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Former Wisconsin Badger falls short in UFL Championship

Former Wisconsin Badger falls short in UFL Championship

The first UFL Championship game took place on Sunday with the Birmingham Stallions besting the San Antonio Brahmas 25-0, winning their third straight title.

Former Wisconsin Badgers safety Scott Nelson, a member of the Brahmas, logged a tackle in the loss. Nelson was able to compile 22 total tackles over 12 games during the season with San Antonio.

The safety was a member of the Badgers from 2018-2021, recording 127 total tackles, including a sack, while intercepting four passes over 29 games. He went undrafted in the 2022 NFL Draft and has spent time with the Seahawks, Steelers, Lions and Texans.

As for the winners of Sunday’s contest, head coach Skip Holtz was able to lead Birmingham to a third championship in a row and the first-ever UFL title (the first two were pre-merger USFL titles).

Former Badgers rival quarterback Adrian Martinez (Nebraska, 2018-2021) won the game’s MVP award after posting 98 passing yards and a score through the air while also adding 52 yards and two touchdowns on the ground.

Former Wisconsin safety to appear in 2024 UFL Championship Game

Former Wisconsin safety to appear in 2024 UFL Championship Game

Former Wisconsin safety Scott Nelson will represent the San Antonio Brahmas in the 2024 UFL Championship game on June 16.

Staged at the Dome of America’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri, the title game will determine the champion of the 2024 UFL season. The USFL Conference winner, the Birmingham Stallions, will square off against the NXL Conference victor Brahmas.

The match will mark the first-ever UFL Championship after the XFL-USFL merger, which occurred prior to the 2024 campaign. The Stallions own both the 2022 and 2023 USFL titles while the Arlington Renegades captured the 2023 XFL championship.

Following a successful high school football tenure at University of Detroit Jesuit, Nelson represented the Badgers for five seasons at safety. Following a redshirt freshman season in 2018, Nelson appeared in at least one contest for four consecutive seasons with UW.

The Detroit, Michigan native graduated in 2020 with 127 tackles, 11.0 TFLs, 1.0 sack, 4 interceptions and 16 pass breakups in 28 starts at safety. He was named a consensus All-Big Ten honorable mention after starting all 13 matches at safety and posting 60 tackles.

In San Antonio’s conference title game, Nelson registered six tackles in a 25-15 upset victory over the St. Louis Battlehawks on June 9. He recorded 27 tackles on the year prior to the postseason triumph.