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USFL Week 5 officiating assignments

by Ben Austro - May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 0249

Week 5 of the USFL season once again has two crews working the four games over the weekend with referees working with different crews than usual. As part of the Week 4 swap, James Carter and Alex Moore are working this weekend, while their crews were assigned last week. All of

USFL Week 4 officiating assignments

by Ben Austro - May 4, 2022May 5, 2022 0502

Week 4 of the USFL season once again has two crews working the four games over the weekend. Bryan Banks (pictured above) will head the crew that is ordinarily helmed by Larry Smith, who worked with Banks' crew last week. Duane Heydt heads the other crew this weekend, but he is

USFL Week 3 officiating assignments

by Football Zebras staff - April 26, 2022April 26, 2022 0612

The USFL enters its third week with two crews working the four games. James Carter and crew will debut this weekend, and the other crew will be working their second weekend of the season. There is a substitution this weekend for the crew that is normally headed by referee Bryan

USFL Week 2 officiating assignments

by Football Zebras staff - April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 0675

The USFL continues into its second week by assigning two crews to four games. Referees Duane Heydt and Alex Moore will head their crews this weekend. This practice of assigning two crews for the weekend will continue throughout the regular season, and as such the crew headed by James Carter

USFL Week 1 officiating assignments and coverage

by Football Zebras staff - April 17, 2022April 20, 2022 01029

The first weekend of USFL games begin with a Saturday night game and 3 Sunday games. Crews will officiate two of the games over the weekend. Referees Larry Smith and Bryan Banks will lead their crews in the inaugural week of the re-birth of the USFL. Scroll down after the

Ron Torbert is the referee for Super Bowl LVI

by Cameron Filipe - January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 48215

Football Zebras has confirmed that Ron Torbert will be the referee for Super Bowl LVI in Inglewood, Calif., at SoFi Stadium. Torbert, 58, is in his 12th season and 8th as referee. This is Torbertâ€™s 10th postseason assignment, including 3 Wild Card Playoffs and 6 Divisional Playoffs. This is his first

Tony Corrente is the referee for the 2022 Pro Bowl

by Cameron Filipe - January 25, 2022January 26, 2022 14158

Tony Corrente will be the referee for this year's Pro Bowl in Las Vegas. Corrente, field judges Steve Zimmer and Scott Edwards, and replay official John McGrath will be working the final game of their careers, as they are among the confirmed list of officials retiring at the conclusion of

Cheffers and Vinovich are Conference Championship referees

by Cameron Filipe - January 24, 2022January 25, 2022 178960

Football Zebras exclusive Football Zebras has confirmed the assignment of referees Carl Cheffers and Bill Vinovich to the Conference Championship games on Sunday. Vinovich will be in Kansas City for the AFC showdown between the Bengals and Chiefs; Cheffers will be in Los Angeles for the NFC clash between the 49ers

Ron Torbert is likely to be the Super Bowl LVI referee

by Cameron Filipe - January 23, 2022January 25, 2022 34109

Embed from Getty Images Football Zebras analysis For around the last 15 years, the Super Bowl officials have been chosen from the pool of those who worked in the Divisional Playoff round. This has been done as a way to get a game in following the regular season's conclusion to prevent a

Blakeman, Torbert, Hochuli, and Hussey are Divisional Playoff referees

by Cameron Filipe - January 17, 2022January 20, 2022 1013311

Football Zebras has confirmed the referees for the Divisional Playoffs. Officials are listed with their uniform number, years of NFL experience (including this season), the crew each official worked with in the regular season (by the refereeâ€™s name), college, and outside occupation. All times are Eastern. Five alternates are assigned to each