{"id":682023,"date":"2026-03-26T01:31:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T01:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/682023\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T01:31:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T01:31:14","slug":"qb-austin-reed-named-dallas-renegades-starter-for-season-opener-against-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/682023\/","title":{"rendered":"QB Austin Reed named Dallas Renegades\u2019 starter for season opener against Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Renegades<\/a> will have a new face under center in 2026.<\/p>\n

Dallas head coach Rick Neuheisel<\/a> named former Western Kentucky standout Austin Reed the team\u2019s starting quarterback for their season opener Saturday against the Houston Gamblers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to see what Austin can do. I think there\u2019s some some gifts there, some DNA that\u2019s ultra competitive,\u201d Neuheisel said Wednesday. \u201cIf he can channel that, keep his calm and be within himself. He\u2019s got some tools that I think he should be playing on Sundays.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The move relegates longtime Renegades starter Luis Perez<\/a> to the bench. Perez led the UFL in passing yards the past two seasons and led the team to an XFL title in 2023, winning the championship game MVP in the process.<\/p>\n

Despite the big change, Neuheisel said he envisions both players contributing throughout the year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that Luis can play this position and play it well,\u201c Neuheisel said. \u201dI would expect that both (quarterbacks) will play, and I think it\u2019ll be that way all season long because they\u2019re both such quality people, and this is an opportunity league. But I\u2019m anxious to watch (Reed) go.”<\/p>\n

The Renegades\u2019 season begins Saturday at 4:00 p.m. when they host the Houston Gamblers at Frisco\u2019s Toyota Stadium during Week 1 of the new-look UFL\u2019s season<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Arlington<\/a>UFL eliminates tush push, adds four-point field goal in wave of rule changes <\/a><\/p>\n

The UFL is also adopting the college rule of a receiver only needing to get one foot inbounds for a catch.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>Dallas Renegades reveal uniforms for 2026 UFL campaign<\/a><\/p>\n

The Renegades\u2019 uniforms will have a refreshed look compared to their gear from past years.<\/p>\n

For more sports coverage from <\/b>The Dallas Morning News<\/b>, click here<\/b><\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n

To view subscription options for <\/b>The News<\/b> and SportsDay, click here<\/b><\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Renegades will have a new face under center in 2026. Dallas head coach Rick Neuheisel named former…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":682024,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5135],"tags":[5229,10768,7311,1596,62,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,70307],"class_list":["post-682023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-america","tag-brief","tag-cowboys","tag-dallas","tag-sports","tag-texas","tag-tx","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa","tag-xfl"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116292897176198930","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/682023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=682023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/682023\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/682024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=682023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=682023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=682023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}