AAF Orlando Apollos

January 14, 2019 - Orlando Apollos Daily Update

January 14, 2019 - Alliance of American Football (AAF)
Orlando Apollos News Release


TODAY'S NEWS

The Apollos returned to the practice field Monday after their designated off-day on Sunday. Monday's morning practice was the coldest of camp so far with temperatures below 40 in San Antonio.

ON TO WEEK TWO: Today marked the first day of the second full week of training camp for the Apollos. Head coach Steve Spurrier remarked that the team is where he hoped it would be at this point and would get a better gauge on Wednesday when the Arizona Hotshots will visit the University of the Incarnate Word for a joint practice. On the team, Spurrier said, "The attitude on the team has been wonderful. I really think we'll have a team that the Orlando area people will be proud of and really like. Hopefully they'll leave Spectrum Stadium and say, 'I really like the way our team plays.' Obviously winning the game is what it's all about."

ALLIANCE ANNOUNCES FULL SEASON GAME TIMES: The Alliance of American Football today released the game times for the entire inaugural season. The Orlando Apollos' schedule and game times are outlined below (all times are ET):

Saturday, Feb. 9 - Atlanta at Orlando, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 17 - Orlando at San Antonio, 4 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 23 - Memphis at Orlando, 8 p.m.

Saturday, March 2 - Orlando at Salt Lake, 4 p.m.

Saturday, March 9 - Orlando at Birmingham, 2 p.m.

Saturday, March 16 - Arizona at Orlando, 8 p.m.

Saturday, March 23 - Orlando at Atlanta, 3 p.m.

Saturday, March 30 - Orlando at Memphis, 2 p.m.

Saturday, April 6 - San Diego at Orlando, 8 p.m.

Sunday, April 14 - Birmingham at Orlando, 3:30 p.m.

APOLLOS INTRODUCE PA ANNOUNCER: The Apollos announced on Monday that Kraig Kann would be the team's public address announcer. A 25-year television veteran who now serves as both a weekly host on SiriusXM PGATOUR Radio and as Managing Director of the Kann Advisory Group, Kann will help articulate the sights and sounds of Apollos' home games at the University of Central Florida's Spectrum Stadium during the team's inaugural season in The Alliance. Read more here.

On Sunday, the Apollos added WR Charles Johnson (Grand Valley State) to the active roster and waived C Dillon DeBoer (Florida Atlantic). On Monday, T Donald Hawkins (Texas) was added to the active roster and LB Randall Johnson (Florida Atlantic) retired from the Apollos.

At practice, The Apollos content team caught up with head coach Steve Spurrier, quarterback Garrett Gilbert and safety Jerome Couplin III. B-roll, interviews, images and quote sheets from Apollos training camp are available on the Apollos media website.

Read more from Apollos training camp on OrlandoApollos.com

The Apollos are allocated players who went to college in the state of Florida - for a complete breakdown of the roster, check the Training Camp Report tab on the Apollos media website.

The Orlando Apollos team headquarters while in training camp in San Antonio is the University of the Incarnate Word - all practices are open to the public.

A member of The Alliance of American Football, The Orlando Apollos are led by an experienced professional coaching, playing and front office staff featuring head coach Steve Spurrier, team president Mike Waddell and general manager Tim Ruskell.

The Apollos compete in The Alliance of American Football with The Atlanta Legends, Birmingham Iron, Memphis Express, Arizona Hotshots, Salt Lake Stallions, San Antonio Commanders and San Diego Fleet. The name Orlando Apollos is inspired by Apollo, Greek god of the sun, who is often depicted as an archer. The Apollos' colors are derived from two shades of orange which are reflective of the warm Florida sunshine that is common to Orlando and central Florida, and the color navy also pays respect to the Apollo Space mission and the entire Florida Space Coast. The Apollos' arrow points east toward Florida.

Orlando Apollos' home games will be played at Spectrum Stadium. Fans can purchase season tickets for as low as $75 at www.orlandoapollos.com or by calling 833-AAF-2019. For more information on The Apollos, visit the team's website and be sure to follow The Apollos on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.



Alliance of American Football Stories from January 14, 2019


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