UAB Punts Football Program

The University of Alabama-Birmingham canceled their football, bowling, and air rifle teams for this year, citing concerns about the financial costs of the athletic department. 

Now, after pressure from alumni and other groups, the school is reconsidering the decision. 

Andrew Yeager, reporter and announcer for North Central Alabama's NPR News & Information Station WBHM 90.3, discusses the financial struggles of the football program at the University of Alabama-Birmingham and how the college can reconcile ending such a prestigious collegiate sport in a town where residents and the school's alumni have an almost pious devotion to it.