Spurrier to coach in new football league

games are planned to be played at the University of Central Florida’s stadium.

The inaugural 10-week season is scheduled to begin Feb. 9, 2019.

The marquee opening game and the championship game will be on CBS and there will be a Game of the Week on CBS Sports Network.

Other cities and coaches in the eight-team league will be rolled out in the next few days. Rosters are to be filled with a regional draft of players in each team’s geographic area.

“We want to get some of those UCF players,” Spurrier said. “Hopefully, we can play nearly as well (in Spectrum Stadium) as that national championship UCF team. … Our plan is to get some Gators, some Knights and a lot of other in-state players and SECtype players.”

Spurrier stepped down as coach of South Carolina in 2015 and has been serving as a consultant and ambassador at Florida since. He said he will continue in that role but take a leave of absence to fulfill his coaching duties in the Alliance.

He signed a one-year contract with the new league. Spurrier said he is intrigued about the Alliance of American Football because it seems to be well-funded, already has a television contract and is backed by industry heavyweights such as Charlie Ebersol and Bill Polian.

“We focused on cities who were looking for more football,” Ebersol said in a news release. “Orlando has already proven to be a passionate, loyal and engaged fan base that loves the game, yet they don’t have a professional football team to call their own.”