USFL's first season nears kickoff: What you need to know

Michigan Panthers Head Coach Jeff Fisher returns to coaching, discusses what to expect with the upcoming USFL debut.

The United States Football League will kick off its inaugural season in a little more than 24 hours.

The league will have eight teams in two divisions, and the season spans 10 weeks starting April 16 and ending July 3 with the USFL championship.

The USFL will be a bit different from traditional NFL games fans see during the fall and the winter but will fill a football void while the NFL and college football are in their off-seasons.

Read below for everything football fans need to know about the USFL.

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The 8 USFL teams who will be competing in 2022. (USFL)

The North Division consists of the Michigan Panthers, New Jersey Generals, Philadelphia Stars and Pittsburgh Maulers. The South Division consists of the Birmingham Stallions, Houston Gamblers, New Orleans Breakers and Tampa Bay Bandits.

Jeff Fisher during the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Jan. 29, 2022, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. (Chris Williams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The coaching roster was finalized in January.

Jeff Fisher will coach the Panthers, Larry Fedora will coach the Breakers, Skip Holtz will coach the Stallions, Todd Haley will coach the Bandits, Kirby Wilson will coach the Maulers, Kevin Sumlin will coach the Gamblers, Bart Andrus will coach the Stars and Mike Riley will coach the Generals.

The crop of USFL talent entering the league has plenty of NFL experience.

Former NFL players include Paxton Lynch, Eli Rogers, Elijah Westbrooks and Donald Payne to name a few. Former XFL stars Jordan Ta’amu and Luis Perez are also in the league.

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