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Fox Sports
4 days ago
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- Fox Sports
2025 UFL Power Rankings: Battlehawks enter postseason on top
With the 2025 UFL regular season coming to an end, only one of three Texas teams will finish with a losing record, while the defending UFL champion Birmingham Stallions are rounding into playoff form. Meanwhile, the St. Louis Battlehawks, winners of six straight heading into the postseason, look every bit as capable of winning their first spring league title. That said, here's a look at my updated UFL Power Rankings following Week 10: 8. San Antonio Brahmas (1-9) Current odds to win 2025 title: N/A Jashaun Corbin ended the season with the UFL rushing title after picking up 55 yards on 10 rushes in the final week of the season. But that's about all the Brahmas will take with them in a season where former head coach Wade Phillips stepped down and Payton Pardee was thrust into the interim head coaching role. The Brahmas, who made the UFL title game a year ago, will enter this offseason looking to rebuild into a team capable of playing in the 2026 postseason. 7. Memphis Showboats (2-8) Current odds to win 2025 title: N/A Not unlike the Brahmas, the Showboats dealt with head coach Ken Whisenhunt stepping down before a third of the season was finished. 6. Houston Roughnecks (5-5) Current odds to win 2025 title: N/A CJ Johnson should be a candidate for UFL Coach of the Year. The Roughnecks won four of their last six games this season. Johnson's decision to play and then stay with QB Jalan McClendon was one of the biggest reasons why the Roughnecks get to go into the offseason without a losing record. 5. Arlington Renegades (5-5) Current odds to win 2025 title: N/A After completing 26 of 32 passes for 283 yards in the Renegades' Week 10 win over the Brahmas, Luis Perez won the UFL passing title with 2,298 yards while completing more than 70% of his passes this season. He has been the most consistent QB in the league, and he has shown himself to be one of the two best QBs in the league over the past three weeks. The Renegades scored 20 points in the second quarter and held that advantage until the Brahmas scored their final points of the season in the fourth quarter. 4. DC Defenders (6-4) Current odds to win 2025 title: +450 In a sloppy-field, rain-delayed final game of the season and with presumptive MVP Jordan Ta'amu on the sideline, the Defenders' offense looked like a shell of itself. Even so, backup QB Mike DiLiello accounted for 202 total yards and a touchdown against the regular-season XFL Conference champion Battlehawks. As this game acted as a preliminary for the XFL Conference Championship Game, no one was expected to show much. Interim coach Shannon Harris didn't want to jeopardize the health of his star player before the postseason, and that's understandable. But that also means the Defenders bring a two-game losing streak with them to St. Louis. 3. Michigan Panthers (6-4) Current odds to win 2025 title: +255 Without QB Bryce Perkins, the Panthers missed the kind of playmaking that led to them qualifying for the USFL Conference Championship Game. Backups Danny Etling and Rocky Lombardi completed just 13 of 30 passes for 124 yards with two interceptions. The Panthers take a two-game losing streak into the postseason against the defending UFL and three-time spring football league champion Stallions. 2. Birmingham Stallions (7-3) Current odds to win 2025 title: +235 Behind two pick-sixes from linebacker Tae Crowder, the Stallions left no doubt about how they're rounding into form right when they need to with two games left to play for a possible fourth consecutive spring football championship. After playing five different quarterbacks in a 10-week season, Skip Holtz looks to have found his postseason starter in J'Mar Smith, who finished 13-of-17 for 127 yards with a touchdown in a Week 10 win over Memphis. The Stallions have won four of their last five, with their only loss coming by a single point to the Battlehawks. 1. St. Louis Battlehawks (8-2) Current odds to win 2025 title: +200 The Battlehawks cemented their position as the best team in the regular season in 2025 with a workmanlike win against the second-best team in the XFL Conference and their starting quarterback, Max Duggan, on the bench. Quarterback Brandon Silvers needed to attempt just eight passes in the win, while the Battlehawk defense held the Defenders to just two points in the first three quarters of their final home game. With the XFL and UFL championship games taking place in St. Louis, the Battlehawks would benefit from home field advantage for the entirety of the playoffs. All they have to do is win. RJ Young is a national college football writer and analyst for FOX Sports. Follow him at @RJ_Young . Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? 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Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dean Blandino and Marquette King
UFL Head of Officiating Dean Blandino talks about how his crews are changing the game when it comes to transparency, the idea behind the Super Challenge and being called out by San Antonio Brahmas coach Wade Phillips. Then, the Arlington Renegades' Marquette King talks about life on the field as a punter and off the field as a musician.
USA Today
18-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Ex-Broncos coach Wade Phillips steps down from UFL job
Ex-Broncos coach Wade Phillips steps down from UFL job Former Denver Broncos coach Wade Phillips is taking a leave of absence from his role as head coach of the San Antonio Brahmas, the United Football League announced on Wednesday. 'The UFL is extremely grateful for the leadership that Wade has delivered to the UFL as head coach of the San Antonio Brahmas," UFL president/CEO Russ Brandon and UFL executive V.P. of football operations Daryl Johnston said in a joint statement. "The credibility that he has brought to the UFL as a head coach validates what we are building as a league. "This coaching legend has the respect of everyone in the league as well as throughout the entire football community for his dedication and accomplishments as a coach for over 50 years. If and when Wade is ready to return to the sidelines, the entire UFL Family will be there to cheer him on.' Phillips, 77, had been the oldest head coach in pro football. He previously served as a defensive coordinator (1989-1992; 2015-2016) and head coach (1993-1994) with the Broncos earlier in his career, helping the team win Super Bowl 50 following the 2015 season. The Brahmas, who have started the UFL season 0-3, named offensive coordinator Payton Pardee their interim head coach following Phillips' leave of absence. These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans
USA Today
04-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UFL schedule: Week 2 games, start times, TV channel and live stream
UFL schedule: Week 2 games, start times, TV channel and live stream Welcome back, spring football! The 2025 United Football League season kicked off last weekend and it will continue with four more games in Week 2. Here's a quick look at the UFL's schedule of games for this weekend. The action kicks off on Friday (April 4) when the Birmingham Stallions face the Michigan Panthers at 8 p.m. ET (6 p.m. MT) on Fox, which is available to stream on FuboTV (try it free). After that, the Memphis Showboats will take on the DC Defenders on Saturday (April 5) at 8 p.m. ET (6 p.m. MT) on ABC and FuboTV. The action continues on Sunday (April 6), starting with the Houston Roughnecks facing the Arlington Renegades at 12 p.m. ET (10 a.m. MT) on ESPN and FuboTV. After that, Week 2 concludes with the San Antonio Brahmas taking on the St. Louis Battlehawks at 6:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. MT) on FS1 and FuboTV. UFL Week 2: Dates, TV channel, live stream What : Week 2 of UFL season : Week 2 of UFL season When : April 4-6 : April 4-6 TV channels : Fox, ABC, ESPN and FS1 : Fox, ABC, ESPN and FS1 Live stream: FuboTV (try it free) There are 16 ex-Denver Broncos players suiting up in the UFL this spring. Additionally, ex-Denver head coach/defensive coordinator Wade Phillips (San Antonio Brahmas) and ex-DC Mike Nolan (Michigan Panthers) are head coaches in the spring league. 16 ex-Broncos playing in the UFL this spring
USA Today
28-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UFL schedule: Week 1 games, start times, TV channel and live stream
UFL schedule: Week 1 games, start times, TV channel and live stream Welcome back, spring football! Or not? The 2025 United Football League season is scheduled to kick off tonight, but a potential strike threatens the league starting on time. If the UFL and the players' association are unable to reach an agreement on contract salaries and health insurance, the players could go on strike. If the UFL and players reach a middle ground in negotiations, the first four games of the season will be held this weekend. The action is scheduled to kick off on Friday (March 28) with the St. Louis Battlehawks facing the Houston Roughnecks at 8 p.m. ET (6 p.m. MT) on Fox, which is available to stream on FuboTV (try it free). After that, the San Antonio Brahmas will take on the Arlington Renegades on Saturday (March 29) at 4 p.m. ET (2 p.m. MT), also on Fox and FuboTV. Sunday will feature a doubleheader. First, the Michigan Panthers will face the Memphis Showboats at 12 p.m. ET (10 a.m. MT), then the Birmingham Stallions will take on the DC Defenders at 3 p.m. ET (1 p.m. MT). Both games will be televised on ESPN and available to stream on FuboTV (try it free). UFL Week 1: Dates, TV channel, live stream What : Week 1 of UFL season : Week 1 of UFL season When : March 28 to March 30 : March 28 to March 30 TV channels : Fox and ESPN : Fox and ESPN Live stream: FuboTV (try it free) There are 16 ex-Denver Broncos players suiting up in the UFL this spring. Additionally, ex-Denver defensive coordinators Wade Phillips (San Antonio Brahmas) and Mike Nolan (Michigan Panthers) are head coaches. 16 ex-Broncos playing in the UFL this spring
