The Phoenix team of the Alliance of American Football was introduced Friday and Rick Neuheisel was named its head coach. The team will play its home games at Sun Devil Stadium.
Neuheisel has coached in the college ranks at UCLA (2008-2011), Washington (1999-2002) and Colorado (1995-1998). He was also a quarterbacks coach with the Baltimore Ravens.
He grew up in Tempe and was a high school star there before going on become quarterback at UCLA.
"I'm really, really proud to represent my hometown here with this new alliance.