Bill Clark’s Alabama-Birmingham football program may be gone, but at least he came away with some hardware.
Clark was named Conference USA’s Coach of The Year on Friday after the first-year head coach led his team to a 6-6 finish in 2014.
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"Right now, we're kind of going through the emotional roller coaster of getting bowl-eligible and then you don't make a bowl," Clark told AL.com.
"Obviously, the biggest thing is not having our team back when we had a chance to be really good next year. All that's really tough. This award is nice to have. It's just another reminder of this team and all the heart and effort they put into it this past year."
The Blazers’ 6-6 finish was the program’s second-best record in 24 seasons. Fifteen players made all-conference teams.