At a recent UFL executive meeting in Orlando, Commissioner Michael Huyghue, along with each of the head coaches, announced the addition of many highly qualified assistant coaches to their rosters for the League’s upcoming “Premiere” season.  Of the 30 coaches being announced today, nearly 85% have walked the NFL sidelines as a player, coach or both.  Commissioner Huyghue also named San Francisco Head Coach Dennis Green as Chair of the UFL’s Competition Committee, a role he had previously held in the NFL.

“One of the keys to the overall success of the UFL is the high caliber head and assistant coaches that we have been able to attract,” said Commissioner Huyghue.  “The addition of these highly talented individuals, along with the naming of Coach Green as Chair of the League’s Competition Committee, are further indicators of our goal of producing a high quality product on the field that within time will be indistinguishable from other professional football leagues currently playing.”

In Las Vegas, under the tutelage of Head Coach Jim Fassel, the following assistants were revealed:

• Isaac Carter, Defensive Backs
• Donald Eck, Offensive Line
• Sam Garnes, Defensive Assistant
• Larry Mac Duff, Defensive Coordinator/Special Teams
• Charles Shelton, Director of Football Operations/Running Backs
• Eric Van Heusen, Special Teams/Tight Ends
• Michael Wilson, Wide Receivers
• Kevin Wolthausen, Defensive Line

In New York, under the direction of Head Coach Ted Cottrell, the following assistants were unveiled:

• Donald Blackmon, Defensive Coordinator
• Derrick Burroughs, Administrative Assistant/Defensive Assistant
• Earle Mosley, Running Backs
• John Tice, Offensive Line
• Pete Rodriguez, Special Teams

In Orlando, under the guidance of Head Coach Jim Haslett, the following coaches were publicized:

• Bill Bradley, Secondary
• Chuck Bresnahan, Linebackers
• Jay Gruden, Offensive Coordinator
• Carl Hairston, Defensive Line
• Bill Laveroni, Offensive Line
• Sean McVay, Quality Control/Wide Receivers
• Ricky Porter, Director of Football Operations/Running Backs
• Al Roberts, Special Teams/Tight Ends

In San Francisco, under the leadership of Head Coach Dennis Green, the following coaches were stated:

• Martin Bayless, Defensive Backs
• Trent Bray, Linebackers/Quality Control
• Charles Collins, Receivers/Tight Ends
• Robert Griffith, Defensive Assistant
• Art Kehoe, Offensive Line
• Mike Kruczek, Offensive Coordinator
• Mike McDaniel, Running Backs/Quality Control
• Sid Pillai, Director of Football Operations
• Brian Stewart, Defensive Coordinator

The UFL recently re-branded its website, www.ufl-football.com, and integrated popular web 2.0 social networking technologies.  Some of the enhanced features of the website include a running Twitter log and sign-ups for text alerts. A complete listing of Twitter addresses can be found on the League’s website.  The UFL has also launched official League pages at Facebook, MySpace and YouTube and created direct links to each of these pages from its site.  The UFL, in conjunction with its web designer Lightmaker, has also expanded the League’s website’s multimedia section which now includes a high-definition multifunction media player which features footage of League press conferences in HD, links to TV and radio interviews by League personnel and coaches and a photo gallery.