Columbus Aviators
| Columbus Aviators | |
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| Basic info | |
| Established | October 7, 2025 |
| Stadium | Historic Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio |
| Colors | Navy, powder blue, red, white |
| Website | www |
| Personnel | |
| Owner(s) | League owned |
| Head coach | Ted Ginn Jr. |
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| League / conference affiliations | |
| United Football League (2026–present) | |
| Championships | |
| League championships: 0 | |
| Conference championships: 0 | |
| Division championships: 0 | |
The Columbus Aviators are an upcoming professional American football team based in Columbus, Ohio. The Aviators compete in the United Football League (UFL). The team is scheduled to begin play in 2026 and, like all of the UFL's teams, are owned by the UFL (a consortium of Mike Repole, Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, RedBird Capital Partners and Fox Corporation). The Aviators will play their home games at Historic Crew Stadium, in Columbus, Ohio.
History
[edit | edit source]The team was announced in July 2025, following the UFL's intended relocation of multiple teams.[1] On October 7, 2025, it was announced that the team would be called the Columbus Aviators, due to the region's tie with the aeronautics industry and the state of Ohio's slogan as the "birthplace of aviation."[2][3] The Aviators brand was the last holdover trademark the UFL had from one of its corporate predecessors, The Spring League; the Web site UFL News Hub had accurately predicted the establishment of a Columbus Aviators team as early as April.[4] On December 17, 2025, the Aviators named former Ohio State Buckeye and NFL Wide Receiver Ted Ginn Jr. as the team's head coach.[5]
Market overview
[edit | edit source]The Aviators are the only professional football team in Columbus, and the first outdoor team to play in the region since the short-lived Ohio Glory in the World League, which played one season in 1992. Columbus is home to two major professional sports teams in Columbus Crew and Columbus Blue Jackets in Major League Soccer and National Hockey League, respectively. Additionally, Columbus is home to two minor league teams, Columbus Crew 2 and the Columbus Clippers, in the MLS Next Pro and International League, respectively.
The market is also heavily influenced by the collegiate teams from Ohio State University, the Buckeyes. Repole expressed a desire to recruit heavily from Ohio State alumni for the team and hired XFL and Ohio State alumnus Cardale Jones as a community ambassador, a role Jones stated that he "had no clue what that means" but hoped would involve a say in the team's "back-end decision-making."[6]
Current roster
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Reserve lists
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Staff
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External links
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