The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Message from Director of Athletics Mark Ingram
6/25/2015 12:00:00 AM | General
Dear Blazer Family:
We are very pleased with the growing excitement about plans to reinstate football, rifle and bowling at UAB. As you'll recall, we announced on June 1 that we would once again be sponsoring these sports and would be taking the necessary steps toward reinstatement.
We continue to be overwhelmed at the positive commentary and interest we have seen both nationally and in the region. The response we're getting from our community has been tremendous. We continue to receive gifts and intend to report more detail on where we stand in the near future. Also, the negotiation process with our Head Football Coach Bill Clark began on June 1, the same day as our announcement, and continues to move steadily forward in a positive fashion.
I can personally say that we've both been working hard together along with our leadership team in Athletics to present a formal plan to the NCAA and to C-USA which has also been progressing nicely. This plan will ensure that we have the players' safety at the forefront, and that we have the proper amount of staff in place to coach and train them. It will also give us an opportunity to design a facility that meets our needs.
We thank everyone for giving us a championship effort during this process; we couldn't be in this position without you. I will provide further updates as information becomes available.
Go Blazers!!
Mark T. Ingram
Director of Athletics
University of Alabama at Birmingham
