Georgia Rampage

The Rampage played their home games at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center in Dalton.

[2] The Rampage were originally owned by Cecil Van Dyke with Kacee Smith as the general manager.

Awad inquired about potentially becoming a business partner stating he had always wanted to own a football team.

After months of dialogue and attending the April 15, 2012 game versus the Eastern Kentucky Drillers, Awad and Smith came to an agreement and became business partners moving the team to Dalton.

[3] During an October press conference, the team announced that Mark Bramblett as the franchise's second ever head coach.