UAB Players in Tears, Fans Curse at President After Football Program Eliminated

It's a rough day to be a UAB football player or a Blazers fan.

On Tuesday, UAB President Ray L. Watts announced in a statement that the school would be eliminating its football program in order to put more funds toward other athletic programs. 

Update from Wednesday, Dec. 3

A video from President Watts' meeting with the players to tell them the news has emerged. As you could imagine, the meeting got pretty emotional.

Warning: Video may contain NSFW language.

[h/t Deadspin]

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The news of the program being shut down left players and fans angered and upset. In fact, some players were brought to tears by the news.

Seeing college students go through something like this is incredibly heartbreaking.

As President Watts made his way through a crowd after the news broke, fans booed him and cursed at him. Warning: Video contains NSFW language.

The university's decision to eliminate the program was clearly tough for many in Birmingham to handle.

At 6-6, the Blazers are eligible for a bowl game. After devastating news like this, it would be great to see the players get the chance to play in one more game.

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