SEC Network analyst Cole Cubelic gives each SEC fanbase an XFL team to root for
By Adam Spencer
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The XFL season is getting ready to start in 11 days, and the 8 teams have plenty of former SEC players all over their rosters.
We’ll see which of the 8 teams — the St. Louis BattleHawks, the Seattle Dragons, the Los Angeles Wildcats, the DC Defenders, the Houston Roughnecks, the Tampa Bay Vipers, the New York Guardians and the Dallas Renegades — wins the first XFL title.
On Tuesday, SEC Network analyst Cole Cubelic took to Twitter to provide each SEC fan base a team to root for in this upcoming season:
ARKANSAS: Your XFL team is the @XFLRoughnecks Cult hero offensive lineman Sebastian Tretola is on the roster! The other two franchises with former Razorbacks are St Louis (They have 2 Missouri players) & Seattle (They have 2 Missouri players & an LSU player). Geography also helps
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) January 28, 2020
FLORIDA: Your XFL team is the @XFLBattleHawks Yes, the geography obviously works with Tampa. They also have 4 former Gators. But with 3 UGA players & an LSU player no sane UF fan could root for that. You get RB Matt Jones & S Will Hill to cheer on with some blue in the colors.
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) January 28, 2020
KENTUCKY: Your XFL team is the @XFLDefenders with former Wildcat OL Jon Toth. I understand Austin MacGinnis is in Dallas & hit more FG's than any player in UK history but he is a kicker…Dallas also has a VFL on the roster. Mumme was a nice story there but you get DC.
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) January 28, 2020
OLE MISS: Your XFL team is the @XFLBattleHawks You get Ta'amu at QB & while it is a tough pill to swallow rooting for a team with Nick Fitzgerald take joy in that Jordan will most likely start. Geography along with DL Channing Ward make this a fit. HOU has too many rival players.
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) January 28, 2020
MISSOURI: Your XFL team is the @XFLBattleHawks of course proximity is nice. Two former WR's on the roster in L'Damian Washington & Marcus Lucas. Also the WR coach won a Super Bowl in your state (Az-Zahir Hakim). HOU & SEA were possibe but Tretola is in HOU & SEA has 2 Kansas guys
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) January 28, 2020
TENNESSEE: Your XFL team is @XFLWildcats w/DT Kahlil MacKenzie on the team. There are VFL's in HOU/SEA/DAL but DAL has a Kentucky kicker. HOU has a Bama guy. SEA has a TE that that transferred to another SEC school! LA also has some orange in the color scheme. Get over the VU guy
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) January 28, 2020
VANDERBILT: Your XFL team is the @XFLGuardians with DL Charles Wright. Honestly we just needed someone to represent NY here. LA has a VFL & STL has enough SEC support. Uniforms are black ok. There are no other players that played college ball in the state of Tennessee on roster.
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) January 28, 2020
Will the XFL last longer than the Alliance of American Football, which folded after only a few weeks in 2019? We’ll find out if the XFL can at least make it through its inaugural season without collapsing.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
