College football administrators like to say that college athletics are designed for the athletes, that they are altruistically providing opportunities for students to get scholarships and continue playing games that they love. The reality is that it is all about funneling money toward power bases, padding the athletic department...
The State of the Program Entering I-A
The University of Alabama-Birmingham first fielded a football team in 1991, their club team evolving into a Division III independent at the lowest tier of the NCAA pyramid. By 1993, they were playing at the I-AA level thanks to an NCAA ruling that prevented a school from fielding sponsored sports...
