What You Need To Know for USFL in 2022: Birmingham to host all games

The excitement continues to build for the April 16 start of the new United States Football League.On Tuesday, we found out where the new league will play its inaugural season, as it was announced that Birmingham, Alabama, will be the home of all USFL games in 2022.Games will be held at Protective Stadium, the 45,000-seat home of the University of Alabama-Birmingham, with a number of additional games also staged at historic Legion Field. The 2022 USFL regular season will begin April 16 and run through mid-June, followed by the playoffs.Who are the USFL head coaches?Six of the league's eight head coaches have been announced: Skip Holtz (Birmingham Stallions), Kirby Wilson (Pittsburgh Maulers), Kevin Sumlin (Houston Gamblers), Mike Riley (New Jersey Generals), Todd Haley (Tampa Bay Bandits) and Bart Andrus (Philadelphia Stars).The son of legendary coach Lou Holtz, Skip Holtz has 22 years of experience as a college head coach and a coaching résumé dating to 1987. With our multiple platforms across broadcast, cable and streaming, football fans throughout the country will be able to experience the USFL's opening season this spring." Games will be played Saturdays and Sundays, with special broadcasts on some Fridays and Mondays.Where will games be played?In the inaugural season of the USFL, all eight teams will play in Birmingham Alabama, at both Protective Stadium and Legion Field."Birmingham is one of America's most dynamic and welcoming cities with world-class facilities highlighted by the state-of-the-art Protective Stadium, now home to the USFL," said Edward Hartman, USFL Executive Vice President, Business Operations. And FOX Sports’ Hartman will serve as Executive Vice President of Business Operations."We are extremely fortunate to have this extraordinary team of experienced executives to guide the new USFL's development as we move toward launch this spring," Shanks said.What is the USFL's partnership with Strategic Education?The USFL is partnering with Strategic Education, Inc., a leader in online education, to offer its players and league staff a tuition-free, debt-free college degree program.USFL players and staff can enroll at Strategic Education's Strayer University and Capella University, both institutionally accredited universities that support working adults in achieving their academic goals.