Latest News
Fox Sports weekly rundown. Also has link to their main XFL news archive page.
Some week 4 takeaways from CBS Sports. Good rundown on some specific players from the fourth week.
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February News
Here at the attendance numbers through three weeks. We are on a roll as fans have increased three weeks in a row.
Week three rundown from Fox Sports. good article and wanted to show them some love since they are our TV friends.
Some interesting notes on the Week 2 TV ratings. I wont link to these every week but the first two are pretty significant.
Game news from the Week 2 weekend action via USA Today.
Nice rundown of the opening weekend TV ratings. They seemed to meet or exceed most expectations.
XFL Plus first hand account of the Renegades season opener. Short game write up and pics.
Great column from ESPN covering opening weekend. Mostly, focused to the thousands of new fans but good read for all.
Nice write up on Bob Stoops coming back to coaching. Hard to get enough of him talking about being excited for the XFL.
Good catch up on most everything you need to know if your recently joining the XFL community to get you up to speed. From our colleagues at @XFLNewsroom.
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January News
Good history of our XFL leader Oliver Luck. Written by one of our own in the XFL Fan community, Anthony Miller on Overtime Heroics.
XFL Plus article, this time covering the Renegades stadium conversion from baseball to football field. Posted on XFL Newsroom and in our archives here.
XFL.com had one of the better wrap-ups of Training Camp to go read over.
Short write up going over the new XFL Referee uniforms.
Article by WFTS in Tampa Bay going over the new rules announcement. Also has link back to xfl.com for all the official new, different rules.
This article by Mike Mitchell is Fantasy Football focused, but it includes great information about current players. A whos who to watch for the skill position players in training camp and as the beginning of the season unfolds.
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December News
I was able to visit the Dallas Renegades minicamp Meet & Greet. Here is a little article to get a feel of the event posted on XFL Newsroom. It can also be found in the XFL Plus Archive.
Good interview with Oliver luck from the Tampa Bay Minicamp. Covers a variety of topics.
The long awaited uniform reveal is here. Nice article going over the eight teams on Forbes.
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November News
Three more quarterbacks assigned to teams ahead of Supplemental Draft. A little QB salary information as well.
A little behind-the-scene stuff from the draft and why little things like the draft format will help the league succeed.
The league announces Training Camp locations in Houston. All eight teams will have their own practice facility. Training camp will take place January 4 through 22.
XFL DownUnder got a hold of Jake Sutherland from the New York Gaurdians for a quick interview.
XFL announces broadcast teams for each network. Will have unprecedented access to sideline and players.
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Cities and Venues
Dallas - Globe Life Park
Houston - TDECU Stadium
Los Angeles - Dignity Health Sports Park
New York - MetLife Stadium
Seattle - CenturyLink Field
St Louis - The Dome at America's Center
Tampa Bay - Raymond James Stadium
Washington DC - Audi Field
BoB Awards
Best of the Best articles previously linked to on XFL Plus.
August 2019:
Team names and logos revealed. Good article going over all eight teams with their respective video introductions.
July 2019:
Nice comprehensive write up on what is coming up for the XFL at this point. Good stuff on game play and rules, what might be coming as far as team names and the draft.
June 2019:
Article on the first Summer Showcase from XFL Plus and XFLNewsroom.com. Not trying to be vain linking my own piece but I figured the first XFL Summer Showcase should indeed be in this list. And I was lucky enough to be there.
May 2019:
Quick run-down on all eight head coaches from cbssport.com. Good one stop shop for brief overview on them.
Dec 2018:
Can't have an XFL Plus Hall of Fame article list without mentioning the announcement of the XFL cities and stadiums. The is what really kicked off my passion to go all in and start making this site.
Articles and Information Timeline
October 2019
The schedule for each week is released with TV info. Also, general background XFL info and short bios on each team.
Complete draft results for each team via Sporting News.
Going over the 8 assigned quarterbacks and a little about the draft results
ESPN reports on the XFL Draft Details. Good summary of what the draft entails.
September 2019
XFL Newsroom reports some info on the inaugural XFL Draft coming up on October 15th and 16th, as well as some mini-camp and training camp news.
Bob Stoops is putting out a new book. Check out a copy.
Good read on the TV deal and ad revenue from TVNewsCheck.com.
August 2019
Big milestone in the team building process. XFL sending out first wave of draft invites to players.
Bob Stopps was inducted into the Oklahoma Sports HOF. Full Text of his speech here.
Get ready for the draft in October. Draft Invitee Tracker via XFL Newsroom.
Here we go! The leagues first signing: Landry Jones
Team names and logos revealed. Good article going over all eight teams with their respective video introductions.
July 2019
Coverage of the St. Louis Summer Showcase from bnd.com. Last one we have.
Great article going over what is next for the XFL at this point. Good stuff on game play and rules, what coming as far as team names and the draft.
Good piece by @MMXFLBoard on xflboard.com about keeping the speed of game up and rules designed to help achieve that.
More 'Getting to Know' features from xfl2k.com. This time going over the Team Presidents.
Nice wrap up of the June Summer Showcases and some rules/gameplay.
June 2019
XFL Plus article on getting to know the stadiums the league will play in, and ranking them.
Tampa Bay Summer Showcase coverage from XFL News Hub again as the local media didn't write up too much about it.
Los Angeles Summer Showcase recap focusing on former NFL players trying out.
Write up on the Seattle Summer Showcase via The Seattle Times.
Washington DC Summer Showcase recap by XFL News Hub.
Mike Mitchell of XFLBoard.com posted a good recap of the New York Summer Showcase.
Stephan Rachuk of xflnewsroom.com does a nice write up on the Houston Summer Showcase.
XFL Plus report on the Dallas Summer Showcase via the good folks at xfl2k.com.
A short video from Oliver Luck about the upcoming Summer Showcases visiting all eight team cities.
May 2019
Quick rundown on all eight Head Coaches.
The final piece of the coaching puzzle, Houston hires June Jones.
XFL Dallas lands Daryl Johnston for front office position.
The penultimate HC/GM hiring, Los Angeles gets their coach.
TV deals are announced and it looks like they were worth the wait.
XFL teaming up with Elevate for ticket sales.
A great feature article profiling Oliver Luck from MMQB on si.com. Written by Dan Green.
April 2019
xfl2k.com has some good notes and a video with Oliver Luck.
St. Louis now has their Head Coach/GM with the hiring of Jon Hayes.
New Head coach/GM of XFL New York, Kevin Gilbride announced.
Good write up on practices and testing new ideas at The Spring League in Austin, TX.
Interesting article on the demise of the AAF and how the XFL may differ.
March 2019
Former NFL and CFL head coach Marc Trestman named Head Coach/GM of Tampa Bay franchise.
Feb 2019
Seattle gets local hero Jim Zorn for Head Coach/GM of their franchise.
All head coaches to be named by end of March.
Sure enough Pep Hamilton named Head Coach / GM of XFL DC.
Possible DC coach / GM?
XFL names Bob Stoops Head Coach / General Manger of Dallas.
Dallas coach to be name Thursday.
Jan 2019
Rumors of Bob Stoops, former National Championship winner with the Oklahoma Sooners on joining the XFL coaching ranks.
Jeffrey Pollack named President and COO.
TV Rumors of XFL talking with Fox and ESPN while AAF further aligning itself with NFL.
Oliver Luck interview. He talks about keeping the kickoff and broadcasting games on real TV.
XFL announces it may not follow NFL draft eligibility rules.
St Louis Dome details for the city announced and some say the XFL is already being a good partner and giving the city a good deal.
Dec 2018
A long good interview with Oliver Luck, in audio format.
Quarterbacks may be hired as soon as next quarter.
XFL Cities and Venues Announced.
This is The XFL Show had Oliver Luck on (from Sep 2018).
Good article on some of the strategic differences between the XFL and AAF.
One of the original CBS stories on the XFL coming back.
XFL Community Notables
Don't forget to get XFL gear and reserve season tickets at XFL.com.
XFLNewsroom.com has good articles by Stephan Rachuk @XFL2Kcom with most all breaking news you will need to help keep us up to speed on the XFL. The site also includes a staff tracker to keep track of coaching hires for each team.
This Week in the XFL also by @XFLNewsroom, is a good You tube show released every Friday on all important topics from the previous week.
Another good site for XFL info and discussion is XFL Board. Mike Mitchell @MikeMitchellXFL has some good writing there.
Another breaking news site at XFL News Hub. They also have a good weekly recap podcast.
Good articles and analysis on XFL Chalk Talk.
Good podcasts at This is the XFL Podcast.
And more podcasts at This is the XFL Show.
So far one of the only other mainstream sports site with an XFL direct sub page: https://bleacherreport.com/xfl. Maybe others to follow.
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