United Football League record falls twice within 24 hours

The United Football League returned to the gridiron for the 2025 play and astatine slightest 1 grounds fell doubly during the archetypal 2 days of the caller year.

St. Louis Battlehawks moving backmost Jarveon Howard and Arlington Renegades moving backmost Kalen Ballage each broke the grounds for longest tally successful UFL past successful their respective games. The Battlehawks topped the Houston Roughnecks 31-6 connected Friday nighttime and the Renegades defeated the San Antonio Brahmas 33-9 connected Saturday.

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Arlington Renegades moving backmost Kalen Ballage successful the extremity portion aft a 77-yard touchdown tally against the San Antonio Brahmas astatine Choctaw Stadium successful Arlington, Texas, March 29, 2025. (Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images)

Howard broke 2 tackles connected a tally up the mediate and past 1 much to solidify his people successful the 4th fourth against the Roughnecks. He ran for a 74-yard touchdown, which initially broke the UFL record. But the caller people didn’t adjacent basal for 24 hours arsenic Ballage took his crook against the Brahmas.

In the 2nd quarter. Ballage took a handoff to the outside, recovered a spread and deed it hard. He broke a fewer tackles earlier uncovering daylight for his touchdown. He ran for 77 yards, breaking Howard’s mark.

Howard was a standout moving backmost astatine Alcorn State, who played astatine Syracuse earlier helium entered the transportation portal. He went undrafted successful 2024 and was concisely with the Green Bay Packers but failed to marque the last roster.

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Arlington Renegades moving backmost Kalen Ballage celebrates his 77-yard touchdown tally against the San Antonio Brahmas, March 29, 2025. (Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images)

Ballage was a standout astatine Arizona State and entered the UFL past play with a spot much NFL experience, specifically connected peculiar teams. He’s been with the New York Jets, Los Angeles Chargers and Pittsburgh Steelers earlier the Brahmas selected him successful the 2023 XFL Draft.

He joined the Renegades successful January.

The wins springiness some teams a bully commencement to getting backmost to the playoff picture. The Battlehawks won the XFL Conference past twelvemonth but mislaid successful the league title crippled against the Brahmas. The Renegades, who won the XFL rubric successful 2023, finished 3-7 past season.

Week 1 of the 2025 UFL play wraps up Sunday.

A Fox Sports TV camera connected the sidelines during crippled betwixt the Arlington Renegades and the San Antonio Brahmas astatine Choctaw Stadium, March 29, 2025. (Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images)

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