The 2024 UFL season concludes Sunday with the league’s championship game, hosted at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The Birmingham Stallions are going for a third straight title under coach Skip Holtz (they won the former USFL from 2022-23) against Wade Phillips’ San Antonio Brahmas.
The creation of the UFL, which exists as a merger between the USFL and the XFL, has opened the door for plenty of college players who couldn’t quite break through in the NFL to continue their professional football careers. Taking place in the spring, it also offers the opportunity to play against elevated competition in front of NFL scouts and evaluators before the training camp period and preseason slate begin in the fall.
Given the championship setting of Sunday’s game, plenty of notable college stars will be taking the field for Birmingham and St. Louis. Each team is led by multiple former All-Americans and award winners. Some even had lengthy NFL careers before plying their craft in spring football. Others were high draft picks that didn’t quite pan out for whatever reason.
Here’s a look at some former college football standouts playing in the 2024 UFL Championship Game.
Birmingham Stallions
QB Adrian Martinez (Nebraska, Kansas State): The 2024 UFL MVP and the league’s rushing leader with 528 yards on the ground, Martinez’s versatility was on full display during a lengthy collegiate career that spanned two different teams. He signed with Nebraska as a four-star prospect in 2018 and was immediately named the team’s starter. In four years with the Huskers, he accounted for 10,792 total yards and 110 touchdowns, 36 of which were rushing. Granted an extra season of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Martinez transferred…
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Author : Will Backus
Publish date : 2024-06-14 14:49:48
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