With a playoff spot at stake, quarterback A.J. McCarron sidelined, and the division nemesis from D.C. in town, the St. Louis Battlehawks needed to gut one out. Who better to be a hero than Mike Panasiuk, the burly center with his gut out? St. Louis trailed the D.C....
Birmingham lined up to punt with under a minute remaining, and with St. Louis on the wrong side of an Alabama shootout, the Battlehawks’ coaching staff weighed the odds of a blocked kick that would give the offense one last shot. “Money was getting tossed around over...
Quarterback A.J. McCarron faced a media blitz on Tuesday where he dodged a rush of questions about his return to Alabama when the Battlehawks (5-1) travel to Birmingham (6-0) Saturday for a highly anticipated clash of the UFL’s top teams. “Listen, it’s just another...
One of head coach Anthony Becht’s favorite mantas is for St. Louis to “lock the gates” at home. When the clock expired on the Battlehawks’ 22-8 win over the Houston Roughnecks at The Dome on Saturday, edge rusher Pita Taumoepenu and the defense held the keys. St....
A.J. McCarron was a young quarterback at St. Paul’s Episcopal School in Mobile, Alabama, when he developed a pre-game superstition. The Saints football team attended chapel before his first start and players were supposed to exit from the backdoor and walk through...
St. Louis’ defense and special teams campaigned hard for three quarters, but the D.C. Defenders managed to stay within the margin-of-error on the scoreboard. Once the Battlehawks’ offense joined the party, the landslide was on. Hakeem Butler ran a vertical route and...
All that Battlehawks’ left guard Steven Gonzalez needs is an opportunity. The anchor of Penn State’s offensive line for three seasons, Gonzalez was a substitute teacher looking to keep his gridiron dreams alive after he wasn’t selected in the 2020 NFL Draft. The USFL...
After suffering a knee injury in training camp, the anticipated arrival of wide receiver Jahcour Pearson was delayed until Week 4. It was worth the wait. A.J. McCarron tossed a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns – including a strike to Pearson in the corner of the...
The football field is a refuge for Battlehawks’ safety Qwynnterrio Cole. The Dome at America’s Center will be his sanctuary this Saturday when St. Louis (2-1) hosts the Memphis Showboats (1-2) in Week 4 UFL action. The game will be especially meaningful for Cole – a...
