Twitter was raving about Houston’s wide receiver Jontre Kirklin after his performance on Sunday. The Houston Roughnecks went against the San Antonia Brahmas, securing another XFL victory for Houston (22-13). Kirklin is responsible for a large part of that success, as he made some seriously good catches. This is the catch (and Tweet) that made me want to dig deeper into who Jontre Kirklin is and if he really is the most “NFL-ready player” in the XFL: https://twitter.com/Matthew_Bassham/status/1632570709913350145 Kirklin came to the Roughnecks from LSU. Prior to the XFL, the internet has praised him mostly for his versatility and performance…
Author: Taylor Tilley
The XFL announced their partnership with Under Armour on Monday. Under Armour is now a Founding Corporate Partner of the XFL, assisting in uniforms, sideline and performance apparel, youth football, and footwear. All parties seem excited about this partnership. The XFL released a YouTube video on Monday evening. It features XFL chairwoman and owner, Danny Garcia, who says she couldn’t have picked a better partner than Under Armour. Owner Dwayne Johnson agrees and talks about the great relationship that the XFL shares with the company. https://twitter.com/XFL2023/status/1630226185899704321 Read more about the XFL here.
Some were excited to watch the XFL Week 2 games, only to be disappointed in the condition of the field. It seems as though the momentum from last week has been taken a different direction, as everyone is talking about it. During the Vegas Vipers and DC Defenders matchup, viewers were not shy about taking their opinions of the field to Twitter. The general consensus is that the Cashman Field in Las Vegas just didn’t cut it. Some were pretty passionate about the whole thing. https://twitter.com/truth_in_middle/status/1629673518425055237 Journalist James Larsen got pretty candid with his opinion on the poor condition of…
The 2023 USFL Draft was really gracious to the Pittsburgh Maulers. Quite a few of their picks suggest that they will be a solid force in 2023. Some picks have more information about them out there than others, but as the USFL 2023 season progresses, I’m sure I can dig a little deeper into these Pittsburgh Maulers draft picks. Round 1: Lindsey Scott Jr., QB, Incarnate Word Scott began his college football career in 2016 at LSU. He then transferred to East Mississippi Community College, Missouri and Nicholls State before ending up at Incarnate Word. Scott led the Southland…
Here is a list of all eight XFL teams ranked by the number of followers. It is apparent that Instagram carries the XFL following on social media. 1. St. Louis BattleHawks – 301.2K Twitter: 97.3K Facebook: 70.9K Instagram: 133K 2. Houston Roughnecks – 228.2K Twitter: 66k Facebook: 55.2K Instagram: 107K 3. Arlington Renegades – 206.8K Twitter: 62.4K Facebook: 54k Instagram: 90.4K 4. DC Defenders – 191.8K Twitter: 66.7K Facebook: 28.3k Instagram: 96.8K 5. Seattle Sea Dragons – 182.6K Twitter: 51K Facebook: 32.8K Instagram: 98.8K 6. San Antonio Brahmas – 62.9K Twitter: 12.4K Facebook: 8.2K Instagram: 42.3K 7. Vegas Vipers -…
There were two main names that stood out when digging to find previous Dolphins in the XFL. Kalen Ballage and De’Veon Smith spent a short time as Miami Dolphins and are now playing in the XFL. Kalen Ballage, RB, San Antonio Brahmas, #11 Ballage was a fourth-round pick by the Dolphins in 2018. He spent two seasons as a solid short yardage back. He scored three touchdowns in 2019 and 2020. Upon leaving the league, he had a yards per carry average of 3.1. His junior year at Arizona State was pretty impressive with 15 total touchdowns and 1,000 scrimmage…
The 2023 XFL season just started and with that came a lot of excitement. Several fans, including NFL players and coaches, shared their excitement via Twitter. Tyreek Hill, Miami Dolphins wide receiver, goes to Twitter to say the XFL is “lit.” Dontavious Jackson, previous linebacker for the Florida State Seminoles (2016-20), thought the same. https://twitter.com/cheetah/status/1627043648209817602 https://twitter.com/DJACKV_/status/1627148874920894472 Chad Johnson, a previous NFL wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals (2001-11), says that he is “enjoying the XFL” and thinks it’s a good opportunity. https://twitter.com/ochocinco/status/1627150355766059008 Mack Brown, head football coach of the North Carolina Tarheels, shared that he was also watching the XFL.…
The XFL is a new interest of mine, and since the season began today, I thought I would highlight a few players from the Seattle Sea Dragons. I didn’t know where to begin when choosing what teams to favor, but since there were two players from Alabama on the Seattle Sea Dragons roster, I figured I would start there. Chris Owens Chris Owens was with the Tide for six seasons and played every position along the offensive line. He made his career start with Alabama against Duke in 2019. During his last season, he started twelve games at right tackle…
Ken Whisenhunt is another name added to Nick Saban’s list of big-name hires, as a special assistant. ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg noticed a change in the Crimson Tide staff directory on Wednesday. Whisenhunt was with the Los Angeles Charges from 2016-19 as an offensive coordinator. More recently, he was an offensive analyst at Penn State. The start of his career was at Vanderbilt in 1995 as an assistant coach, but he is more well known for his involvement in the NFL. Ken Whisenhunt’s experience absolutely attracted Nick Saban. Super Bowl win as an offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers (2005) Assistant…
Eagles fans are wild. They just are. The madness began before the Super Bowl LVII could even begin on Sunday. Eagles fans flipped a car in Philly thirty minutes before kickoff. https://twitter.com/NFL_DovKleiman/status/1624906412244492289 Considering their loss to the Chiefs Sunday night, the car flipping seems a little extra. Almost as extra as this guy smashing his television. https://twitter.com/ChadBlue83/status/1624978040718499842 Their wild celebrations stopped for the most part after the loss. Some Eagles fans gathered in the streets but were met with police. Eagles fans are just different. Draft Kings conducts a very scientifical study in the video below that shows the difference…
