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

by Mark Schultz - February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 1

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 0

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 0

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 2

[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

XFL breaks new ground by having a woman on every officiating crew

by Cameron Filipe and Ben Austro - January 28, 2020January 29, 2020 12

Football Zebras exclusive As the NFL concludes it's season by having a majority minority officiating crew in Super Bowl LIV, XFL head of officiating Dean Blandino is opening doors in the creation of a diverse officiating roster for that league's reboot in February. To that end, Blandino did something unprecedented: there

Officiating crews for the 2020 XFL season

2020 XFL season

by Ben Austro - January 28, 2020February 16, 2020 1

Professional football continues under the banner of the XFL, which begins its inaugural season Feb. 8, just six days after Super Bowl LIV. The XFL uses the 8-person mechanics of the NCAA and has 48 officials from Football Bowl Subdivision conferences on six crews. This differs from the NFL in that

XFL looking to open doors to women in officiating

by Mark Schultz - July 7, 2019July 11, 2019 0

The XFL plans to open its second chapter of life seven months. If league officials get their wish, we will see more female officials make the calls. https://twitter.com/TFG_NFL/status/1144644216682762240?s=19 On The Football Girl Podcast, former NFL officiating senior vice president Dean Blandino told host Melissa Jacobs that there is a "concerted effort" to