FOX Sports Unveils Broadcast Team for Inaugural UFL Season
Curt Menefee, Joel Klatt Headline FOX UFL Lineup
Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez, Brock Huard, Devin Gardner and Jake Butt Round Out Stout FOX UFL Broadcasting Roster
FOX Sports Opens Season March 30 Featuring Matchup of 2023 USFL Champion Birmingham Stallions vs. 2023 XFL Champion Arlington Renegades
LOS ANGELES – Veteran broadcaster and Emmy Award winner Curt Menefee teams with critically acclaimed analyst Joel Klatt to lead the FOX Sports broadcast team onto the field for the inaugural season of the United Football League (UFL), it was announced today by Brad Zager, FOX Sports President of Production & Operations/Executive Producer.
Menefee and Klatt are on the call Saturday, March 30, when the two-time USFL champion Birmingham Stallions take on the 2023 XFL champion Arlington Renegades from Choctaw Stadium in Arlington, Texas to kick off the new professional spring football league on FOX at 1:00 PM ET. Former NFL quarterback Brock Huard will report from the sidelines.
Versatile play-by-play announcer Kevin Kugler and former Michigan quarterback Devin Gardner will deliver the second half of the opening day UFL doubleheader, the St. Louis Battlehawks at the Michigan Panthers Saturday, March 30 at 4:00 PM ET on FOX from Detroit’s Ford Field, with former Denver Broncos tight end Jake Butt working the sidelines.
FOX DEPORTES
FOX Deportes, scheduled for an eight-game UFL slate in 2024, including the March 30 opener and the June 16 Championship Game, is led by play-by-play announcer Rodolfo Landeros alongside veteran analysts Jaime Motta and Jorge Carlos Mercader. In addition to live broadcasts of each game, the network’s daily sports highlight program, TOTAL SPORTS 360, offers highlights, interviews and additional content throughout season.
PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
FOX Sports continues its technology-forward approach to spring football with innovative camera angles including Beverly Hills Aerials in-action drones, Pylon Cams, ActionStreamer Helmet Cams, SkyCam, referee Hat Cams and the popular Megalodon. Unique inside-the-game audio will continue with 12 players mic’d for each game, along with being able to listen in on all coach and referee communications.
2024 FOX Sports UFL Television Schedule
Week 1
Saturday, March 30
Birmingham Stallions at Arlington Renegades: 1:00 PM ET – FOX
St. Louis Battlehawks at Michigan Panthers: 4:00 PM ET – FOX
Week 2
Sunday, April 7
Houston Roughnecks at D.C. Defenders: 4:00 PM ET – FOX
Week 3
Saturday, April 13
Memphis Showboats at Birmingham Stallions: 7:00 PM ET – FOX
Week 4
Saturday, April 20
D.C. Defenders at Birmingham Stallions: 7:00 PM ET – FOX
Michigan Panthers at San Antonio Brahmas: 7:00 PM ET – FOX
(Check local listings)
Sunday, April 21
Arlington Renegades at Houston Roughnecks: 2:00 PM ET – FS1
Week 5
Saturday, April 27
San Antonio Brahmas at Arlington Renegades: 7:00 PM ET – FOX
Birmingham Stallions at Houston Roughnecks: 7:00 PM ET – FOX
(Check local listings)
Sunday, April 28
Michigan Panthers at Memphis Showboats: 3:00 PM ET – FOX
Week 6
Saturday, May 4
Houston Roughnecks at St. Louis Blackhawks: 3:00 PM ET – FOX
Sunday, May 5
Arlington Renegades at Michigan Panthers: 1:00 PM ET – FOX
San Antonio Brahmas at D.C. Defenders: 4:00 PM ET – FOX
Week 7
Saturday, May 11
St. Louis Battlehawks at Birmingham Stallions: 4:00 PM ET – FOX
Week 8
Saturday, May 18
Memphis Showboats at Michigan Panthers: 4:00 PM ET – FOX
Sunday, May 19
Arlington Renegades at San Antonio Brahmas: 4:00 PM ET – FOX
Week 9
Sunday, May 26
D.C. Defenders at Memphis Showboats: 2:30 PM ET – FOX
Michigan Panthers at Houston Roughnecks: 2:30 PM ET – FOX
(Check local listings)
Week 10
Saturday, June 1
San Antonio Brahmas at St. Louis Battlehawks: 4:00 PM ET – FOX
Sunday, June 2
Houston Roughnecks at Memphis Showboats: 7:00 PM ET – FOX
Conference Championship
Sunday, June 9
Teams & time TBD – FOX
UFL Championship
Sunday, June 16
Teams & time TBD – FOX
