The Markcast®

UFL Merger: Is the USFL Carrying Its Weight? As we approach week 4 of the UFL season and see some of the teams that are struggling with home attendance, is the USFL carrying its weight in the UFL merger alongside the XFL? We welcome OurSports Central/s USFL historian Paul Reeths onto the program to have a wide-ranging discussion about the new USFL’s place in the UFL merger. TSN’s Dave Naylor returns to the program to chat about the CFL’s Chad Kelly situation heading into the 2024 season, the CFL kickoff potentially being changed and the Edmonton Elks’ potential sale plus Matt McCrane, game-winning field goal kicker for the XFL D.C. Defenders stops by.
 
0:00 Show Intro
2:38 USFL Historian Paul Reeths on USFL-XFL’s UFL Merger
39:58 TSN’s Dave Naylor on Chad Kelly, the CFL kickoff, and Edmonton Elks’ potential sale
1:00:04 XFL D.C. Defenders Kicker Matt McCrane
1:13:54 Show Outro

UFL Week 3 Results, TV Ratings + Attendance! Winner and Losers From UFL Week 3!! We are going LIVE on Tuesday, April 16 to recap and react to UFL week 2! Join Andrew Murray and me as we react to the 3rd week of UFL gameplay and take your comments and questions live! We'll also recap UFL week 3's TV ratings and attendance from all 4 UFL games.

UFL Week 2 Results + Reactions! Winner and Losers From United Football League Week 2. We went LIVE on Monday, April 8 to recap and react to UFL week 2! Join Andrew Murray and me as we react to the 2nd week of UFL gameplay and take your comments and questions live!

Will UFL’s extreme makeover SAVE spring football? The United Football League is finally here… and we have a BIG big-time episode this week coming off the merged XFL-USFL kickoff of the UFL last weekend. “UFL Insider” Mike Mitchell joins us for a wide-ranging interview tackling everything about UFL week 1 and the league’s plans moving forward. We chat quality of football, TV ratings, attendance, future expansion, and more!

UFL Week 1 Results + Reactions! Winner and Losers From United Football League Week 1. We went LIVE on Monday, April 1 to recap and react to UFL week! Join Andrew Murray and me as we react to the first week of UFL gameplay and take your comments and questions live!

The UFL 2024 season began with the Birmingham Stallions facing the Arlington Renegades. USFL 2024 week 1 also featured the St. Louis Battlehawks at the Michigan Panthers, the D.C. Defenders at the San Antonio Brahmas, and the Memphis Showboats at the Houston Roughnecks.

LIVE UFL (United Football League) 2024 Pre-Game Show and livestream! We are going LIVE on Saturday, March 30th from the UFL 2024 kickoff in Arlington, Texas! Join us and a HUGE slate of special guests as we preview the UFL 2024 kickoff game, the rest of the UFL 2024 opening weekend, and the United Football League 2024 season as a whole!

The UFL 2024 season begins with the Birmingham Stallions facing the Arlington Renegades at 1 p.m. ET on FOX. USFL 2024 week 1 will also feature the St. Louis Battlehawks at the Michigan Panthers (4 p.m. March 30, FOX), the D.C. Defenders at the San Antonio Brahmas (noon ET, March 31), and the Memphis Showboats at the Houston Roughnecks (3 p.m. ET, March 31).

9a - Evan Willsmore / Anthony Miller 
915a - Greg Parks
930a - Emory Hunt
945a - Max Levy
10a - Jovan Alford
1015a - Mike Mitchell
1030a - Coach Craig Sports
1045a - Eric Eager

BIG time UFL episode this week with an exclusive sit-down interview with Executive vice president of football operations for the UFL Daryl Johnson running down everything you want to know about the United Football League! We discuss the politics and negotiations behind the XFL-USFL merger, XFL vs. USFL rules, Daryl’s future vision for the league, and more!
We also chat with offensive line coach for the Arlington Renegades Jonathan Himebauch who has won championships with both the USFL 2022 Birmingham Stallions and XFL 2023 Arlington Renegades and we discuss final UFL roster cuts and training camp news with Sports Illustrated’s Anthony Miller.
 
0:00 Show Intro
3:26 Daryl Johnston, UFL EVP Football Ops
22:33 Jonathan Himebauch, Arlington Renegades OL Coach
38:00 Sports Illustrated’s Anthony Miller talks UFL final roster cuts and training camp news
1:07:34 Show Outro 

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WE are BACK with a pre-recorded episode and LOTS of United Football League news this week including 2 UFL training camp interviews on episode 172 of The Markcast®! We have sit-down interviews with Houston Roughnecks head coach Curtis Johnson and Memphis Showboats running back Darius Victor. Pat Rifino also stops by the program to break down the latest UFL news including the recent announcement of the UFL 2024 championship game coming to St. Louis in June and recent UFL roster cuts and transactions. Pat also shares his “All-Markcast® UFL pre-season team” heading into the 2024 United Football League season.

0:00 Show Intro
2:46 Houston Roughnecks Head Coach Curtis Johnson Interview
16:14 Memphis Showboats Running Back Darius Victor Interview
29:17 UFL Championship Location Announcement, UFL ESPN Show, Pat Rifino’s “All-Markcast® UFL List”, and more!
1:20:50 Show Outro

LOTS of UFL (United Football League) news this week including week 2 of UFL training camp, uniform reveals (sort of), ESPN broadcasters being announced for the 2024 season, new merchandise being unveiled, and more!

The UFL (United Football League) is finally kicking off THIS MONTH and we went LIVE to break down all the latest news, transactions, training camp notes, and more with Greg Parks of UFLBoard.com.