The University of Alabama at Birmingham has just added two major SEC matchups to its future schedules.
It was announced Tuesday that UAB will play in Death Valley against LSU in 2022, as well as between the hedges in Athens against UGA in 2023.
Georgia will host UAB on Saturday, September 23, 2023.
The Bulldogs open the 2023 season against Oklahoma on the road.
UAB is 0-2 all-time against Georgia. The two programs played in 2003 and 2005.
These are two of the biggest teams in college football to seek out a game against, but Blazers head coach Bill Clark, coming into his seventh year, seems determined to beef up his program’s level of play.
The Blazers have a 34-19 record under Clark, winning the Conference USA Championship two seasons ago in 2018.
UAB adds LSU and Georgia to future non-conference schedule‼️
at LSU – 11/19/2022
at Georgia – 9/23/2023#WinAsOne🔗: https://t.co/kM8Ahwq8hg pic.twitter.com/r58vdgjpkq
— UAB Football (@UAB_FB) May 19, 2020
Small conference teams adding Power-5 schools to their schedule has always been a theme to boost a school’s program, but these games look more like a statement scheduling for the Blazers.
UAB faced off against Tennessee last year and lost by a score of 30-7. It lost to Texas A&M the previous year, 41-20, and to Florida the year before that, 36-7.
Clark knows the only way to get his program on the map and step into a higher division is to play better teams, and he’s done that every year.
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