Sources: Conference USA Will Not Amend Bylaws To Keep UAB Without Football

Conference USA has "communicated to UAB that the league won't amend its bylaws to keep the Blazers without football," according to sources cited by Jon Solomon of CBSSPORTS.com. UAB "dropped football in December and has a study from a consultant expected to be released by May 15 on whether the school made the right decision in cutting the sport." C-USA's exec committee "meets in June and will formally vote on UAB's future." Assuming UAB "doesn't reinstate football" for '16, the school "will most likely be a C-USA member for one more academic year" in '15-16. C-USA is "reluctant to kick out UAB and leave its sports without playing schedules." UAB "would not receive a full revenue share next year in C-USA if it stays." The school is "expected to receive" about $2.2-2.4M this fiscal year from C-USA (CBSSPORTS.com, 4/29).