Inside the Arena
We're back. 2024.
In a day full of coach firings, here's another one.
The Iowa Rampage have decided to part ways with Brandon Henderson. Statement from the team β¬οΈ
The Arena Football League and A7FL are partnering in 2024 to "develop talent", per AFL commissioner Lee Hutton III.
The A7FL, a league where players tackle without the use of helmets or pads, will be playing their 10th season in 2024, with markets in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Cincinnati, the northeast and Florida, among others.
The Arena Football League could be coming to Hawaii in 2025 ππ³
(via aflhawaii/Instagram)
Looks like the Massachusetts Pirates are testing a few things out at their new home, Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell.
(via Massachusetts Pirates/FB story)
The Ohio Boom are the United Indoor Football League champions after defeating The Pack Gang 37-36 in the UIFL Championship Game Saturday night!
π¨ CHAMPIONSHIP GAMEDAYπ¨
The Ohio Boom will take on The Pack Gang tonight in the United Indoor Football League Championship Game in Columbus, OH!
The Arizona Rattlers have laid down their field at the Desert Diamond Arena ahead of their first full season there π
(via Arizona Rattlers/Instagram)
Another league is on the horizon π
The Spring Football League, ft. The Indianapolis Enforcers and The Ohio Blitz, kicks off their inaugural season this February.
In a surprising twist, the Ohio Extreme will not be playing in the United Indoor Football League Championship Game this Saturday. They will be replaced by The Pack Gang, who will face The Ohio Boom instead.
The championship game was scheduled to be played Dec. 30 but was postponed to Jan. 6 due to venue issues.
The National Arena League season kicks off March 15, the Indoor Football League season kicks off March 16 and the Arena Football League season kicks off April 27.
But before then, The Georgia Indoor Football League will play a season beginning Jan. 27!
π¨ONE LAST INDOOR FOOTBALL GAME FOR 2023π¨
The Ohio Blitz will take on the Indianapolis Enforcers in United Indoor Football League action in what is being called the Indoor I-70 Bowl tonight in Rossford, OH, the final indoor/arena football game in 2023!
(via Midnite Moose Network)
Merry Christmas from Inside the Arena!
PLAYOFFS?!
The United Indoor Football League postseason begins tomorrow, and one of the games features the Pittsburgh Outlaws taking on the Ohio Boom! Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. ET!
(graphic via Midnite Moose Network/Instagram)
The Nashville Kats have released their schedule with dates, and take a look at June 24...π
The Orlando Predators have signed former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Eli Rogers.
The ICT Regulators have released their schedule with dates, which includes a preseason game against The Southwest Kansas Storm. This is the only preseason game between two Arena Football League teams thus far.
The Albany Firebirds have released their schedule with dates.
The ArenaBowl XIII rematch with The Orlando Predators Week 1 has been confirmed.
The Amway Center, home of The Orlando Predators, has been renamed the Kia Center.
The Orlando Predators are the latest Arena Football League team to release a schedule with dates.
We've got two more Arena Football League schedules by way of Desert Hawks Football and the Salina Liberty!
Two more Arena Football League schedules have been released by way of the Iowa Rampage and The Southwest Kansas Storm!
Omaha Beef Football have moved on from head coach Rayshaun Kizer, per Shady Sports Network. Omaha won the last Champions Indoor Football championship in history, and will play in the National Arena League in 2024.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Fishers Freight.
The newest Indoor Football League team will begin play in 2025.
The Billings Outlaws are the second Arena Football League team to release their 2024 schedule with dates!
Everyone is wondering where the dates are on the Arena Football League team's schedules.
We have the first of such by way of the Nashville Kats!
(via The Wilson Post)
The Bay Area Panthers Indoor Football League championship rings ππ₯
(via javijuice99/Instagram)
The 2024 American Arena League 2 schedule is out!
The Jersey Bearcats and SteelCity Stampede meet in a rematch of last year's championship game on April 27. π
The Chicago Rush have announced that they will begin play during the 2025 Arena Football League season.
A new logo for the Minnesota Myth has emerged π
The Myth will host ArenaBowl # # the weekend of July 20, 2024.
(via ArenaTeams via 50YSP/Discord)
Veteran quarterback Jeff Legree announced he's signing with the ICT Regulators yesterday, and this absolute DIME from his time with The Orlando Predators alone should tell you how big of a signing this is!