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Here are some takeaways from the Birmingham Stallions’ 10-9 win over the Arlington Renegades on Friday night.
The Arlington Renegades look to remain undefeated on Friday night as they take on the defending UFL champion Birmingham Stallions in a critical Week 3 UFL matchup.
Alt-Football Digest writer Greg Parks breaks down the Memphis Showboats linebackers and how they performed in last week’s loss to the D.C. Defenders.
Bill Bonnell is an executive producer at ESPN and the lead college football producer on ABC’s Saturday Night Football. This season, he will be in charge of UFL programming on ESPN and ABC. This is not Bonnell’s first experience producing spring football: He worked on the XFL’s return on ESPN in 2020, and had a hand in producing the original XFL on NBC in 2001. I had the opportunity to talk to Bonnell on Monday about what fans can expect from the upcoming UFL broadcasts, what it was like working on the XFL in 2001, and much more. This interview has been lightly edited for clarity.
Greg Parks speaks one-on-one with UFL’s SVP of Player Personnel Doug Whaley during Thursday’s UFL Media Day ahead of the 2025 UFL season. It is the first of a series of one-on-one interviews he plans on making available throughout the UFL season, exclusive to subscribers of Alt-Football.com.
Once selected third overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2021 NFL Draft, Trey Lance entered the league as an unknown, having started just 17 total games over a 3-season stretch. With the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL recently placing Trey Lance on their negotiations list, should the still-young QB consider taking his talents north of the border?
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Bill Bonnell is an executive producer at ESPN and the lead college football producer on ABC’s Saturday Night Football. This season, he will be in charge of UFL programming on ESPN and ABC. This is not Bonnell’s first experience producing spring football: He worked on the XFL’s return on ESPN in 2020, and had a hand in producing the original XFL on NBC in 2001. I had the opportunity to talk to Bonnell on Monday about what fans can expect from the upcoming UFL broadcasts, what it was like working on the XFL in 2001, and much more. This interview has been lightly edited for clarity.
Greg Parks speaks one-on-one with UFL’s SVP of Player Personnel Doug Whaley during Thursday’s UFL Media Day ahead of the 2025 UFL season. It is the first of a series of one-on-one interviews he plans on making available throughout the UFL season, exclusive to subscribers of Alt-Football.com.
UFL insider Mike Mitchell shares the latest insider news he has, including the latest on the players labor disputes, coaching changes, and who is on the hot seat.
UFL Credentialed Writer/Reporter Greg Parks analyzes the numerous rule changes between UFL 2024 season 1 and UFL 2025 season 2 in the recently released UFL 2025 rulebook.
UFL Insider Mike Mitchell breaks down the drama stemming from the 2024 UFL Championship game and more off-season notables including what rules to expect in 2025, and more!
Bruce Gradkowski is returning to the NFL, joining a revamped Detroit Lions coaching staff. For most NFL fans, the news of Gradkowski’s appointment as an offensive assistant was merely a blip on the radar screen. But for fans of Spring Pro Football, the departure of a prominent offensive coordinator just weeks before the start of training camp was significant news.
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The marriage of the former XFL (2020 and 2023) and the new USFL (2022-2023) consisting of 8 teams based out of Texas concentrated in the Midwest and Southern United States.
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A 9-team league based in Canada comprising of 4 teams in the East Division and 5 teams in the West Division. Cities include Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatchewan, Winnipeg, Toronto, Hamilton, Montreal, and Ottawa.
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The European League of Football is a professional American Football league based in Europe. Beginning in 2021, some teams and logos have continued from the former NFL Europe.
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Beginning in 2008, the Indoor Football League began as a merger between in the Ineste Football League and United Indoor Football. As of 2024, there are 16 team who play games over 19 weeks.
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Arena Football One is a new arena football league kicking off in 2025. The league is a continuation of the 8 teams who survived the 2024 AFL season including new expansion teams.
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The Houston Roughnecks take on the Memphis Showboats in Week 3 of the UFL season on Saturday afternoon.
Here are some takeaways from the Birmingham Stallions’ 10-9 win over the Arlington Renegades on Friday night.
The Arlington Renegades look to remain undefeated on Friday night as they take on the defending UFL champion Birmingham Stallions in a critical Week 3 UFL matchup.
Alt-Football Digest writer Greg Parks breaks down the Memphis Showboats linebackers and how they performed in last week’s loss to the D.C. Defenders.
Alt-Football Digest contributors share their team power rankings for week 2 of the 2025 UFL season.
Arlington Renegades head coach Bob Stoops speaks with the media on Wednesday as the team prepares to play the defending UFL champion Birmingham Stallions on Friday night.
Offenses in spring leagues historically get off to slow starts at the outset of the season. Week two of the UFL brought that deficiency to a new low.
UFL week 2 showed fans plenty of promise for some teams while other teams found themselves being exactly who we thought they were. With the season continuing to ramp up Alt-Football Digest took it upon themselves to hand out Player of the Week honors for those who have distinguished themselves from their peers.
The St. Louis Battlehawks put on a show for the home crowd of over 32,000 fans with a 26-9 blowout win over the San Antonio Brahmas on Sunday night.
The Arlington Renegades survived a low-scoring affair against the Houston Roughnecks 11-9 on Sunday afternoon.
The San Antonio Brahmas head to the dome in Week 2 to take on the St. Louis Battlehawks on Sunday night.
The D.C. Defenders survive at home against the Memphis Showboats 17-12 on Saturday night to remain undefeated.
The Houston Roughnecks travel to Arlington for Week 2 to face the red hot Renegades on Sunday afternoon.
The Memphis Showboats look for their first win of the regular season on the road against the D.C. Defenders on Saturday night primetime.
Critical mistakes by the Michigan Panthers at the end of the game cost them as the Birmingham Stallions picked up a 21-12 win on Friday night.
The defending UFL champions look to bounce back from their Week 1 upset loss as the Birmingham Stallions head to Ford Field to play the Michigan Panthers on Friday night football.
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New CFL commissioner Stewart Johnston has three main aspects of the league he needs to focus on improving for the future.
Once selected third overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2021 NFL Draft, Trey Lance entered the league as an unknown, having started just 17 total games over a 3-season stretch. With the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL recently placing Trey Lance on their negotiations list, should the still-young QB consider taking his talents north of the border?
The offseason winners in the CFL were the Edmonton Elks after staying active through the first two days of free agency last week.
Paper titles are won in February. At least that’s the idea behind the annual CFL agency period. High variance player movement is a given with the typically short contracts that are signed. We will be evaluating each team’s ability to positively impact their roster so far in free agency.
The CFL Draft is a few months away, but with the combine just around the corner, it’s a good time to look at some of the top prospects entering the 2025 draft.
Entering the 2025 CFL season, it will be all about the young quarterbacks taking over the mantle and lead the CFL to the next era of Canadian football.
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The ELF continues to attract former NFL coaches and players with the league picking up one of the most decorated players to date.
The San Antonio Gunslingers have relieved the duties of general manager and head coach Tom Menas after over one season with the team.
The anticipation of the first ever AF1 game was in the books Saturday night with positive reviews.
The Houston Roughnecks take on the Memphis Showboats in Week 3 of the UFL season on Saturday afternoon.