USFL Championship - Birmingham Stallions v Philadelphia Stars
The new USFL season is upon us after the NFL finished its season with the Kansas City Chiefs winning the Super Bowl. For people still wanting their football fix, then fret no more as there is still plenty of football to digest in the USFL.
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With the Birmingham Stallions winning the inaugural title, they will be looking to repeat their efforts from last year. They appear to be in a good position to do so.
With so many moves and changes, we have you covered for every team's players and coaches heading into the new season.
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Ford Field is the home of the Michigan Panthers, with former NFL coach Mike Nolan taking over the reigns from Jeff Fisher. After a 2-8 record last season, the Panthers will want better output and will look to improve drastically.
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OFFENSE
POS
AGE
HT
WT
COLLEGE
AJ Richardson#0
WR
27
6'0"
212 lbs
Boise State
Api Mane#0
C
-
6'3"
334 lbs
Florida International
Brodarious Hamm#79
T
-
6'6"
334 lbs
Auburn
Cole Hikutini#0
TE
28
6'4"
240 lbs
Louisville
Corey Hoelck#0
T
-
6'4"
305 lbs
Nebraska-Kearney
Denzel Okafor#0
T
-
6'4"
322 lbs
Texas
Eric Barriere#18
QB
25
6'1"
210 lbs
Eastern Washington
Gene Pryor#0
T
-
6'3"
310 lbs
Hawaii
Isaiah McKoy#0
WR
23
6'3"
182 lbs
Kent State
Ishmael Hyman#13
WR
27
6'0"
196 lbs
James Madison
Joe Walker#8
WR
27
6'3"
197 lbs
Delaware
Josh Love#19
QB
26
6'2"
205 lbs
San Jose State
Joshua Adams#0
RB
26
6'2"
225 lbs
Notre Dame
Joshua Dunlop#64
T
25
6'7"
315 lbs
UTSA
Ka'John Armstrong#0
T
26
6'5"
300 lbs
Eastern Michigan
Keith Williams#77
T
34
6'7"
279 lbs
Nebraska
Kyle Markway#0
TE
25
6'4"
250 lbs
South Carolina
LD Brown#0
RB
25
5'9"
200 lbs
Oklahoma State
La'Darius McElroy#0
WR
-
6'6"
210 lbs
Ouachita Baptist
Marcus Baugh#85
TE
28
6'4"
246 lbs
Ohio State
Marcus Simms#9
WR
25
6'0"
194 lbs
West Virginia
Noah Johnson#0
C
24
6'1"
293 lbs
Kansas State
Reggie Corbin#3
RB
26
5'9"
208 lbs
Illinois
Ryan Nelson#0
T
-
6'6"
325 lbs
Virginia
Sean Pollard#76
C
24
6'5"
317 lbs
Clemson
Stevie Scott III#25
RB
22
6'2"
231 lbs
Indiana
Talolo Limu-Jones#0
WR
25
6'4"
220 lbs
Eastern Washington
Trey Quinn#0
WR
27
6'0"
200 lbs
SMU
Whop Philyor#0
WR
24
5'11"
180 lbs
Indiana
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Michigan coaching staff
Name
Role
Mike Nolan
Head Coach
Eric Marty
Offensive Coordinator
Steve Brown
Defensive Coordinator
Jeff Imamura
Special Teams / DB
Tim Holt
Offensive Line
Kwahn Drake
Defensive Line
Tony Brown
Defensive Line Asst
Mark Stewart
Running Backs Asst
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New Jersey Generals Roster
After a season that saw them go 9-1 before losing to the Stars, 14-19, in the Division Finals, there is hope that the Generals. Under Mike Riley, they will once again be a force in the USFL.
OFFENSE
POS
AGE
HT
WT
COLLEGE
Alonzo Moore#13
WR
30
6'1"
195 lbs
Nebraska
Braedon Bowman#80
TE
29
6'4"
235 lbs
South Alabama
Brandon Haskin#76
OL
32
6'3"
315 lbs
Tennessee State
Calvin Ashley#71
T
24
6'6"
310 lbs
Florida A&M
Cam Echols-Luper#18
WR
27
6'0"
195 lbs
Western Kentucky
Charles Jones#0
TE
26
6'4"
255 lbs
Tulane
Chibueze Nwanna#0
OL
24
6'7"
338 lbs
Charlotte
Chris Platt Jr.#0
WR
-
5'11"
172 lbs
Baylor
Darius Victor#27
RB
28
5'8"
209 lbs
Towson
Darrell Stewart Jr.#0
WR
26
6'2"
217 lbs
Michigan State
De'Andre Johnson#1
QB
27
6'2"
188 lbs
Texas Southern
De'Morney Pierson-El#0
WR
27
5'9"
195 lbs
Nebraska
Evan Heim#69
C
26
6'3"
305 lbs
Minnesota State-Mankato
Isaiah Battle#0
T
30
6'7"
310 lbs
Clemson
Jahmir Johnson#0
T
25
6'5"
300 lbs
Texas A&M
Jake Lacina#68
OL
26
6'4"
300 lbs
Augustana (SD)
Kingston Davis#29
RB
25
6'0"
225 lbs
Miles (AL)
Kyle Lauletta#11
QB
27
6'3"
222 lbs
Richmond
Landon Lenoir#23
WR
24
6'1"
192 lbs
Southern Illinois
Marcus Green#0
WR
26
5'9"
191 lbs
Louisiana-Monroe
Randy Satterfield#81
WR
27
6'4"
210 lbs
Lyon College (AR)
Robert Myers#70
OL
31
6'5"
325 lbs
Tennessee State
Saige Young#0
OL
-
6'4"
305 lbs
Vanderbilt
Terry Poole#72
T
30
6'5"
325 lbs
San Diego State
Trey Williams#3
RB
30
5'7"
200 lbs
Texas A&M
Warren Newman#0
WR
23
5'8"
175 lbs
Jackson State
Wes Saxton Jr.#17
TE
29
6'4"
240 lbs
South Alabama
Woody Brandom#88
TE
26
6'5"
260 lbs
Sam Houston State
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New Jersey Generals coaching staff
Name
Role
Mike Riley
Head Coach
Steve Smith
Offensive Coordinator / OL
Jay Locey
Tights Ends / Running Backs
James Rodgers Jr.
Wide Receivers
Robert Diaco
Defensive Line
Ken Watson
Linebackers
Zerick Rollins
Quality Control / QB Asst
Dominique Franks
Quality Control / DB Asst
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Houston Gamblers Roster
A first season that saw a 3-7 record suggests plenty of improvement is ahead for Houston under new head coach Curtis Johnson. The Gamblers won their final two games, so they do have something to feel good about heading into the new season.
OFFENSE
POS
AGE
HT
WT
COLLEGE
Anthony Ratliff-Williams#17
WR
25
6'1"
200 lbs
North Carolina
Avery Gennesy#74
OL
29
6'4"
321 lbs
Texas A&M
Bamidele Olaseni#0
T
27
6'7"
348 lbs
Utah
Benny LeMay#29
RB
25
5'9"
215 lbs
Charlotte
Brandon Barnes#8
TE
28
6'4"
255 lbs
Alabama State
Brandon Hitner#78
T
27
6'6"
305 lbs
Villanova
Braylon Jones#0
C
-
6'3"
301 lbs
Houston
Clint Sigg Jr.#0
TE
26
6'4"
242 lbs
Lindenwood
Deontez Alexander#0
WR
26
6'1"
196 lbs
Franklin
Devwah Whaley#12
RB
25
5'11"
212 lbs
Arkansas
JoJo Ward#23
WR
25
5'9"
175 lbs
Hawaii
Josh Pederson#85
TE
25
6'5"
235 lbs
Louisiana-Monroe
Joshua Moore#0
WR
23
6'1"
162 lbs
Texas
Julian Allen#86
TE
28
6'3"
248 lbs
Southern Miss
Justin Hall#0
WR
24
5'8"
189 lbs
Ball State
Keke Chism#0
WR
24
6'5"
214 lbs
Missouri
Kenji Bahar#11
QB
25
6'3"
200 lbs
Monmouth
Kristjan Sokoli#60
OL
31
6'5"
300 lbs
Buffalo
Mark Thompson#7
RB
28
6'2"
235 lbs
Florida
Montell Cozart#12
QB
27
6'2"
205 lbs
Boise State
Na'Ty Rodgers#0
T
28
6'4"
305 lbs
Houston
Nick Buchanan#66
C
25
6'3"
303 lbs
Florida
T.J. Pledger#0
RB
22
5'8"
196 lbs
Utah
Taylor Tappin#0
T
-
6'4"
310 lbs
Sacramento State
Teo Redding#14
WR
28
6'1"
176 lbs
Bowling Green
Terrone Prescod#70
OL
26
6'5"
330 lbs
North Carolina State
Terry Wilson#3
QB
-
6'2"
207 lbs
New Mexico
Tyler Higby#77
OL
26
6'5"
300 lbs
Michigan State
Tyler Palka#16
WR
27
6'1"
200 lbs
Gannon (PA)
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Houston Gamblers coaching staff
Name
Role
Curtis Johnson
Head Coach / QB
David Beaty
Wide Receivers
Tim Lewis
Defensive Coordinator / DB
Greg McMahon
Special Teams / TE
Gordon Shaw
Offensive Line
Mark Snyder
Linebackers
Ty Warren
Defensive Line
Brendan Donovan
Defensive Quality Control / Defensive Asst
James Runnels
Running Backs Asst.
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Memphis Showboats Roster
Coming in for the Tampa Bay Bandits, the Memphis Showboats will play their first season in the USFL.
Not much is known about the team at this stage. The USFL website doesn't have the team and its roster listed yet, but we managed to find it.
After a season that yielded a 6-4 record and the Breakers losing to the Stallions 17-31, there is cause for optimism around the team this year.
OFFENSE
POS
AGE
HT
WT
COLLEGE
Anthony Jones#6
RB
26
5'11"
215 lbs
Florida International
Aqeel Glass#0
QB
23
6'5"
215 lbs
Alabama A&M
Davis Cheek#0
QB
23
6'3"
217 lbs
Elon
Donnell Greene#0
G
27
6'5"
335 lbs
Minnesota
EJ Bibbs#85
TE
31
6'3"
260 lbs
Iowa State
Eli Stove#0
WR
-
6'0"
191 lbs
Auburn
Ezra Gray#21
RB
24
5'7"
175 lbs
Alabama State
Jack Kramer#69
G
25
6'3"
301 lbs
Bowling Green
Johnnie Dixon#2
WR
28
5'11"
200 lbs
Ohio State
Jonathan Adams#9
WR
24
6'3"
220 lbs
Arkansas State
Justin Alexander-Johnson#81
TE
26
6'3"
235 lbs
Mississippi State
Lee Morris#5
WR
25
6'2"
205 lbs
Oklahoma
Lo Falemaka#0
T
28
6'5"
295 lbs
Utah
Marquis Lucas#74
G
29
6'4"
318 lbs
West Virginia
Marquis McClain#7
WR
25
6'3"
210 lbs
Southern
Paul Adams#77
T
27
6'5"
317 lbs
Missouri
Peter Guerriero#0
RB
-
5'10"
190 lbs
Monmouth
Reggie Davis#0
WR
27
5'11"
185 lbs
Georgia
Sage Surratt#14
TE
24
6'3"
234 lbs
Wake Forest
Salesi Uhatafe#0
T
28
6'5"
320 lbs
Utah
Steven Rowzee#67
G
27
6'3"
335 lbs
Troy
Tim Coleman#53
T
24
6'4"
320 lbs
Richmond
Zach Smith#11
QB
24
6'2"
227 lbs
Tulsa
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New Orleans Breakers coaching staff
Name
Role
John DeFilippo
Head Coach
Noel Mazzone
Offensive Coordinator / QB
Jonathan Tenuta
Defensive Coordinator / LB
Patrick Washington
Wide Receivers
Jim Turner
Offensive Line
Nathan Burton
Secondary
Paul Spicer
Defensive Line
Matt Butterfield
Special Teams / TE Asst
Greg Patrick
Defensive Line Asst
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Pittsburgh Maulers roster
Ray Horton will have his work cut out to improve on the 1-9 season that Pittsburgh endured last season under Kirby Wilson.
Vad Lee only passed for 729 yards last season which simply isn't good enough.
OFFENSE
POS
AGE
HT
WT
COLLEGE
Artayvious Lynn#1
TE
26
6'4"
262 lbs
TCU
Bailey Gaither#4
WR
26
6'0"
188 lbs
San Jose State
Brayden Patton#58
OL
25
6'5"
309 lbs
Northern Illinois
Charles Baldwin#72
T
28
6'5"
305 lbs
Youngstown State
Chase Fourcade#0
QB
25
6'0"
200 lbs
Nicholls State
Colby Thomas#0
G
23
6'2"
300 lbs
Sam Houston State
Connor Sampson#0
QB
24
6'3"
215 lbs
Western Illinois
Datryan Evans#0
TE
25
6'5"
254 lbs
Friends (KS)
DelVon Hardaway#7
WR
27
6'0"
198 lbs
Fresno State
Dominic Logan Jr.#0
T
-
6'5"
230 lbs
Oklahoma State
Duane Gary#0
RB
28
5'9"
172 lbs
Western Connecticut State
Garrett Groshek#37
RB
25
5'11"
220 lbs
Wisconsin
Hunter Rison#0
WR
24
5'11"
200 lbs
Grand Valley State
Isiah Hennie#10
WR
-
5'7"
171 lbs
Sacramento State
Jalen McCleskey#13
WR
25
5'11"
165 lbs
Tulane
James Morgan#0
QB
25
6'4"
229 lbs
Florida International
Jerome Brown#0
G
26
6'5"
310 lbs
Lincoln (CA)
Jerrod Brooks#69
T
26
6'6"
312 lbs
UTEP
Jon Dietzen#67
G
26
6'4"
312 lbs
Wisconsin
Josh Simmons#0
WR
27
5'11"
165 lbs
Prairie View A&M
Justin Evans#51
T
27
6'4"
310 lbs
South Carolina State
Madre London#9
RB
27
6'1"
220 lbs
Tennessee
Mason Stokke#0
FB
25
6'2"
245 lbs
Wisconsin
Matt Seybert#80
TE
25
6'4"
250 lbs
Michigan State
Samson Nacua#0
WR
-
6'4"
195 lbs
BYU
Tre Walker#89
WR
23
5'11"
180 lbs
San Jose State
Troy Williams#0
QB
28
6'2"
208 lbs
Utah
Xavier Dampeer#52
C
28
6'2"
310 lbs
Auburn
Xavier Lewis#0
WR
26
6'0"
200 lbs
Southeastern Louisiana
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Pittsburgh Maulers coaching staff
Name
Role
Ray Horton
Head Coach
John Tomlinson
Offensive Coordinator / QB
Jarren Horton
Defensive Coordinator / DB
Steven Loney
Offensive Line / Tight Ends
Rick Courtright
Defensive Line
Bill Khayat
Tight Ends
Marc Hull
Special Teams / Linebackers
Will Johnson
Running Backs Asst
Jack Nudo
Defensive Backs Asst
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Philadelphia Stars roster
After a 6-4 regular season, the Stars defeated the Generals, 19-14, in the Division Finals before narrowly losing a nailbiter in the USFL Championship game to the Stallions 33-30.
A similar season would mean another superb effort from Bart Andrus and his team.
OFFENSE
POS
AGE
HT
WT
COLLEGE
Airon Servais#0
T
24
6'6"
300 lbs
Syracuse
Blake Camper#74
OL
26
6'8"
309 lbs
South Carolina
Bug Howard#0
TE
28
6'5"
240 lbs
North Carolina
C.J. Perez#78
C
27
6'1"
293 lbs
Temple
Chris Rowland#12
WR
25
5'8"
179 lbs
Tennessee State
Clay LeGault#70
T
25
6'5"
325 lbs
Merrimack
Colby Ragland#67
T
25
6'5"
315 lbs
UAB
Darnell Holland#6
RB
26
5'10"
200 lbs
Kennesaw State
Devin Gray#0
WR
27
6'0"
192 lbs
Cincinnati
Dexter Williams#35
RB
26
5'11"
212 lbs
Notre Dame
Diondre Overton#14
WR
24
6'5"
210 lbs
Clemson
Jacob Burton#73
OL
25
6'6"
312 lbs
Baylor
Jahair Jones#78
OL
26
6'4"
311 lbs
Miami (FL)
Jordan Scarlett#0
RB
27
5'11"
210 lbs
Florida
Jordan Suell#2
WR
25
6'6"
205 lbs
Southern Oregon
Kahlil Lewis#17
WR
25
5'10"
190 lbs
Cincinnati
Keric Wheatfall#0
WR
23
6'2"
194 lbs
Fresno State
Kevin Thomson#0
QB
27
6'1"
220 lbs
Washington
Lawrence Dalla Betta#0
TE
-
6'4"
235 lbs
West Florida
Leon Johnson#75
T
27
6'6"
300 lbs
Temple
Matt Colburn II#5
RB
25
5'10"
201 lbs
Wake Forest
Paul Nosworthy#72
OL
25
6'4"
320 lbs
Buffalo
Paul Terry#25
RB
25
5'8"
205 lbs
Eastern New Mexico
Pro Wells#84
TE
24
6'3"
249 lbs
TCU
Ryan Izzo#0
TE
27
6'5"
255 lbs
Florida State
Samuel Akem#0
WR
25
6'3"
205 lbs
Montana
Sean Brown#65
C
30
6'3"
320 lbs
Mississippi Valley State
Tristen Taylor#0
T
25
6'6"
330 lbs
Eastern Washington
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Philadelphia Stars coaching staf
Name
Role
Bart Andrus
Head Coach
Martin Bayless
Cornerbacks / Special Teams
Glenn Smith
Tight Ends
Marcel Bellefeuille
Wide Receivers
Jeff Jagodzinski
Offensive Line
Brad Miller
Defensive Coordinator
Brandon Maguire
Defensive Line
George Jackson
Defensive quality control
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Birmingham Stallions Roster
The champions from last season. A 9-1 record paved the way for a superb season for Skip Holtz and his team.
They will be looking to repeat last year's efforts, and there's no reason to suggest that they won't.
OFFENSE
POS
AGE
HT
WT
COLLEGE
Adrian Hardy#16
WR
25
6'2"
205 lbs
Louisiana Tech
Alex McGough#2
QB
27
6'3"
214 lbs
Florida International
Austin Watkins#0
WR
24
6'3"
210 lbs
UAB
Bo Scarbrough#25
RB
26
6'1"
235 lbs
Alabama
Bobby Holly#44
FB
25
5'11"
240 lbs
Louisiana Tech
CJ Marable#11
RB
26
5'10"
194 lbs
Coastal Carolina
Cary Angeline#86
TE
25
6'7"
250 lbs
North Carolina State
Cohl Cabral#0
C
25
6'5"
304 lbs
Arizona State
Darius Harper#73
T
25
6'6"
310 lbs
Cincinnati
Derwin Gray#0
T
27
6'5"
320 lbs
Maryland
J'Mar Smith#6
QB
26
6'1"
218 lbs
Louisiana Tech
Jace Sternberger#0
TE
26
6'4"
251 lbs
Texas A&M
Jacob Capra#0
T
24
6'5"
315 lbs
San Diego State
Jalen Morton#0
QB
25
6'4"
226 lbs
Prairie View A&M
Jeffrey Thomas#13
WR
25
5'9"
175 lbs
Miami (FL)
Lukayus McNeil#0
T
28
6'6"
328 lbs
Louisville
Marlon Williams#17
WR
23
5'11"
204 lbs
UCF
Marquez Tucker#76
OL
26
6'4"
291 lbs
Southern Utah
Matt Kaskey#0
G
25
6'7"
325 lbs
Dartmouth
Michael Dereus#8
WR
25
6'1"
209 lbs
Georgetown
Michael Rodriguez#67
T
26
6'6"
296 lbs
Louisiana Tech
Myron Mitchell#0
WR
24
6'1"
180 lbs
UAB
O'Shea Dugas#74
OL
26
6'4"
335 lbs
Louisiana Tech
Peyton Ramzy#1
WR
26
6'1"
173 lbs
Tuskegee
Rico Gafford#0
WR
26
5'10"
185 lbs
Wyoming
Tony Brooks-James#20
RB
28
5'9"
190 lbs
Oregon
Tyree St. Louis#65
T
25
6'5"
305 lbs
Miami (FL)
Zaquandre White#0
RB
24
6'1"
215 lbs
South Carolina
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Birmingham Stallions coaching staff
Name
Role
Skip Holtz
Head Coach / OC / QB
John Chavis
Defensive Coordinator / LB
N/A
Offensive Line
Mike Jones
Wide Receivers
Larry Kirksey
Running Backs
N/A
Defensive Line
N/A
Defensive Backs
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The USFL kicks off with a double header
With not long to go until the season kicks off (April 15th), when it does, we have a double header to look forward to.
Philadelphia at Memphis (Memphis), 4:30 p.m. (FOX)
New Jersey at Birmingham (Birmingham), 7:30 p.m. (FOX)
Then on Sunday, two more games are coming our way.