Ohio Force Explained

Ohio Force
League:Major League Football
Stadium:Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
Location:Canton, Ohio
Owner:Major League Football, Inc.
(publicly traded company)
Coach:Bill Conley

The Ohio Force are a professional American football team based in Canton, Ohio. The team is a member of the Major League Football (MLFB), a public traded professional football league, and plays its home games at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.

The Force are part of the league "Core Four" teams.[1] They are the first pro football team in Canton since the NFL former champions Canton Bulldogs.

History

On March 18, 2022, Major League Football launched a new website and revealed that there will be only four teams for the first season.[2] On March 30 former Ohio Dominican head coach and former Ohio State assistant, Bill Conley, was announced as the league third HC.[3] The league would later reveled he will coach the Ohio Force.[4]

The Force started their training camp on July 21.[5] One week later, the team was evicted from its hotel amid unpaid bills and reports of the league shutting down.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Major League Football (MLFB) Announces Mobile as Final Host City for Inaugural 2022 Season.
  2. Web site: MLFB Updates Website — Team Names Revealed. March 18, 2022.
  3. Web site: Bill Conley Named Third Head Coach In MLFB. Perry, Mark. XFL News Hub. March 30, 2022.
  4. Web site: Former Ohio State player/coach named head coach in MLFB.
  5. Web site: MLFB Training Camp Report Day One: Players Arriving and Teams Start Meetings. SGPN.
  6. Web site: 2022-07-28 . Major League Football League ‘shut down’: players, coaches sent home . 2022-07-29 . WKRG News 5 . en-US.