The undefeated Birmingham Stallions will have the opportunity to play a virtual home game in the USFL Conference Championship Game in June.
The United Football League (UFL) announced Wednesday that the USFL Conference Championship Game will be held at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, where the Stallions already play their home games.
The 8-0 Stallions will play a back-to-back series in Birmingham against the 6-2 Michigan Panthers. The teams meet in the final week of the regular season, with both teams clinching a spot in the conference championship game on Saturday, June 8 at 2:00 PM CST.
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The winner of the USFL Conference Championship will face the winner of the XFL Conference Championship in the UFL Championship Game on June 16 in St. Louis.
The XFL Conference Championship will be played on Sunday, June 9th, with AJ McCarron's St. Louis BattleHawks facing off against the San Antonio Brammers. Both teams are 6-2 and have already qualified for their respective conference championships.
Birmingham, who enters the UFL on the back of winning consecutive USFL titles, will be looking to win their third consecutive title to be crowned their first UFL champions.
Michael Browner is a senior sports analyst and contributor to Yellow Hammer News. You can follow him on Twitter. translation:
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