The Tampa Bay Bandits are back! Founded in 1982 and folded in 1986, the Bandits are officially back, now in 2021.
The Bandits are among eight teams to kick off the new USFL League (United States Football League).
Tampa Bay is one of four teams in the South Division, along with the Birmingham Stallions, Houston Gamblers and New Orleans Breakers.
The North Division teams are the Michigan Panthers, New Jersey Generals, Philadelphia Stars and Pittsburgh Maulers.
Each team will play a 10-game schedule in one host city (to be determined soon).
Teams in the same division will play each other twice, and teams in the other division once. The top two teams in each division will play each other in the semifinals, followed a week later by a championship game.
Go Bandits!