Are you starved for football?
We are nearly 2 months removed from Super Bowl LVIII and still over 5 months away from the opening week of the 2024 NFL season, but the wait for live football is nearly over.
After a couple of seasons of the XFL and USFL, the two leagues have now merged to create the brand new UFL, an 8-team league that will satisfy your craving for football this spring. The UFL is set to kick off its inaugural season this Saturday and the campaign runs through mid-June, culminating with the championship game on June 16 in St. Louis. Here is everything you need to know about this new hybrid 8-team football league.''
UFL rules, regulations and familiar faces'
The general structure of the UFL is pretty simple. The league broken into two divisions: the USFL and XFL divisions. On the USFL side, the defending USFL champion Birmingham Stallions, Houston Roughnecks, Memphis Showboats and Michigan Panthers will travel over to the UFL, while the defending XFL champion Arlington Renegades, St. Louis Battlehawks, San Antonio Brahmas and DC Defenders join the league from the XFL side of things.