The league announced Tuesday former NFL head Coach Marc Trestman would be the new Head Coach/GM of the XFL’s Tampa Bay franchise.
Trestman is the fourth XFL coach to be named in the new eight-team league starting play in February 2020. Former Oklahoma Sooners Head Coach Bob Stoops will coach Dallas, former Redskins Head Coach Jim Zorn will be in Seattle and former NFL and College football offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton will be in Washington.
More coaching announcements will come for XFL teams in New York, Los Angeles, Houston, and St. Louis.
Here are some highlights of the press conference
Ken Hagan Hillsborough County Commissioner said Tampa Bay is the 11th largest TV market
Luck said money matters when working with a startup, and the XFL has it
XFL is not here to compete with the NFL or Tampa Bay Bucs
Fall of 2019 will be XFL player pool evaluations
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