if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'xflnewshub_com-large-mobile-banner-1','ezslot_22',133,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-xflnewshub_com-large-mobile-banner-1-0');Finding reliable owners willing to invest big money in sports franchises is easier said than done. Our teams will be reporting to training camp on March 22, and were scheduled to kick off on Saturday, April 16. i know Brian Woods , HAVING COACHED FOR HIM IN THE FXFL AND TSL.he has a true passion for football and demands that the game is played the right way and with respect for the history of the game. The league's "Replay Command" center, based at. They are one of eight teams in the new version of the USFL. As in the NFL, replay challenges are automatic in the last two minutes of either half and the whole overtime, as well as any scoring plays and turnovers. But heres to the re-birth. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. The TSL is essentially a camp that players pay to participate in. Now a new version has risen in its place", "Will Birmingham play in the United States Football League? Despite that shortfall, Woods is confident in this USFLs incubator mode, which, he says will save millions in travel, insurance, and other costs. The cable telecasts of the Spring League on FS1/FS2 averaged 81,000 viewers. That doesnt sound like the USFL to me but a bait and switch. Charges at another hotel, though, will count towards the contractual room guarantee of around 40,000 room nights. Starting this season, every game will be televised and The Spring League will be aired on FOX, FS1 and FS2 instead of just FS1 and FS2. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[336,280],'xflnewshub_com-large-leaderboard-2','ezslot_9',130,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-xflnewshub_com-large-leaderboard-2-0'); The USFL presents Brian Woods best chance of making it as a football league owner. Ninety-eight percent of our rules come directly from the NFL rulebook, he said. The inaugural draft took place on February 22, 2022. Thats what were hoping to create with the new USFL. [12][13][14] The "bubble" setup may possibly continue in the league's second year, with as many as four teams playing in Birmingham and as many as four in their respective cities. If its not truly a national league, with some decent money backing it, local fans, and some of the popular franchises back, then Ill punt. [35] The Spring League, and later the NSFL, acquired most of the USFL's trademarks after the last attempt to revive them, the A-11 Football League, let them go dormant after its own failed launch in 2014. You can come to the USFL, display your talent and for a young man whos already removed from college. 5 games a week vs 4 games a week? Whichever team has the most points after the three tries, or after one team gains an insurmountable lead, will be the winner. Many questions have emerged about what the USFL is planning to announce in the coming weeks and months. The main list of investors is not something that the league is disclosing at this time. If the right elements are there in place after the first season, it's could be very likely that Pittsburgh can see the Maulers in Pittsburgh," according to Woods. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. [29] The day after that the league announced the draft order for the 2022 USFL Draft. For several weeks now, sources have indicated that the USFL is looking to secure owners for each of their teams in 2022. Originally launched in 1983, the USFL consisted of 12 teams. Obviously its no mystery that an official relationship with the National Football League at some point would definitely bode well for us long term.. Manage Settings By October 2021, Woods had been demoted to a vice president role[34] as Fox Sports set up a subsidiary, the National Spring Football League, to operate the league. The USFL failed the first time around because the league tried to compete with the NFL. Birmingham, Alabama, is where the league will be based in its inaugural season. Recently, other spring football leagues have failed. Were ready to go. We have players ready to be drafted Feb. 22 and Feb. 23. 2023 WWB Holdings, LLC. Hes been in the industry for a while now and has had his fair share of struggles and detractors. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. The teams would then be expected to play in their own cities by Season 3. Well keep you posted as more information on The Spring League comes out. From a storyline and marketing standpoint, it makes perfect sense to bring the former Gators coach back to the sidelines. We feel like we can exist in the spring. Its definitely more adventurous to us with the Birmingham Stallions this year than any other team. Woods is not the sole owner of the Spring League; although he has the largest equity piece, hes not the only investor. Joining him were some familiar faces, and great names to have in a startup. Mailbag: Would Russell Wilson even want to play for the Eagles? If its still called that by the time 2022 rolls around. "I'm extremely passionate about football and the opportunity to bring back the USFL in 2022 was an endeavor worth pursuing," said Brian Woods, co-founder of the new USFL. It's part of a plan to make sure the league exists beyond this season unlike other failed leagues. Theres no question were looking at a D-I quality of football, the quality of the on-field product will be pleasantly surprising to our fans, he promised. At the request of. The USFL may be looking to follow the same model Woods had for the FXFL. All rights reserved (About Us). Prior to Week 5 of the first season, the scoring team's extra point decision could not be changed after a penalty or a timeout. There are a lot of different possibilities where we can land.. USFL News Hub has confirmed . December 27, 2022 2022 saw the USFL return to the field, this time under the FOX umbrella. Though this USFL has no association with that USFL, the eight-team league bares a striking resemblance to the previous league. The Spring League has trademarked several USFL team names since the early part of this year. Roy S. Johnson is a 2021 Pulitzer Prize finalist for commentary and winner of 2021 Edward R. Morrow prize for podcasts: Unjustifiable, co-hosted with John Archibald. He did some legal research and found many of the USFL trademarks had been abandoned. [52] For the 2022 regular season, tickets would be sold at $10 per person, with children aged 15 and under free, for the two semi-final games tickets are sold at $15 per person and children under 15 at $5 those prices are increased by $5 for the championship game. Its not a streaming network. Required fields are marked *. Copyright 2022 XFL News Hub. Brian Woods, USFL VP football operations There's also this: Almost all players, according to Woods, will be paid $4,500 each week they are active on a team's 38-person roster, along with an. Officials reached an agreement for the Memphis Showboats to play the USFL 2023 season at historic Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, home of the 1980s team that featured Pro Football Hall of Famer Reggie White. The USFL plans to kick off its season on Saturday, April 16, when the Stallions play the Generals. Three-point conversion from the 10-yard line, which the XFL used in both. TSL had two hub city sites with four teams each in Houston at Rice Stadium and Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Stadium this past spring. [36] Ehrhart would later explain that he was only "trying to protect the league legacy". [58][59] Players were required to pay their own rent, but the league offered a reduced hotel price at a cost of $75 per room per day, with an option for two players to share a room. Since then, the relationship has grown. But whats the pitch? Sports Business Executive: Expertise in contract law gained in a major sports law firm; Proven record in successfully negotiating and drafting contracts, endorsement deals and licensing agreements. Hereafter, the game clock will continue to run after a pass falls incomplete, though only during the odd-numbered quarters (1st and 3rd). Team names from the USFLs past, like the Generals, were already in play with the Spring League, but others like the Stars, Showboats, Gold, Gamblers, Express, Bandits, Breakers, and Blitz were all trademarked in early June. When the news officially broke many assumed that The Spring League would become the feeder league to the USFL. [55], USFL players and staff are able to receive a college degree "tuition-free and debt-free", through a partnership with for-profit universities Strategic Educations Capella University and Strayer University. He also mentioned that he refused previous attempts to "buy" the league, "including the people who founded the first version of the XFL". It might still be a viable model even if better days are ahead in a post-vaccination world. "To attract Mike Riley and Todd Haley, two former NFL head coaches, Bart Andrus, a former head coach in NFL Europe and CFL, plus an experienced college head coach in Kevin Sumlin, to . The USFL filed an antitrust suit against the NFL, which resulted in the NFL violating anti-monopoly laws and USFL winning a $1 judgement. Because any college player who signs with the USFL would forgo their eligibility, Woods says the league isnt trying to procure talent still enrolled in college. Why would other cities cover a team that doesnt really play there? There will also be NFL players off practice squads and guys that are coming off active rosters that were not re-signed this spring that will be participating. Hall of Famer and all-time great Reggie White also got his professional start in the USFL. He was an unmitigated disaster with the XFL Dallas Renegades and pretty mush everywhere hes been as a HfC. (Photo by Greg Garrison/AL.com). He was definitely helped by the USFL. Steve Spurrier already had a taste of spring pro football with the Orlando Apollos in the AAF back in 2019. Its been a whos-who acronym of failure, with the UFL (2009-2012), NFL Europe (1991-2007), the FXFL (2014-2016), the XFL (twice) and most recently the Alliance of American Football (2019) all collapsing. On March 23, 2022, the USFL announced an initial series of rule tweaks it would implement for its games. [57], For the 2022 season, player pay structure was $45,000 for Active Roster players, $15,000 for Practice Squad Players, and $600 weekly during training camp. To this point, FOX has seen their involvement with Woods and his league as a low-risk, low-cost proposition. Last month, at the splashy confirmation at Protective, Fox Sports CEO Eric Shanks said nothing was in stone for year two. TSL CEO Brian Woods Teases Major Announcement in Upcoming Weeks. The first season is everything, Woods, the leagues head of football operations, shared with me not long ago. The Spring League is continuing. [42] The league's rule variations and subsequent changes include the following: Games that are tied after regulation will be resolved with an overtime session that combines elements of college football's overtime system with penalty shootouts used in soccer and ice hockey. 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Heres the kicker and perhaps a clue of where things may be headed for FOX Sports and TSL in the future. Tampa-native Brian Woods is leading the charge to reboot the league with one of its most popular teams. As of 2023, the league operates eight teams in four cities, all east of the Mississippi River; all eight teams bear the brands of teams from a previous incarnation of the United States Football League that operated from 1983 to 1985. [11], On October 12, 2021, Tad Snider, the executive director of the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority, announced that the league was in serious discussions with the board of directors of the BJCC about the possibility of the USFL playing all of its games in Birmingham, Alabama. After some raised eyebrows, the league pivotedit will now charge players $75 per night, confirmed a league official. Why would I want to be an owner of a team if its a hub city? "[65] In addition to obtaining the rights to the USFL name and logo, the new league has obtained the rights to the aforementioned former league's team names including the Los Angeles Express, Chicago Blitz, Tampa Bay Bandits, and Houston Gamblers. The original team didn't last long but the maulers made a big impression on this city. The current USFL champions are the Birmingham Stallions, who won the league's most recent championship game against the Philadelphia Stars on July 3, 2022, 3330. President - The president of the Board presides at all meetings of the Board of Directors. There would be no expansion that year, and the league would continue to use a hub model, with "two to four" locations housing all eight teams. We are absolutely trying to make it a little more incentivizing for them, Woods said.). Maybe its a situation where theyre not starting, had they been in another program, they would be the starter. 2 school in Ohio before landing in Oxford. First published on February 10, 2022 / 4:38 AM. Woods said the league will issue standard contracts to every player, each receiving the same base compensation. "We're excited to take this next major step in the development of a new USFL" said Brian Woods, who made the announcement this afternoon on The Colin Cowherd Show on FOX Sports. Originally from Detroit, I grew up a Lions fan, which has now led me on a lifetime journey to find better football. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'xflnewshub_com-leader-1','ezslot_11',131,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-xflnewshub_com-leader-1-0');The FXFL envisioned six franchises primarily based in minor league baseball stadiums with individual team owners. All the games will be played at either Protective Stadium or Legion Field. Woods was equally non-committal about the leagues presence in Birmingham beyond season one, beyond the Stallons. Each coach will be allowed one replay challenge per game, and will signal their intent to challenge by throwing a red flag. Not much really. This article is about the new USFL. The USFLs failures in team ownership are why so many leagues that have followed, have decided to go the single entity route. Your email address will not be published. Cuts travel exp and possibly lodging while having local fans in stands and on TV.The one thing is for sure FOX needs sports programing, cheap programming or at least inexpensive; One that they have some control over.Curious about the fact they want more than 8 teams, that may really imply individual ownership as a way to raise capital, because 8 team is cheaper to run than 10 cost wise. Presuming that the USFL takes the field between March and May of 2022, the timeline gives them eight to ten months to get everything set up in time for kickoff. Teams will attempt three alternating two-point attempts from the two-yard line. Were paying a good wage to players who can call themselves professional football players. In time, we can become even more player-centric. We have no intent on taking on the NFL. According to Steve Ehrhart, former USFL executive director, he still owns the league rights and the "USFL still exists", while stating that the league officials still get monthly royalty checks. When did Brian Lynch work at Beachside Assisted Living? Had they continued to operate in the spring, they might still be here today", said Woods. Spring League head coaches like Hal Mumme and Jerry Glanville have publicly expressed a desire to be a part of the USFL. We are going to find out soon enough. The USFL has trademarked the San Antonio Gunslingers and other team names from the leagues past. The new USFL is being built with a more modest scaled-down approach that will only resemble the 1983-1985 version in name. For the 2022 season's first three weeks, the game clock will be stopped after each incomplete pass, no matter which point of the game it occurred. [54], On March 3, 2022, the league announced fifteen states have approved legal, regulated betting on USFL games. Former Gunslinger safety Jim Bob Morris told the Express that he has been in talks with an executive from the new USFL regarding the potential of bringing a franchise to San Antonio. Woods was not willing to be specific about that, though he did say younger players would be allocated with additional money for the sacrifice they make for leaving school early. The narrative of the old USFL tells a tale about a certain famous owner that led an entire league down the wrong path. I would go one step further to those players: If Im not in a Power Five Conference, Im not getting the TV exposure I would get in the USFL on broadcast television. The league will hold a draft on February 22nd and 23rd. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. TSL, through their attorney of record Eric Lamb, has specifically filed trademarks for former USFL branded teams such as the Arizona Outlaws, Orlando Renegades, Birmingham Stallions, Washington Federals, Jacksonville Bulls, Oakland Invaders, Michigan Panthers, Oklahoma Outlaws, Portland/Boston Breakers, and five different Austin team names. NBC announced that it would air nine games on NBC itself, eight on USA, and four on its streaming service Peacock. I'm now living in the greater Houston area and I am one of the few journalists covering spring football. [6] This is the fifth attempt to launch a league using USFL naming, including prior attempts in 1945 (which later became the All-America Football Conference), a league proposed in the 1960s by eventual 1980s USFL founder David Dixon, the aforementioned league that existed between 1983 and 1985, and in 2010. The South will include the Birmingham Stallions, New Orleans Breakers, Tampa Bay Bandits and Houston Gamblers. Back in April, on this site, an article raised the possibility of a returning USFL. Its quite telling that on the day of the USFL announcement in June that Doug Flutie was front and center in the promotion selling the return of the league with a New Jersey Generals hat on. The league is currently owned by National Spring Football League Enterprises Co, LLC, a joint venture between founder Brian Woods and Fox Corporation's sports unit, Fox Sports in the United States. "Making sure that we have the appropriate facilities especially for gameday purposes is important. The league expanded too much too fast and the reason why was the league needed the expansion revenue. I would imagine Heinz field would be in the conversation but that could be too big. An offensive lineman may advance downfield on a forward pass play in which the pass does not cross the line of scrimmage. In theory, its great, but history has shown with these leagues how difficult it is to get reliable ownership. Generating revenue in San Antonio would be tough if all the games are in Houston. And how will the new owners of the property make the league work? Brian Woods - the founder and CEO of The Spring League from 2017 to 2021 and a co-founder of the new USFL - will serve as the league's President of Football Operations. The only thing we know is Spring League Founder & CEO Brian Woods is a co-founder of the new USFL and that Fox also has a co-ownership stake in the league . He was not going to check all of the boxes to be an NFL-type linebacker. The top half of the leagues owners had to attempt to pull the lower half out of the abyss and eventually the latter dragged the whole league down. The USFL presents Brian Woods best chance of making it as a football league owner. Lets look to answer those questions with information that has been gathered. More specifically, we should have an announcement in the upcoming weeks in terms of the future of the league. Woods, a Tampa native, remembers watching games with his father and cheering on a team that was just as. The USFL could save a lot of money in expenses and ultimately buy themselves another year. And it would not surprise me if the hiring of Steve Spurrier is the USFLs first big announcement. The overwhelming response would be: Just finished the season; we have seen these other leagues come and go. If we can just finish our first season, that will certainly give fans a lot more confidence in what were doing, as opposed to some of these other failed efforts of the past.. The same way the Spring League did in 2021. Another vital key to the possible success of the USFL is that it has a good relationship with the NFL, according to Woods. Thats the end game here. [citation needed]. Sam is a perfect example of what the USFL was and what helped develop the players into becoming that great product that USFL fans got used to seeing. I would say its good talent, which will produce a very, very good product that fans can expect from the USFL.. We have to be ready to welcome other countries and visitors. Hes long been a believer in the viability of spring football. And tens of millions of dollars is what its going to take, even if the league tries to operate on a shoestring budget. Theres an abundance of talent out there and theres definitely an audience., Including John Lewis in bill raising fines for moving memorials dishonors icon and insults us all, Autherine Lucy Hall renaming should not have been this hard, Fear of Black History Month? The inaugural 2022 regular season was played in its entirety in Birmingham, Alabama. There is no denying that Phillips would lend great credibility to the league. The old USFL went too big too soon. Brian Woods is the founder and CEO of the Spring League and now the USFL. Brian Lynch in Melbourne Beach, Florida. Years from now, 2022 will be talked about as the year sports changed Birmingham, How USFL came to Birmingham and almost didnt, First game of Birmingham-based USFL will be simulcast on Fox, NBC, Reggie Bush visits A.G. Gaston Boys & Girls Club, promotes USFL. If the teams are still tied after three attempts, teams play multiple rounds until one team scores, which wins it. Colors and names just plastered on a bunch of guys in Orlando and Houston pretending to be 8 cities doesnt sound next step to me, but just TSL renamed something else. The new . Were looking for the next Sam Millstheres no question.. We learned just this week the league will not finish its first season in Birmingham. The previous incarnation of the USFL did not. It is being co-founded by Brian Woods, the CEO of The Spring League, which also airs on Fox. Still, unless things have changed in their strategy, there have been no indications suggesting that FOX is willing to spend tens of millions of dollars on the USFL property in significantly funding all of the leagues teams and operations. Officials with the USFL and FOX Sports unveiled the eight franchises on The Herd with Colin Cowherd Monday. Hints and rumors are circulating about the leagues plans, potential teams and coaches involved, and how the USFLs ownership will be structured. I think the XFL would beat the USFL then since they will play in the actual cities, with fans and rivalries. This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 21:06. Its long-dormant brands and trademarks were acquired by the National Spring Football League, Inc., which now owns this USFL. Hal Mumme Talks The Spring League, Air Raid, USFL, XFL, Fun of Coaching. They will be talented players. According to initial information, USFL players/staff would be housed in Birmingham during the season for an estimated economic impact of about $15 million (47,000 hotel nights), while the league would play the bubble season at Protective Stadium and Legion Field. There are believed to be 11 members in total. Well also have players who were in NFL training camps the last two or three years that will make up a good number of players in this league. Woods eschews terming the USFL as a minor league for the National Football League, though he certainly sees it as atomato, tomahtodevelopmental league for players within a pulled muscle of making an NFL roster or as an alternative to the plethora of collegiate players in the transfer portal seeking an opportunity to show they deserve an opportunity to play on Sundays. As in the NFL, no fouls for pass interference or ineligible player downfield will be called if the ball fails to cross the line of scrimmage. His one- and three-year-old were swirling around his home office. A look at the new uniforms that will be worn by the Philadelphia Stars during the inaugural seasons of the new USFL. Brian Woods, the founder and CEO of The Spring League from 2017 to 2021 and a co-founder of the new USFL, will serve as the league's President of Football Operations. The proposed agreement increases minimum salaries and provides a stronger benefits package than they previously received, and slightly higher than most XFL salaries. Tampa Bay Bandits return with new USFL. The game was broadcast by Fox and NBC, the first football game simulcast on over-the-air broadcast networks since the final week of the 2007 NFL regular season when a game between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants aired on CBS and NBC in addition to cable NFL Network. We have not taken any option off the table for Season 2 and beyond, Woods said. Players are required to sign USFL contracts before Tuesdays draft. Catch all the action next year on FOX Sports.Listen as @USFLOfficials iconic #22 @DougFlutie weighs in on the leagues return in 2022. pic.twitter.com/K0Hw0N54rp. The Spring League first debuted on FOX Sports in 2020 when the league completed its first bubble season due to Covid-19. And while there is merit to that story, the truth is that the USFL got to the brink of looking for a savior and a last-second act of desperation because virtually the entire league had horrible team owners who either failed to live up to their financial commitments or were grossly incompetent. For Spurrier, a return to the USFL would be like his coaching career coming full circle. As reported on this site, Spurrier was one of the people who sold Bob Stoops on joining the XFL. The original USFL played from 1983 to 1985 and folded when the league decided to compete directly with the NFL during the fall of 1986, at the urging of New Jersey Generals majority owner Donald Trump, in an effort to force a league merger. If plane flights are too expensive then this is really an AA minor league. The choke point for these entities comes when the resources and expenses needed to fund these ventures far outweigh the returns. We certainly want to see what we can do this year in terms of making sure that theres some local feel to each team, even if its only a few players. They may sign more lucrative USFL deals. If you were to ask fans, what would be a sign of success for the USFL? I think our scouts have done a really good job in evaluating players and even finding some that have slipped under the radar that have gone unnoticed. Training camp was to begin on March 21.[20][21]. 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