2023 XFL season
XFL Week 1 officiating assignments
History will be made as the XFL will kick off its season with a ball marked with the signature of a woman.
History will be made Saturday afternoon as the XFL will kick off its 2023 season with a ball that is marked with the signature of a woman, XFL chairwoman Dany Garcia. Four games will be played each weekend for the next 10 weeks. The XFL has 6 crews of 7 officials each, plus replay officials and ball spotters that are assigned to a city and not a crew.
Game assignments
Saturday, Feb. 18
- Vegas Vipers at Arlington Renegades, 3 p.m. ABC ESPN+ — Mike Vandervelde
- Orlando Guardians at Houston Roughnecks, 8:30 p.m. ESPN FX ESPN+ — Chris Coyte
Sunday, Feb 19
- St. Louis Battlehawks at San Antonio Brahmas, 3 p.m. ABC ESPN+ — Reggie Smith
- Seattle Sea Dragons at DC Defenders, 8 p.m. ESPN ESPN+ — Jeff Heaser
Crews
Replay officials and ball spotters are listed with the crews.
| Pro League Yrs | Conference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Michael Vandervelde | 1 | Big 12 | |
| U | Krystle Apellaniz | 1 | Mountain West | |
| DJ | Rod Ammari | 3 | Pac-12 | |
| LJ | Darren Deckard | 1 | Big 12 | |
| FJ | Conor Clougherty | 1 | ACC | |
| SJ | Raymond Tate | 1 | SEC | |
| BJ | David Ross | 3 | Pac-12 | |
| RO | Chad Wakefield | |||
| X | Crystal Cooksey |
| Pro League Yrs | Conference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Chris Coyte | 1 | Pac-12 | |
| U | Jim Wharrie | 3 | Pac-12 | |
| DJ | Nick Theriot | 1 | SEC | |
| LJ | Monique Washington | 1 | MAC | |
| FJ | Jose Martinez | 1 | Big 12 | |
| SJ | Wes Booker | 2 | SEC | |
| BJ | Justin Nelson | 3 | Pac-12 | |
| RO | Yvette Matchette | |||
| X | Jason Laborde |
| Pro League Yrs | Conference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Reggie Smith | 3 | Big Ten | |
| U | Dan Scanlan | 1 | Big 12 | |
| DJ | Marcus Allen | 1 | Big Ten | |
| LJ | Jay Bilbo | 1 | Big 12 | |
| FJ | LaShell Nelson | 3 | Big Ten | |
| SJ | Ryan Flynn | 1 | ACC | |
| BJ | Brett Toney | 1 | SEC | |
| RO | Brian Jones | |||
| X | Austin Wright |
| Pro League Yrs | Conference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Jeff Heaser | 3 | ACC | |
| U | Amanda Sauer | 5 | Big Ten | |
| DJ | Cravonne Barrett | 4 | Pac-12 | |
| LJ | Steven Matarante | 2 | ACC | |
| FJ | Kendall Smith | 1 | MAC | |
| SJ | Gabriel DeLeon | 1 | Big 12 | |
| BJ | Peter Buchanan | 1 | ACC | |
| RO | Russell Giglio | |||
| X | Michael Kennedy |
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