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In the aftermath of UAB President Ray Watts announcing the football program would be killed Tuesday, the sophomore has myriad options.

Since Tuesday, the 6-foot-1, 228-pounder said nearly every school in Conference USA has contacted him as well as Wisconsin, Indiana, Vanderbilt, Louisville and Boise St.

 He's met face-to-face with coaches from Vanderbilt, Nevada and Middle Tennessee State.That's what happens when you set a school record for rushing yards with 1,587 yards, second in Conference USA, and tie another one with 13 rushing touchdowns as a sophomore and your school's administration decides to shut down the program.

"I just knew that I was going to have a lot more responsibility this year, a lot more on my shoulders," said Howard who helped guide the Blazers to a 6-6 (4-4) mark and become eligible for bowl competition for the first time in a decade. "I was just ready to take it on however it came.

" Howard said he's still processing everything and coming to grips with the fact that UAB football is no more. He hasn't started dwindling his list of suitors down but did say he will make a decision later this month with an eye on enrolling wherever he signs in January. "I don't want to get too far behind," he said. In just two years, the first of which, he shared time with Clay-Chalkville alumnus Darrin Reaves, now with the Carolina Panthers, Howard moved up to third on UAB's all-time rushing list with 2,468 yards."I always felt like I had the talent to play at any level," Howard said. "I guess they're starting to realize that now." 

A SBC team could use this kid