Beaumont Renegades Take NAL Title

This was Beaumont's first season and they ended it with a bang as they dethroned the defending National Arena League (NAL) champions to win the championship.

The Renegades jumped out to an early lead on the Omaha Beef and never trailed on their way to a 37-29 win.

Renegades' quarterback Carl Robinson III scored four touchdowns and was named the Most Valuable Player of the game.

Beaumont received the opening kickoff, and it took them five plays to score the first points of the game as D’Nerius Antoine finished the drive with a one-yard drive, Ryan Hibbets missed the extra point try and it was 6-0 Renegades. Omaha needed only two plays to tie the game as Tommy Armstrong took it 30 yards to the house, but Caleb Shudak missed his extra point, and it was tied at 6 with 9:47 in the first quarter. The Renegades used a nine-play drive to regain the lead as League MVP Carl Robinson III scored on a quarterback sneak with 2:38 remaining in the first quarter then Beaumont’s defense got the first big stop of the game as they stopped the Beef on the first play of the second quarter. Three plays later Robinson III hit Vincent Wilkerson with a 14-yard touchdown pass and with the Hibbets PAT it was a 14-point lead.

Late in the game, Armstrong hit Taylor with a 10-yard pass after Trey Dudley-Giles returned a missed field goal 31 yards to the Renegades 14. Omaha converted the two point try when Armstrong hit Barton and it was 37-21 with 11:40 remaining. The Beef defense got their third straight stop when Jayshawn Washington sacked Robinson III with 1:35 remaining and Armstrong ran it in from the 1 and another two point conversion pass with Barton and it was 37-29 with 32 seconds left. The Renegades were then able to run the clock down and Beaumont’s Corey Mayfield, NAL Coach of the Year, had his team finish 10-1 and claim their first Championship.

Watch some of the highlights here:  https://youtu.be/kHX8g4wiOJo?si=MqfWgMuxGzCY-p3k

Here's a review of the NAL season:

American Division

1. Beaumont Renegades (8-1)
2. Columbus Lions (5-4)
3. Wheeling Miners (4-6)
4. Shreveport Rouxgaroux (3-6)
5. Carolina Cobras (2-4)

National Division

1. Omaha Beef (8-1)
2. Colorado Spartans (7-3)
3. Idaho Horsemen (3-5)
4. Sioux City Bandits (3-6)

Division Championships

American Division:  Beaumont 56, Columbus 45

National Division: Omaha 71, Colorado 54

NAL Championship Game

Beaumont 37, Omaha 29