Overview
- The eight-team league opens Friday, March 27 with Birmingham at Louisville, continues Saturday with D.C. at St. Louis and Houston at Dallas, and wraps Sunday with Columbus at Orlando.
- National TV coverage spans ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, Fox, FS1 and NFL Network, and every game is available to stream on Fubo.
- The 40-game regular season runs through June 13, with two semifinals on June 7 and the championship set for June 13.
- New co-owner Mike Repole joins Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia to roll out a single-table standings format, refreshed team brands and a move toward soccer-specific venues.
- Reigning 2025 champion D.C. visits St. Louis on Saturday under coach Shannon Harris with QB Jordan Ta'amu back, while other notable coaching storylines include Ted Ginn Jr. debuting with Columbus, Ricky Proehl leading St. Louis, Rick Neuheisel taking Dallas and Chris Redman guiding Louisville.