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Area's XFL squad is named BattleHawks

“With an opportunity to be a club president of one of the four professional sports teams in my hometown a possibility, I jumped at it,'' Hunzeker said. “At that point, Commissioner Luck was already in place; he's a hugely respected businessman in sports. With Fox, ESPN and ABC and FS1 each broadcasting games and each game having its own exclusive window, I knew that this league was different. It became a no-brainer.

Hunzeker is working closely with Jonathan Hayes, who was introduced as the local squad's head coach and general manager in April. The 56-year-old Hayes coached the Cincinnati Bengals' tight ends for the last 16 seasons under Marvin Lewis.