Alternative Football News Network (AFNN) has picked up AFT Buzz presented by Arena Football Talk as part of their growing coverage of non-NFL football leagues.
"AFNN is a new and exciting media group that knocks the novelty off teams and athletes that play outside of the NFL," AFT Buzz Host Brice Burge said. "The goal with AFT Buzz has always been to promote the game and I believe that AFNN has the right mindset to help accomplish that."
A relatively new website and media group, AFNN has focused on the new Alliance of American Football, the Canadian Football League, the XFL and indoor leagues. News, editorials, podcasts and more are available through AFNN.
The show will air Friday nights at 8 p.m. Eastern. Streaming is available at the AFNN website http://afnn.net/.
AFT Buzz is produced as part of 920 WON Sports and Arena Football Talk. AFNN is the fourth group to carry the nationally-syndicated show, along with 920 WON: The Apple, Western Reserve Digital and Action VR Networks. Fans are encouraged to follow all entities on social media.

In a busy all-new episode of AFT Buzz presented by Arena Football Talk, Green Bay Blizzard Head Coach Corey Roberson joins the show. 
Roberson is heading towards training camp with his Green Bay roster. He talks the battles so far, the changes of the IFL heading into this upcoming season and what it is like to coach in Green Bay.
Also phoning in is Ryan Myrehn, a podcaster and radio announcer for IndyCar radio, Sportscar365 and former on-air personality with AFT Buzz host Brice Burge. The two throwback to talk about the Super Bowl halftime show and compare the different variances of racing to the new variances of football between the indoor leagues, NFL, CFL and new outdoor leagues.
Burge also discusses the Maine Mammoths and Lehigh Valley Steelhawks dormancy, the expansion into Columbus by the AFL and brings some updates from the International Arena Football League's media day.
AFT Buzz is available on multiple networks and available as a podcast after initial broadcast. 
920 WON The Apple: Fridays, 7 p.m. Eastern https://live365.com/station/920-WON--The-Apple-a09178
Action VR Network: Saturdays, 3 p.m. Eastern http://mixlr.com/action-vr-network/
Western Reserve Radio: Wednesdays, 6 p.m. http://edge1-a.exa.live365.net/a60106
Podcast: https://www.mixcloud.com/aftbuzz/

Teams in the Indoor Football League headed to training camp this week, meaning the position battles have officially begun. 
In Green Bay, one of the more competitive spots to watch will be at the running back position. Three players, Kamal Cass, Imani Cross and Rameses Owens, are fighting for the starting role.
"Two big, big backs -- two 200-pound guys, and then we got this five-ten little jitterbug," said Green Bay Blizzard Head Coach Corey Roberson. "We got a real great battle going on right there."
Owens started off at FCS Robert Morris before ending his collegiate career with D2 Lincoln. The 6-2, 228-pounder ran for 447 yards and five touchdowns in nine games his final season.
Cass ran for over 4,000 yards in his career with D2 Eastern New Mexico, rushing for over 100 yards in 20 games. He is a former New Mexico Gatorade Football Player of the Year as a high schooler.
Cross played at the University of Nebraska from 2012-2015. As a Cornhusker, he was featured more as a short-yardage rusher, but still amassed more than 1,500 yards and 28 touchdowns.
The IFL is one of the more rushing friendly leagues in indoor football, the ground attack in Green Bay looks to be even more dangerous this season. Both of the Blizzard's quarterback candidates are also pretty mobile, so opposing defenses will have to plan around the ground game.
While the starting role is still open, Roberson said the opportunity will be available equally for all three candidates. However, one key trait could be the difference.
"What we're looking for is consistency," he said.
Roberson's full interview is available on AFT Buzz debuting February 8.

By Toph Kopchak
Head of Arena Football League Coverage 

Anyone reading this remember that picture? If so, today will make you and myself oh so happy!!


The worst kept secret in spring sports has been announced. The Columbus Destroyers, (ok, I think they will call them that) which played in Ohio's capital city at Nationwide Arena from 2004-2008, are back! 


I remember as a youngster begging my dad to get tickets for this spring football team coming to town,  as people all around gave me odd looks and asked, What!? But only after they double-checked their calendar to make sure Ohio State did not have a game on the schedule. I remember seeing sharp looking ads with the likes of Buckeye greats Joey Galloway, Chris Spielman, and Earle Bruce that made the arena league and the team look so exciting. I mean it's football in Columbus, where its sacreligious to not talk about the pigskin daily, so if there's actually football in town you gotta give it a chance.


In 2009 it all stopped. The Arena Football League declared bankruptcy. The following year the league returned to action, but Columbus did not. 


The Destroyers franchise started in Buffalo New York, where from 1999 to 2003 the team played its home games at HSBC Arena. 


The Arena Football League is entering season # 32 ... which should be a sentence for massive bragging. But given the recent history of the AFL, it's natural to wonder if this thing will work. A league that played last season with the same number of teams as it did in its very first season in 1987 (4), originated and grew from a crude little drawing by Mr. James Foster.  


On January 22 of this year, Atlantic City was announced as an expansion team becoming the fifth team working towards playing arena football this season.  


Well, if this will work for team number six, it's going to work in Columbus. This is a football loving city where blood is not red, it's scarlet. A city where that same blood has been known to boil the weekend after Thanksgiving for some reason... 


Even in this college football loving town, the first time around for the Destroyers in Columbus, they were an instant hit. Following a five season run in Buffalo where they once saw a crowd of 4,203, the Columbus version had an average attendance of 14,306 fans per game. Side note, The Columbus Crew had 1,859 less fans per game last season compared to the Columbus Destroyers all time average. During the Destroyers first season in the Buckeye state, the crowds were good enough for the second best attendance in a nineteen team league. The only team above them that season was the Philadelphia Soul, a team now managed in part by Ron Jaworski, a man playing a major role in keeping the AFL alive. The Columbus Destroyers never saw a crowd smaller than 10,306 in their history.  There are four NBA teams this season with average attendance figures within 1,000 fans of the Columbus Destroyers' all time average attendance for home games.


Arena football magic was created in Columbus during the short time the Destroyers were there. In 2007 the team went 7-9 and still sneaked into the playoffs. Columbus won 3 road games in a row to advance to ArenaBowl XXI where they came up short against the San Jose SaberCats. In that season Matt Nagy (current Chicago Bears Head Coach) threw for over 3,500 yards and 75 touchdowns. So yeah, this city made some noise and had strong talent.


Columbus has shown that they love it when Arena Football comes to town. In the league's history and certainly now, there have been football leaders who have had made the arena game a successful venture.  If this is going to work anywhere it will work now in Columbus, Ohio.

Stats from Arena Fan, ESPN, and Major League Soccer 

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