic Legion Field for its first official practice on Tuesday morning.
Here are some of the sights and sounds:
#THERETURN
No one knows what it took to get us here! #GodisFaithful! @UAB_Football @UABathletics @Jcraft24 LOYALTY pic.twitter.com/fL1zjdpadt— Timothy Alexander (@InspiredbyTA) February 16, 2016
Back at it ✊ #theReturn pic.twitter.com/aV1zQ3JzOR
— UAB Football (@UAB_FB) February 16, 2016
?? #theReturn pic.twitter.com/Uff53HY7Jk
— UAB Football (@UAB_FB) February 16, 2016
Squuuuuad ? pic.twitter.com/zzbhutGGZl
— UAB Football (@UAB_FB) February 16, 2016
.@CoachBillClark view ? #theReturn pic.twitter.com/XNnsQM9QgO
— UAB Football (@UAB_FB) February 16, 2016
That's a wrap! #theReturn pic.twitter.com/ubYWooHkUA
— UAB Football (@UAB_FB) February 16, 2016
Day one in the books! Wrapping up with some ? interviews #theReturn pic.twitter.com/jfKsCQyg5M
— UAB Football (@UAB_FB) February 16, 2016
Nick Cole is a former print journalist with several years of experience covering the SEC. Born and raised in SEC country, he has taken in the game-day experience at all 14 stadiums.
