By Mark J. Burns, Contributor, SVG & Dan Daley, Audio Editor, SVG
Fox views spring football league as an ‘important part of the future of football in America.’
The UFL’s sophomore season returns to the FOX Sports broadcast airwaves Friday, complete with an emphasis on innovation, all-access audio, player-worn body cameras and other forms of technology being integrated into its live broadcasts.
Starting at 8 p.m. ET, the St. Louis Battlehawks face the Houston Roughnecks at John O’Quinn Field at TDECU Stadium in Houston. Play-by-play caller Curt Menefee and analyst Joel Klatt return as FOX’s lead broadcast team this year.
“The first season of the UFL was a real large continuation of what the XFL and the USFL was for us,” said Brad Cheney, vice president of field ops/engineering, FOX Sports. “It was really a proving point that says spring football matters and is going to be an important part of the future of football in America.”
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