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January 16, 2019 - Orlando Apollos Daily Update

January 16, 2019 - Alliance of American Football (AAF)
Orlando Apollos News Release


Orlando Apollos Head Coach Steve Spurrier Christopher Stoney
Orlando Apollos Head Coach Steve Spurrier Christopher Stoney
(Orlando Apollos, Credit: Christopher Stoney)

TODAY'S NEWS

The Apollos held their first joint practice of training camp on Wednesday, as the Arizona Hotshots hit visited the Apollos at the University of the Incarnate Word.

HOTSHOTS/APOLLOS JOINT PRACTICE: The Apollos and the Hotshots got to go against someone other than their teammates as the two teams held a joint practice Wednesday. In a joint media session, Hotshots head coach Rick Neuheisel remarked that he'd love the two teams to see each other in Las Vegas for the Alliance championship game, to which Apollos head coach Steve Spurrier said, "That would be wonderful. Now, during the regular season we're not going to be high-fiving and hugging before the game (laughs). Naw, not the regular game, but during practice we're all on the same team practice-wise. When the season starts, hey, we're trying to beat him, he's trying to beat us, and that's the way it should be."

FAMILIAR FACES: Bringing two Alliance teams together allowed players to see some familiar faces, whether it was players they competed against or teammates in college. Apollos defensive end Josh Banks Sr. and Hotshots quarterback John Wolford, who played together at Wake Forest from 2014-16, even got to go against each other at practice. Banks called the experience, "Amazing, man. Johnny's my guy. He's a great football player - I'm surprised he's here, man. He's a great quarterback, so it's good to actually see him again."

GAMEDAY PARKING ON SALE: Apollos game day parking is now on sale.

ALLIANCE ANNOUNCES FULL SEASON GAME TIMES: The Alliance of American Football 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.

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.




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Orlando Apollos Head Coach Steve Spurrier Christopher Stoney
Orlando Apollos Head Coach Steve Spurrier Christopher Stoney
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