Today I was announced as the General Manager and Head Coach of the Hartford franchise of the United Football League.

This is another first in my career as this is the first time I have served in that dual role. It is fitting, however, that this milestone is happening in Connecticut. After all much of my life has been defined by landmark events in this state. The University of Connecticut gave me my first paid position in football and the University of New Haven offered me my first head coaching job.

I was officially presented as the new head coach of the Florida Tuskers yesterday. I couldn’t be more excited about the 2010 season and the future of this team - and league.

For those of you who do not know me, football has played a major role in my life from the very beginning. My father Jim coached at some great places while I was growing up. He worked for Lee Corso at Indiana University and Dan Devine at Notre Dame. I was in Grade School watching Joe Montana play Quarterback! He also worked for John McKay and the Tampa Bay Buccanneers while I was in High school.  I was able to work out with...

Tuesday, February 9 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern/11 a.m. Pacific the Florida Tuskers will announce their new head coach live from Orlando.

As part of our commitment to putting our fans first and allowing you to hear the news as it happens we are going to live stream the press conference live from the Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando. The Commissioner, the new coach, and others will be on hand to kick off a new era for the Florida Tuskers franchise.

This will be the first of a series of announcements planned over the course of the next several months including two new expansion teams. We hope...

It has been a busy few weeks since I last blogged. I’ve been traveling the country meeting with potential partners, sponsors, investors and vendors. The league is rapidly ramping up for what will be a very busy spring as we build towards kicking off our second season this September.

We have several announcements in the queue and I wanted to announce, today, that one of our goals this year is that you will hear our news first.

From day one we have said that the “U” in UFL stands for not only United - but for you. We know that we can not continue to grow without our fans. That is why we have...

The 2009 football season has provided fans with wildly exciting games across all levels of the sport - from the NFL to the NCAA to the UFL.  Few football fans will forget the Idaho/Bowling Green bowl game this past bowl season - or, for that matter, Auburn versus Northwestern, Penn State versus LSU and the list goes on.

During the NFL playoffs we have been treated to some exhilarating games as well.  I was excited to watch wide receiver Pierre Garçon showcase his abilities during the Indianapolis Colts victory in the AFC Championships. Garçon attended Mount Union College and was a 6th Round...