The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB Football Remains Focused Heading Into Bye Week
11/12/2014 12:00:00 AM | Football
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The UAB football team wrapped up its practices for the week on a chilly Wednesday night as it heads into its second open date of the season.
UAB is taking advantage of this break before its final two games of the regular season. Head coach Bill Clark's team practiced in shells for the second consecutive day.
"I thought we had a solid day today," Clark said. "I think this was a chance for us to get ourselves well and work on the opponents. I did a lot of watching the last two days. We will take if for what it is and know we have two big weeks left."
This week the focus has been on getting the team healthy, both mentally and physically, as the Blazers prepare for two tough opponents. Clark voiced the importance of making sure they team and coaches are well rested but also prepared heading into the final stretch of the season.
"One of the big things for us is we want to take care of ourselves and be smart going into these few days off and get ourselves mentally ready," Clark stated. "We have a short window of time to do what we want to do and obviously we are going to be playing a great Marshall team and a really good Southern Miss team. That is kind a rival game so two big games coming up."
UAB hosts the Thundering Herd on Saturday, Nov. 22 at 11 a.m. CT. For more information on the UAB football team, follow the Blazers on Twitter @UAB_Football. For more on all Blazer sports teams, follow @UABAthletics.
