UAB football will honor the children and families of Children's Harbor Family Center by wearing the names of patients on the backs of their jerseys during their game against Louisiana Tech on Oct. 7.

"Children's Harbor has absolutely become a part of the Blazer family," said UAB coach Bill Clark. "I intend for this relationship to grow with our program. As we build, there will be even more we can do to provide encouragement and a positive distraction to support the terrific work Children's Harbor does."

The center is located inside the Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children just off UAB's campus in Birmingham and serves seriously ill children and their family through free services. UAB players have spent many hours at the hospital helping out and just encouraging the families there.

UAB will also welcome the families to sit in a section of Legion Field during the game, and after the game, the players will present their game-worn jerseys to the individual families.