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Tristan Henderson couldn't hold back his feelings any longer.

The senior tight end at UAB had a fiery message for UAB president Ray Watts after he announced the school would be disbanding the football program after the 2014-15 academic year.

Henderson, who hails from Los Alamitos, Calif., referenced the long journey he took to play football at UAB, only to be reduced to a number on Tuesday. The 26-year old had an 18-month split tour of duty as a military policeman in Iraq before eventually making his way to Birmingham to play football.

With his voice cracking, Henderson questioned what he was supposed to tell his son about UAB disbanding the football program.

"My son asked me last night 'Hey daddy what are they going to do to the program?'" Henderson said. "He looked me dead in my eye and asked me 'What are they going to do?" My three-year old...what am I supposed to explain to him?"

In the meeting with the football team, Watts reportedly cited financial numbers as one of the reasons for the school's decision to get rid of football. Multiple players reacted strongly on Twitter during Watt's announcement.

But none topped Henderson's emotional outburst. In a lengthy six-minute video from the team's meeting with Watts, Henderson and other players try to hold back tears when talking about how much the team meant to them. The video is heartbreaking, but offers an honest look at what the players are going through during a difficult time.

Warning: The video below contains explicit language: