The XFL 2023 TV schedule is FINALLY here and we are breaking down all of the matchups and giving you all of the details! Analysis and thoughts of game matchups, TV network scheduling, and more with Andrew Murray of XFL News Hub. Andy and I also break down the last-minute XFL Vegas Vipers’ stadium deal and give our thoughts about Cashman Field serving as the XFL Vegas Vipers’ home for the foreseeable future. Pat Rifino of XFL News Hub also stops by to give his thoughts on the XFL St. Louis Battlehawks’ 2023 schedule and to preview the Battlehawks’ roster and training camp.

XFL’s Vice President of Officiating and Playing Rules Innovation Dean Blandino joins the show to talk XFL 2023 and the “new rules” the XFL is incorporating into 2023. We also welcome USFL historian Paul Reeths back onto the program to recap the year in alt-football and to cover USFL president of football operation Brian Woods’ recent departure and what that could mean for the future of the USFL on your final The Markcast® installment of 2022. Thanks for watching all year long and be sure to check back on Monday January 2 at 11am PST / 2pm EST for our special XFL Supplemental Draft livestream with John Vogel!

What is the “cost” of spring football when it comes to the XFL and the USFL? XFL insider Mike Mitchell returns to the program to update us on the XFL Vegas stadium situation, the USFL CBA fallout, and what’s coming next for the USFL and the XFL as we approach 2023. We do a full breakdown of the USFL and XFL 2023 salaries with Andrew Murray and welcome CFL “super agent” Darren Gill onto the program to share his thoughts as to how the XFL and USFL player salaries compare to the CFL and if he has concerns about the Canadian Football League continuing to attract players north of the border. Plus United Football Players Association leadership Ryan Cave and president Kenneth Farrow stop by to share their thoughts on the newly agreed, tentative USFL CBA and if they think the XFL players will have to unionize as well.

The USFL players and FOX Sports have agreed on a tentative 3-year CBA agreement, and we have exclusive details with Eric Jackson of Sportico who first broke the story. Jake Russell of The Washington Post and Gabriel Romero stop by to talk XFL 2023 in D.C. and San Antonio plus Dave Campbell of 630 CHED gives his thoughts and analysis of the 2023 CFL schedule. We’re grateful to be joined by Fan Controlled Football commissioner Ray Austin as the spring alt-football league prepares for its third season this May, and we have a prayer circle for the VERY troubled XFL Las Vegas Vipers franchise who still don’t have a home for 2023 and wonder where the HECK is the XFL’s TV schedule?

The XFL 2023 uniforms are here, the XFL 2023 rulebook is released and we are talking potential drama between the XFL and the NFL Alumni Academy on this week’s show! ESPN’s Kevin Seifert returns to the program to talk through the XFL 2023’s launch timeline and to give his thoughts on the newly released XFL 2023 rulebook. Andy Murray sits down to dive into a potential end of the relationship between the XFL and the NFL Alumni Academy, ranks the top and bottom XFL 2023 uniforms, and talks through the XFL’s changes to its 2023 rulebook. We welcome Ben DiNucci, quarterback for the XFL Seattle Sea Dragons, talk with Jamie Nye of The Green Zone out of Saskatchewan and chat with Montreal Alouettes DB Wes Sutton.

The XFL 2023 draft is over, but what’s next for XFL 3.0? We welcome longtime friend (and listener) of the program Emory Hunt onto the program to give his extended thoughts on the XFL 2023 draft and what the players selected by the XFL in its inaugural draft say about the type of league the XFL wants to be. We also have a philosophical discussion and wonder what the XFL’s “vision” is moving forward and how it can co-exist with the CFL and the USFL as we enter 2023 and beyond.

The XFL 2023 draft is complete and XFL rosters are close to complete! We're going LIVE the day after Thanksgiving to do full XFL 2023 roster breakdowns with Ric Serritella as we talk through the WINNERS and LOSERS of the XFL 2023 draft.

Rod Pedersen also joins the program to give his thoughts and reactions to the CFL 2022 Grey Cup, thoughts on the week's CFL events, and what's in store next for the CFL heading into their off-season, 2023, and beyond!

We are going LIVE from Regina, Saskatchewan, and the 2022 Grey Cup on Saturday, November 19, 2022 from Casino Regina to preview the big 2022 Grey Cup CFL Championship game!!!

Mike “Pinball” Clemons, Jim Mullin, Rob Vanstone, Dan Ralph, Adam Gosse, Daniella Ponticelli, Darrell Davis, Darrin Bauming, Matt Baker, Carolyn Cody, Farhan Lalji, Dave Naylor, and more to preview Grey Cup 109!!!

The XFL Draft is finally here and we are previewing every single thing you need to know about next week’s XFL 2023 draft from Las Vegas. XFL Board’s Greg Parks stops by to run down the XFL’s upcoming Quarterback Selection Show as well as the 2-day draft that will make up next week’s long-awaited “XFL Draft Week”! Wade Zanchetta of CF Perspective also stops by to preview the CFL East and West Division Finals with the BC Lions taking on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Toronto Argonauts hosting the Montreal Alouettes.

The XFL has promised that announcements are coming “over the next few weeks”, but with team names, logos, uniforms, TV schedule, rulebook, the Vegas stadium, or wherEVER the XFL Las Vegas team might play, and more announcements still needing to be made, has the XFL run out of time? We discuss the "XFL's Doomsday Clock" with Brandon Anderson and run down what DID happen this week in the world of the XFL including Dany Garcia and Gerry Cardinale’s recent appearance at the Axios BFD livestream promising XFL storytelling "365 days of the year".

The XFL has promised that announcements are coming “over the next few weeks”, but with team names, logos, uniforms, TV schedule, rulebook, the Vegas stadium, or wherEVER the XFL Las Vegas team might play, and more announcements still needing to be made, has the XFL run out of time? We discuss the "XFL's Doomsday Clock" with Brandon Anderson and run down what DID happen this week in the world of the XFL including Dany Garcia and Gerry Cardinale’s recent appearance at the Axios BFD livestream promising XFL storytelling "365 days of the year".

Alt-football fans are becoming IMPATIENT waiting for XFL news including team names and logos…the XFL IS working, but what are they working on? Guests on this week’s podcast include Coach Ron Mckie, former XFL Dragon Ernesto Lacayo, NFL Alumni Academy participant Brian Hill and long-time CFL journalist Rob Vanstone. XFL also sent out updated local activation event invites this week following the postponement of local fan events earlier this month due to Hurricane Ian, could XFL team name announcements coincide with those events? We'll see!

XFL 2020 Houston Roughnecks team president Brian Michael Cooper joins the program for a very special and long-anticipated episode this week! With the XFL returning for version 3.0 in February of 2023, new XFL ownership has made it clear they look to shape the future of the popular alt-football league in their new vision but are there elements that led to XFL 2020’s success that the new league can implement and grow upon? We look “Back to the XFL’s Future” to see what XFL 2023 can learn from XFL 2020.

It is time to panic XFL fans? With the February kickoff of XFL 2023 quickly approaching and LOTS of information still needing to be revealed publicly from the XFL, should fans be concerned? Plus lots of CFL talk this week as we look ahead to CFL week 18 with CFL Hall of Famer Jon Cornish and Tim Baines of the Ottawa Sun.

The XFL has their first batch of quarterbacks allocated for the 2023 season, we are still reeling from the leaked XFL team names and delayed “activations” this week and we have XFL “Insider” Mike Mitchell joining us for a long overdue “therapy session” to break it all down. We talk about the “state of the XFL” as we approach its 2023 February kickoff and get Mike’s thoughts on a crazy week of XFL news, plus Fan Controlled Commissioner Ray Austin drops by the program to preview FCF season 3 and we catch up with Scott Radley of 900CHML to talk CFL Week 17.

XFL team names are coming NEXT week and we’re getting you prepared for the XFL’s big announcement! Plus we’re doing a deep dive into the XFL and NFL Alumni Academy’s partnership with Andrew Murray and talking CFL with Jason Gregor, Andrew Peirson of America’s CFL team the BC Lions, and Mike Moore of the Montreal Alouettes.

The XFL has announced its FULL 8 team coaching staffs for the 2023 XFL teams and we’re doing a full breakdown and analysis of each XFL coach’s team with XFL Board’s Greg Parks PLUS we have two CFL all-time greats with CFL on TSN’s Rod Smith and the voice of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Derek Taylor joining us to talk all things CFL Week 15.

Whom should the XFL and USFL be targeting to sign for their upcoming seasons, how can the XFL and USFL be both entertaining football leagues as well as developmental systems for their players, and where the HECK are our XFL 2023 announcements? We answer these questions and more on this week’s episode with guests Emory Hunt, Eric Merrida of FA Showcase, and David Boles, sideline reporter for the Edmonton Elks.

The XFL is looking for money, but who should they get to invest? What’s next for the latest cuts from the NFL and which league between the XFL or the USFL should those players be targeting for their next stop? What’s next for the CFL after this crazy week with Gary Stern’s departure from the Montreal Alouettes and the trade of Vernon Adams Jr. to the BC Lions? We tackle all of those questions and more with our slate of guests which includes Brendan Coffey from Sportico, Ric Serritella from NFL Draft Bible, TSN’s Matthew Scianitti, and Cody Grace from the Calgary Stampeders.

Are the XFL and USFL suffering from identity crises? Is spring football’s player turnover to the NFL sustainable, or interesting for viewers of alternative football leagues? This week on The Markcast we’re talking XFL and USFL player turnover, CFL Week 12, and much more with CFL insider Dave Naylor, Jake Russell of The Washington Post, long-time CFL journalist Marty York and David Côté of the Montreal Alouettes.