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Dean Blandino is the VP of officiating for 2023 XFL

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by Ben Austro - April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 0797

The XFL is slated to reboot the reboot in spring of 2023. They now have their head of officiating. Dean Blandino, the former NFL senior vice president of officiating and Fox Sports rules analyst, will once again preside as the head of officiating in the XFL, as he did in their

XFL Week 6 referee assignments

by Cameron Filipe - March 12, 2020March 13, 2020 03631

Embed from Getty Images Update: The XFL is canceling the remainder of its regular season due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of 7:16 p.m. ET on March 12. https://twitter.com/xfl2020/status/1238242448075304961 The original post is below The second half of the XFL regular season begins this weekend with referees John O'Neill, Brandon Cruse, Tra Blake, and

Erroneous two-second runoff ends XFL game, supervisor Wes Booker reassigned

by Cameron Filipe - March 7, 2020 04304

A timing breakdown at the conclusion of the Week 5 game between the Seattle Dragons and Houston Roughnecks raised some eyebrows on Saturday, ending the game seemingly two seconds too early. Following a kneel-down on fourth-and-23 by Houston at their own 26-yard line, the game clock inadvertently continued to run

XFL Week 5 referee assignments

by Cameron Filipe - March 5, 2020March 8, 2020 04970

Embed from Getty Images In the fifth week of the XFL, Tra Blake, Jeff Heaser, John O'Neill, and Reggie Smith will be the referees as we near the halfway point of the regular season. Follow our live coverage here and on our Twitter page, @footballzebras. Game assignments are below. All times are

XFL Week 4 referee assignments

by Cameron Filipe - February 27, 2020March 1, 2020 04971

Embed from Getty Images Referees James Carter, Reggie Smith, Brandon Cruse, and Jeff Heaser will be leading their crews in Week 4 of the XFL season. Follow our live coverage here and on our Twitter page, @footballzebras. Game assignments are below. All times are Eastern. Game assignments Saturday, Feb. 29 Los Angeles Wildcats at New

XFL Week 3 referee assignments

by Cameron Filipe - February 20, 2020February 23, 2020 04813

Embed from Getty Images The XFL season forges ahead in its third week, with referees James Carter, John O'Neill, Brandon Cruse, and Tra Blake each leading their crews this weekend. Follow our live coverage here and on our Twitter page, @footballzebras. Game assignments are below. All times are Eastern. Game assignments Saturday, Feb. 22 Houston

2 XFL rules that could work in the NFL – and 2 the NFL should avoid

by Mark Schultz - February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 15431

The XFL has several experimental rules to add excitement, minimize the kicking game, and finish the game in under three hours. After watching bits and pieces of the first two weeks of XFL play, there are a few rules that I think could make it into the NFL. Try for point XFL

XFL Week 2 referee assignments

by Cameron Filipe - February 13, 2020February 16, 2020 05144

Embed from Getty Images The XFL season continues this weekend with four more games as part of the Week 2 slate. The crews of John O'Neill and Tra Blake will make their XFL debuts this weekend. Follow our live coverage here and on our Twitter page, @footballzebras. Game assignments are below. All

XFL Week 1 referee assignments

by Cameron Filipe - February 6, 2020February 9, 2020 08125

Embed from Getty Images The first week of the XFL regular season begins this weekend, with two games on Saturday and two on Sunday. Referees Reggie Smith, Brandon Cruse, Jeff Heaser, and James Carter will lead their crews in the inaugural week of the re-birth of the XFL. Follow our live

XFL makes history again by opening doors to LGBTQ officials

by Josh Lewis - February 5, 2020February 10, 2020 28633

[Editor's note: This feature was originally posted last season for the Alliance of American Football and has been updated for the 2020 XFL season.] Amanda Sauer-Cook entered into officiating because she loved the game, but she had no idea when she started that she would someday be a trailblazer that opens