Overview
- Home games are scheduled for Shell Energy Stadium beginning in March as the UFL enters its third season running through early June.
- League leaders said Sumlin’s track record in the state made him a fit for Houston’s rebrand from the Roughnecks to the Gamblers.
- This Gamblers franchise is a UFL team and is separate from the USFL club Sumlin led to a 3-7 record in 2022, which never played in Houston due to a Birmingham-based pod.
- The UFL is overhauling its lineup with three teams replaced and seven of eight clubs installing new coaches, including Rick Neuheisel in Dallas and Anthony Becht in Orlando.
- Sumlin’s background includes head-coaching stints at the University of Houston, Texas A&M and Arizona, plus two seasons on Maryland’s staff before stepping away in early 2025.