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First-look at former Alabama RB Bo Scarbrough with the Birmingham Stallions

The former Alabama RB has found his way back on the field for a professional team, and it just so happens to be Birmingham!

Former Alabama running back Bo Scarbrough played with the Crimson Tide from 2015-2017 and had a short-lived NFL career where he rarely saw the field as a back in a key role.

While at Alabama, he ran for 1,512 yards, 20 touchdowns on 267 carries.

In 2019, Scarbrough spent time with the Detroit Lions, where he ran for 377 yards and a touchdown on 89 carries in six games.

Less than a week ago, it was announced that Scarbrough would be signing with the Birmingham Stallions of the USFL. Today, he made his debut.

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Former Alabama RB Bo Scarbrough to join USFL Birmingham Stallions

Bo is back playing football in the state of Alabama!

This is the inaugural season of the USFL and the Birmingham Stallions have taken the league by storm. The Stallions have opened the season on a four game winning streak. However, they’re not done improving as they have signed former Alabama running-back [autotag]Bo Scarbrough[/autotag].

Scarbrough was a local legend, playing his high school ball at Northridge High School in Tuscaloosa for three years. Going into his senior year he  ultimately decided to go to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

After high school Scarbrough was a consensus five-star and committed to Alabama. He played three years for the Tide amassing career totals of 267 carries, 1,512 yards and 20 touchdowns in 31 career games. Scarbrough declared for the NFL after his junior year and was selected in the seventh round No. 236 overall by the Dallas Cowboys. Scarbrough bounced around a few different teams in the NFL before ultimately receiving the call to join the USFL and the Stallions.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow former Alabama players in the NFL and USFL.

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Pair of pick-sixes early in Stallions-Gamblers USFL game

It was a pick-six party early in the USFL game between the Stallions and Gamblers

Quarterbacks had trouble finding receivers on their teams early in the game between the Birmingham Stallions and Houston Gamblers on Saturday.

In the second week of USFL action, first Brian Allen picked off a Houston pass and returned it for six points.

Not be outdone, Will Likely pilfered a pass, got up and made it to the end zone for a Houston touchdown.

Birmingham Stallions upend New Jersey Generals on late TD in USFL opener

The Birmingham Stallions got a late TD to win the return of the USFL over the New Jersey Generals

There was drama in Saturday’s USFL opening game as the Birmingham Stallions used a late drive to down the New Jersey Generals, 28-24.

The game was simulcast on both FOX and NBC as the league began anew with the same name of one that saw stars play decades ago.

The Generals had taken a 24-21 lead on a Nick Rose field goal with less than two minutes left.

The Stallions drove down the field — aided by a facemask penalty on the Generals’ Chris Orr.

Backup quarterback J’Mar Smith led the 10-play drive and found the end zone on a two-yard scramble with 29 seconds left to give the Stallions the victory.

The game was played in Birmingham as will all games until the playoffs. Those contests will take place in Canton, Ohio, the site of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

New Jersey Generals’ Randy Satterfield scores first USFL touchdown

The USFL season started with a pair of touchdown passes

The first drive in the new USFL resulted in a touchdown for the New Jersey Generals.

Randy Satterfield caught a touchdown pass from Luis Perez and took a crushing hit but held on to the football for the score.

The 6-foot-4, 210-pound Satterfield also caught a 49-yard pass from Perez on the first play of the game.

The lead didn’t last as Alex McGough threw a 35-yard pass to Osirus Mitchell, formerly of Mississippi State for a TD.

Both teams chose the one-point PAT and converted and the game was tied at 7 and the USFL was underway.

John Chavis to serve on Birmingham’s coaching staff

John Chavis to serve as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach on Birmingham’s coaching staff.

Former Tennessee player and assistant coach John Chavis will coach in the USFL.

Chavis will serve as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for the Birmingham Stallions in 2022.

Skip Holtz will serve as Birmingham’s head coach and quarterbacks coach.

The Stallions’ remaining coaching staff consists of Corey Chamblin (defensive backs), Jonathan Himebauch (offensive line), Bill Johnson (defensive line), Mike Jones (wide receivers) and Larry Kirksey (running backs).

The USFL season will kick off April 16. Regular season games will be played at Protective Stadium and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.

Birmingham will open its 2022 season against the New Jersey Generals April 16. Kickoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. EDT.

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Swinney shows his support for USFL team

Growing up in Pelham, Ala., Dabo Swinney became a fan of the Birmingham Stallions, a franchise in the United States Football League that competed in all three USFL seasons from 1983-85. Now that a new version of the USFL is back and so are the …

Growing up in Pelham, Ala., Dabo Swinney became a fan of the Birmingham Stallions, a franchise in the United States Football League that competed in all three USFL seasons from 1983-85.

Now that a new version of the USFL is back and so are the Birmingham Stallions, that’s who Swinney will be rooting for after the 2022 USFL season kicks off April 16.

Clemson’s head coach showed his support for the Stallions earlier this week, welcoming former Florida International quarterback Alex McGough to the team when he was selected by the Stallions with the sixth overall pick in the first round of the inaugural USFL Draft on Tuesday night in Birmingham.

“Man, I am so excited about the Birmingham Stallions,” Swinney said in a video from the USFL’s official Twitter account. “Growing up south of Birmingham, no pro sports, the Birmingham Stallions became my pro team. So, I’m really, really excited to see them come back to Birmingham, and it’s such an honor and a privilege to be able to announce the first-round draft pick and the quarterback for the Birmingham Stallions, Alex McGough. Alex, welcome to the team, and go Stallions!”

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First look at new USFL jerseys and helmets for all 8 teams

The USFL is back and the jerseys are just as wild as you’d expect

Like most things in pop culture these days, the United States Football League is getting a reboot.

Unlike its predecessor, the league will feature just eight teams instead of 18. The New Jersey Generals and Tampa Bay Bandits are back along with the Birmingham Stallions, Houston Gamblers, Philadelphia Stars, Pittsburgh Maulers, Michigan Panthers and New Orleans Breakers.

On Thursday, the new-look USFL—which begins play this spring—unveiled each team’s uniform and they are certainly embracing a level of creativity we don’t typically see in the NFL.

Fans will have a chance to see their team’s players finally try on the threads once the inaugural draft begins on Feb. 22 in Birmingham. Until then, the league’s models will have to do.

Here’s a preview of how each of the eight clubs will look once they take the field.

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Skip Holtz, Kirby Wilson named USFL coaches

Skip Holtz will coach the USFL Birmingham Stallions

A familiar name has been added to the coaching ranks as the USFL prepares for its upcoming season.

The Birmingham Stallions have tapped Skip Holtz, who has coached at four colleges.

He is the son of the famed former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz.

The Pittsburgh Maulers have added a veteran to their ranks as head coach, Kirby Wilson.

And in another piece of USFL news, the league plans on playing all its games in 2022 in Alabama.

Most of the games will be played at Birmingham’s Protective Stadium with the rest at Legion Field.