(Early trademark filings had suggested the UFL would name the team the "San Francisco Rockfish," a name that was dumped before any public announcement.

Due to a conflict with the San Francisco Giants, the UFL's first game was instead played in Las Vegas.

[2] On March 3, 2010, the league declared that the team would permanently relocate instead to Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California for 2010, as part of a deal with Sacramento State University that saw the UFL provide a new artificial turf for the facility.

Head coach Dennis Green left the team after the 2011 season amid dispute and legal action; he was replaced by Turk Schonert.

Reports of players and staff not getting paid, as well as the 2011 season getting cut short, tested the devotion of fans, as many considered the UFL a dead product.