Chick-fil-A Employees Sentenced + USFL Talk: The Week In News

BIRMINGHAM, AL — This past week on Patch included a couple of announcements from the Unites States Football League as the newly revamped league plans to kick off its inaugural season in Birmingham this spring.

A "major announcement" is expected to come this coming week, and an announcement was made this past week that longtime college football coach Skip Holtz would be the Birmingham Stallions head coach.

Read this story and more that made headlines on Patch this past week:

Skip Holtz To Coach Birmingham Stallions

According to the USFL league offices, longtime college coach Skip Holtz announced on The Colin Cowherd Show on FS1 Thursday morning that he will be the coach for the Birmingham Stallions.

Former Chick-fil-A Employees Sentenced In Scheme To Steal Funds

A federal judge Thursday sentenced two former Chick-fil-A employees for their roles in a conspiracy to defraud their former employer.

Birmingham 6th Grader Finalist For 2022 Kid Of The Year

Ethan Hill, a students at Birmingham's Phillips Academy, was recently named one of 20 finalists for the Time magazine and Nickelodeon 2022 Kid of the Year award.

Former Hoover QB Announces Transfer To Auburn

Auburn University and The University of Oregon seem to have traded quarterbacks, as former Oregon Duck Robby Ashford announced he is transferring to Auburn, after former Auburn signal-caller Bo Nix announced weeks ago he was leaving the Plains for Oregon.

Vestavia Man In Custody After Shooting At Homewood Walmart

A 20-year-old Vestavia Hills man has been arrested following a shooting Monday inside a Walmart on Lakeshore Parkway in Homewood.