On Thursday night Tucson’s Indoor Football team finally received a name, The Tucson Sugar Skulls. The name was decided after a contest for fans to name the team, with over 1,000 submissions, sugar skulls won out.

The Tucson Sugar Skulls are an expansion team to the Indoor Football League and are coached by former Iowa Barnstormers defensive coordinator, Marcus Coleman.

Tucson’s newest sports team is set to start their inaugural season in March. They will play their games at the Tucson Convention Center where they will share the space with The Tucson Roadrunners.

This article appears in Sep 20-26, 2018.