The United Football League today announced its four-team schedule for its inaugural season - and you won’t find Sacramento anywhere in the mix.
That development comes despite the state capital being considered by UFL Commissioner Michael Huyghue as a potential franchise site. Or, at the very least, Sacramento hosting a game as part of the San Francisco franchise.
The San Francisco team, to be given a formal mascot at a news conference Tuesday, will play three of its six games at home at AT&T Park. Huyghue said in February that he was “excited (about Sacramento) for a number of reasons. It’s not a lark.”
It’s also not going to happen, at least not this year.
Huyghue was not available for comment Thursday but UFL public relations director Rachel Gary said, simply, that things did not work with Sacramento. A Sacramento “home” game would have been played at Sacramento State.
Hornets athletic director Terry Wanless said he had discussions with UFL officials but was not disappointed that his school will not be a part of the UFL this season, sighting “logistical and fiscal things that need to be worked out.”
Read more in Friday’s Bee.