The Alliance of American Football league has a new chairman. Billionaire Tom Dundon, the owner of the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes, invested $250 million to help keep the league afloat. According to an article by the Athletic, the AAF was in early financial turmoil after seeing early success through the first …
Read More »Apollos Light It Up on the AAF’s Opening Night
A little wind and rain couldn’t scrub the launch of the Orlando Apollos and the Alliance of American Football. The Apollos defeated the Atlanta Legends in decisive fashion by a score of 40-6 to kick off the commencement of AAF’s inaugural season. The first day of this opening weekend might …
Read More »Former UF Coach Jim Collins back with Spurrier again
The inaugural season of the Alliance of American Football League kicks off in February, but Steve Spurrier has already started bolstering his team. Spurrier will be the head coach of one of the new league’s teams, the Orlando Apollos. With Spurrier’s proximity right in Orlando, he has brought in plenty …
Read More »AAF’s Orlando Apollos Collecting Former Gators under Head Coach Steve Spurrier
Tuesday night was the inaugural Alliance of American Football’s “Protect or Pick” quarterback draft. Among the coaches in the league is Steve Spurrier, former Gator football coach, who brought some former Gators to his Orlando Apollos football team. What is the Alliance of American Football? The Alliance of American Football, …
Read More »New Football League Announced for 2019
Why should football end after the Super Bowl every year? Now, it doesn’t have to. With the XFL failing, a new football league is set to launch in February 2019: the Alliance of American Football. This new league was launched by Charlie Ebersol, the son of NBC Sports executive Dick Ebersol, and …
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