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USFL: How To Watch Locals In Week One Of 2022 Season

Apr 13, 2022, 2:38 PM | Updated: Feb 25, 2023, 6:15 pm
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SALT LAKE CITY – The 2022 USFL season is almost here and multiple players with ties to the state of Utah will play in the rebooted football league.

The USFL was first created in 1982. The league played games for three seasons from 1983-85. In 1986, the USFL ceased its operations.

In June 2021, the USFL was revived and confirmed plans to play in the spring of 2022.

The opening weekend of games will be played at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama.

Here are the local players from the USFL’s eight teams and how you can watch them in week one of the 2022 season:

Locals in the USFL

Former Utah Utes

Brian Allen – Cornerback – Birmingham Stallions

Allen and the Stallions play the New Jersey Generals on Saturday, April 16 at 5:30 p.m. (MDT) on KSL TV.

Hunter Thedford – Tight End – Pittsburgh Maulers

Thedford and the Maulers will play the Tampa Bay Bandits on Sunday, April 17 at 6 p.m. (MDT) on FS1.

Former BYU Cougars

Tejan Koroma – Offensive Line – Michigan Panthers

Koroma and the Panthers will play the Houston Gamblers on Sunday, April 17 at 10 a.m. (MDT) on KSL TV.

Tomasi Laulile – Defensive Tackle – Houston Gamblers

Laulile and the Gamblers will play the Michigan Panthers on Sunday, April 17 at 10 a.m. (MDT) on KSL TV.

Zac Dawe – Defensive End – Tampa Bay Bandits

Dawe and the Bandits will play the Pittsburgh Maulers on Sunday, April 17 at 6 p.m. (MDT) on FS1.

Corbin Kaufusi – Tackle – Tampa Bay Bandits

Kaufusi and the Bandits will play the Pittsburgh Maulers on Sunday, April 17 at 6 p.m. (MDT) on FS1.

Former Utah State Aggies

Adewale Adeoye – Defensive End – Michigan Panthers

Adeoye and the Panthers will play the Houston Gamblers on Sunday, April 17 at 10 a.m. (MDT) on KSL TV.

Former Weber State Wildcats

Adam Rodriguez – Defensive End – Philadelphia Stars

Rodriguez and the Stars will play the New Orleans Breakers on Sunday, April 17 at 2 p.m. (MDT) on USA.

Former Southern Utah Thunderbirds

Brock Miller – Kicker – New Jersey Generals

Miller and the Generals play the Birmingham Stallions on Saturday, April 16 at 5:30 p.m. (MDT) on KSL TV.

Marquez Tucker – Offensive Line – Birmingham Stallions

Tucker and the Stallions play the New Jersey Generals on Saturday, April 16 at 5:30 p.m. (MDT) on KSL TV.

Former High School Standouts

Gabriel Sewell Jr. (Desert Hills)– Linebacker – Philadelphia Stars

Sewell and the Stars will play the New Orleans Breakers on Sunday, April 17 at 2 p.m. (MDT) on USA.

Kyle IrelandΒ is a Locals in the NFL Insider for KSLSports.com and host of theΒ Yards After College Podcast. Follow him on Twitter (@kyleireland) and Instagram (@kyleirelandksl).

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