Depending on your age, you either hated the glow puck from FOX’s coverage of the NHL in the 90s or you feel some nostalgia for it, because it was part of how you discovered the game. Glowing objects appear to be coming back to the network thanks to the revival of the USFL.
Darryl Johnson, who serves as executive vice president of football operations for the USFL, was on FOX News Monday morning to talk about some of what the league has to offer fans. That included a football that lights up when teams reach the goal line.
“That’s something we’re hoping to have this season,” Johnston said, noting that it would help audiences see the ball when it is buried under a pile of bodies.
It was previously announced that the USFL would abandon chains to measure first downs. Instead, the league will employ a virtual measurement system similar to major tennis tournaments to tell where the ball is on the field in relation to a designated spot. A glowing ball could serve as a nice supplement to that.
USFL games will air on both FOX and NBC this season. There are still plenty of questions to be answered about the glowing ball. One that springs to mind immediately is would it be a FOX exclusive, or would both networks have access to it for their broadcasts.
