A reformed United States Football League (USFL) will begin play this weekend, with 8 teams providing a professional football fix between the NFL’s Super Bowl and Fall Camps. Former Oregon players will feature on several teams. Twists such as 3-point conversions and “best-of-3” overtime periods will be part of the League’s differences from the NFL.
Professional spring football is hardly a new idea. The original USFL operated spring/summer seasons in 1983, 1984 and 1985, and was scheduled to move its season to the Fall in 1986 which would have put it in direct competition with the NFL.