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UFL Contemplating Playing Spring Schedule in 2012

Published: November 9, 2011

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The three-year-old United Football League has been successful enough playing a fall schedule thus far, but they will use the offseason to strategize a possible schedule change to the spring in 2012. With the Virginia Destroyers’ 17-3 triumph over the Las Vegas Locomotives in the UFL Championship Game last month, the fledging league became the [...]

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UFL Contracts Hartford Colonials, Releases 2011 Schedule

Published: August 16, 2011

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The Hartford Colonials franchise suspended operations and their players moved to the remaining four teams in the United Football League via a dispersal draft, but all is not glum with the newest gridiron league. The UFL released their 2011 schedule and looks forward to building towards the future. As read on UFL-Football.com: The United Football [...]

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UFL Moves 2011 Season Game Schedule to September Through November

Published: July 22, 2011

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The United Football League today announced that it is moving its 2011 season game schedule to begin in mid-September, consistent with the past two years.  The new season had been slated to begin on August 13, 2011. “We originally moved up our season to meet fan demand during the slow month of August,” said UFL [...]

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34 Days to Kickoff – The UFL Top Five: Rivalries

Published: July 10, 2011

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In just two seasons, the United Football League has developed some very good rivalries – between teams, players and fans. In a league as highly competitive as the UFL has been to date, there are bound to be some newly-minted rivalries that have been a part of that. Looking ahead, however, here are the rivalries [...]

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Former Heisman Trophy Winner QB Eric Crouch Attempting Comeback With UFL’s Omaha Nighthawks

Published: June 29, 2011

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Omaha Nighthawks quarterback Eric Crouch took some time prior to next month’s training camp to chat with fans on ESPN.com Monday afternoon. Crouch was the 2001 Heisman Trophy winner as a senior at the University of Nebraska, and ended his Cornhusker career with 3,434 rushing yards (and 59 touchdowns) and 4,481 passing yards (and 29 [...]

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Terrell Pryor Would Benefit From Short CFL or UFL Stint

Published: June 9, 2011

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Besides the opportunity to attend official team practices and play in actual games, the Canadian Football League and United Football League are both huge drop offs from the National Football League. But for a young player in need of as many reps as possible and a few things to prove, they may be a wise [...]

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RB Maurice Clarett Getting Last Shot With UFL’s Omaha Nighthawks

Published: August 30, 2010

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Some answers to the big questions surrounding Maurice Clarett may finally be answered now that the mercurial running back has signed with the expansion Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League. The former Ohio State standout has been in nothing but trouble since leading the Buckeyes to the national championship as a freshman in 2002. [...]

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UFL’s Robert Griffith on MuscleSport Radio 12/1

Published: November 30, 2009

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On Tuesday, December 1, MuscleSport Radio will welcome Robert Griffith to the show to talk a little football. Griffith, a former NFL safety, is the defensive assistant coach of the California Redwoods of the new United Football League. In it’s inaugural season, the UFL is fielding four teams. Besides the California squad, there are the [...]

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UFL Needs to Promote League More to Succeed

Published: November 10, 2009

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The United Football League has been playing games for five weeks now in their inaugural season and unless you’re a die-hard gridiron fan, you would be hard pressed to even know that they are in existence. As far as the Tri-State area goes, nary a mention has been made of the league itself or the [...]

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UFL Signing Former NFL Players, Coaches to Gain Credibility

Published: October 3, 2009

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Secondary football leagues have not exactly had the best track record. Back in the 1970s, the World Football League tried to survive by raiding the rosters of NFL teams but folded after less than two seasons. A decade later, the United States Football League played a spring schedule and was fairly popular until they made [...]

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