xfl team names 2020 latest updates
The NFL season is in the books, but the XFL season is just getting started, complete with eight all-new franchises kicking off their 2020 schedules this weekend.
Revived after a nearly 20-year hiatus, Vince McMahon's spring league features a number of familiar faces, including big names from both the NFL and college football -- like former Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops, ex-Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Landry Jones and former national champion Cardale Jones. It's got a bunch of new rules, including ways for teams to add three points after a touchdown. And it's officially underway, with four different matchups marking the start of a 10-week regular season -- one that will ultimately lead to the new XFL's inaugural championship in April.
Whether you're fired up or just curious about the resurrected league, CBS Sports is the place to be. We've got you covered with a detailed XFL Viewer's Guide, projected team win totals, weekly power rankings, game predictions, a breakdown of every single player in the league, plus a whole lot more. And if it's the games themselves you're interested in, you came to the right place.
Be sure to relive both of Saturday's openers right here, with updates, highlights and analysis:
XFL Week 1 scores
Saturday, Feb. 8
DC Defenders 31, Seattle Dragons 19
Houston Roughnecks 37, L.A. Wildcats 17
Houston Roughnecks 37, L.A. Wildcats 17
Sunday, Feb. 9
Tampa Bay Vipers at New York Guardians, 2 p.m. ET (FOX, fuboTV)
St. Louis BattleHawks at Dallas Renegades, 5 p.m. ET (ESPN)
St. Louis BattleHawks at Dallas Renegades, 5 p.m. ET (ESPN)
P.J. Walker makes a huge entrance for Houston
Named the Roughnecks' starting QB over former fourth-round NFL draft pick Connor Cook, Walker made an early case as the XFL's most underrated arm Saturday, wasting no time dropping a bomb on the Los Angeles Wildcats. The former Temple and Indianapolis Colts signal-caller uncorked a 50-yard TD to ex-Virginia Tech WR Cam Phillips less than three minutes into Houston's showdown with the Wildcats.
Former Princeton QB Chad Kanoff helped L.A. even up the score a few minutes later, but Walker's deep ball set the tone for the second of Saturday's openers. It made it less surprising, but no less impressive, when Walker came back with another beauty of a deep shot just before halftime. With his team down five and just over a minute before the break, the QB showed some nifty escapability in the pocket before flicking a long ball to former Catawba wideout Sam Mobley, logging his second big TD pass of the night to put the Roughnecks back on top
XFL debuts new kickoff format
The first play of the 2020 XFL season showcased some of the league's creativity. The opening kickoff, redesigned to decrease high-speed collisions, featured the kicker lining up all by himself and the rest of the two teams essentially waiting until the kick returner catches the ball to begin moving
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