Is the USFL new? Who owns the USFL Football league?

The USFL is the latest spring start-up league that will play its first season in 2022.

The USFL league features eight teams that will play a 10-week regular season and two-week postseason to determine a champion.

Is the USFL new?

The USFL is new but not entirely.

The USFL used to be in existence but it folded in 1985 and is making somewhat of a return in 2022.

Though the new USFL is unrelated to the USFL of old, its goal is largely the same.

The USFL league intends to capitalize on the void during the NFL offseason when minimal action is taking place by playing live football games.

Like mentioned earlier, the new USFL is of no relation to the original USFL, which played from 1983 to 1985.

However, it does own the trademarks that belonged to the old league and it explains why the eight teams are named after original USFL teams and contain similar — and in some cases, identical — branding to them.

Who owns the USFL Football league?

Fox Sports owns a minority stake in the news USFL and will broadcast all of the league’s games along with NBC’s family of networks (NBC, USA and Peacock).