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]
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]
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