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University of Alabama at Birmingham to end football program, citing costs [View all]
Source: Reuters
University of Alabama at Birmingham to end football program, citing costs
BY SHERREL WHEELER STEWART
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Tue Dec 2, 2014 6:50pm EST
(Reuters) - The University of Alabama at Birmingham will shutter its football program at the end of the current season due to the increasing costs associated with it, the school said on Tuesday.
The UAB Blazers have struggled to draw fans in a state where they are overshadowed by two national college football powerhouses, the University of Alabama and Auburn University. Eliminating the NCAA Division I program will free the university from spending tens of millions of dollars on the it in the coming years, the school said.
"When considering a model that best protects the financial future and prominence of the Athletic Department, football is simply not sustainable," Ray Watts, the university's president, said in a statement.
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Among schools in the subdivision, 44 percent lost money on their football programs last year, according to NCAA numbers. The average loss was $3.8 million.
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BY SHERREL WHEELER STEWART
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Tue Dec 2, 2014 6:50pm EST
(Reuters) - The University of Alabama at Birmingham will shutter its football program at the end of the current season due to the increasing costs associated with it, the school said on Tuesday.
The UAB Blazers have struggled to draw fans in a state where they are overshadowed by two national college football powerhouses, the University of Alabama and Auburn University. Eliminating the NCAA Division I program will free the university from spending tens of millions of dollars on the it in the coming years, the school said.
"When considering a model that best protects the financial future and prominence of the Athletic Department, football is simply not sustainable," Ray Watts, the university's president, said in a statement.
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Among schools in the subdivision, 44 percent lost money on their football programs last year, according to NCAA numbers. The average loss was $3.8 million.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/02/us-usa-alabama-football-idUSKCN0JG2CN20141202
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