UFL Relocation: What do we know?

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On July 22, 2025, UFL News Hub rocked the Spring Football Social Media world by reporting that all four USFL conference teams would relocate. Later that day, Pro Football Newsroom also reported on the story.

https://uflnewshub.com/ufl/exclusive-four-ufl-franchises-are-moving/?feed_id=3443&_unique_id=68802e3dc31bf

Many of the rumors or leaks may have come from employees laid off from the league, so the accuracy of the relocation rumors is yet to be seen. And of course, if there are rumors of teams leaving their current cities for greener pastures, there have to be rumors about potential new locations, which brings us to this article.

Rumored Locations

The rumored locations included Boise, Orlando, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Tampa Bay, and Louisville, with one confirmed relocation in Columbus, Ohio. A new big-money investor has bought an ownership Stake in the UFL and confirmed that Ohio is getting a team. I won’t dig too deep into the confirmed city as my focus is on the new rumored locations, but I went ahead and linked the ESPN article if you want to read up on the news about Mike Repole and his plans for the UFL on the matter.

https://www.espn.com/united-football-league/story/_/id/45863976/new-ufl-investor-talks-market-changes-expansion

Public Information Request

Since the relocation news broke, United Football Media has been hitting the streets trying to verify each location and potential relocation of UFL teams. Our method to verify the locations was to contact the rumored cities and see if the City, their Economic Development Corporation, or City Staff submitted proposals or had any communications with the UFL.

We submitted the following Public Information request through each city’s online portals:

“United Football media request any proposals or information provided to the United Football League (UFL) XFL Properties LLC from January 1, 2024, through July 24, 2025, by the City of (enter city name) Economic Development Corporation, or city representative about potential UFL/XFL properties, teams involving expansion or relocation of existing properties or new properties, to include financial reports, invitations, or incentives to the league to have a presence in (Enter City), or the surrounding area”

After 8 days of back-and-forth communication, via emails or city AI bots, here is what we found.

Boise

To start, let’s talk about the blue turf darlings up in Boise. Moving UFL teams to cities with smaller populations than their current cities seems the opposite of the right move. The City of Boise has an estimated population of 235,684, which is less than Michigan, Memphis, and Houston but slightly higher than Birmingham. The City of Boise responded to my request for information with this message: “Thank you for your public records request. Based on your search criteria, City staff have searched for the requested records and cannot locate any documents responsive to your request.”

The Deputy Athletic Director for Boise State University responded to an X post asking if the UFL was coming to Boise, with “Not in 2026.” This is significant information because Boise State University owns the stadium, which has been tied to relocation rumors.

https://x.com/BJRains/status/1947824046789562867?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1948020473419407419%7Ctwgr%5E1a59baeb56efcfd72736be6981c8f6f377f52b9f%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbrahmabullpen.com%2Fufl-relocation-what-do-we-know%2F

When you add the two pieces of information together, it is safe to say the UFL will not be playing in Boise next season.

Orlando

Orlando was also rumored to be a potential landing spot. Its Public Records department responded, “The City does not have any public records responsive to your request.” This means the city has not communicated with the league about expanding or relocating existing or new properties. I then asked myself if there is a loophole in my request or if it means the rumors of a team in Orlando are pure speculation.

There are reports that the league still has a contract with Camping World Stadium and that league owners Danny Garcia and Mike Repole have connections to the area. But because “Repole made clear that he prefers markets with smaller stadiums than some of the facilities the UFL has played in for the past two years and that venue and attendance are his top priorities” (Seifert, 2025), it’s unlikely that a team will play at Camping World Stadium if the league relocates or expands in Orlando.

Other Cities

We sent the same request to Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Tampa Bay, Louisville, and Canton with the same out-of-the-box response: “We were unable to locate records for this request.” What does this mean? This means that these cities did not provide proposals to the league. But if you are a spring football fan, do not let that discourage you. Like in Columbus, there are always opportunities for privately owned facilities like Crew Stadium to pop up and entice the UFL to relocate or place an expansion team in your city.

Expansion?

That’s right, I said expansion. At the same time, some fans are still holding out hope that they will avoid relocation. Mike Repole is already talking expansion. When sharing his plans for the league, he stated that the UFL “is going to be aggressive, nimble, scrappy and gritty, making aggressive moves,” in regards to expansion and hopes to have “16 teams by 2035.” (Seifert, 2025) So, if your city is not one of the rumored relocation sites, stay tuned to Brahmabullpen.com and United Football Media for the latest relocation news to see what’s next for teams like Birmingham and Michigan.