“I had to get into the mud and help create this team from the bottom.”
— Quinton Humphrey, co-owner Texas Wild Hogs
An arena football team is coming to play its games at the San Antonio Rose Palace.
The Texas Wild Hogs will be formally introduced during a noon June 17 press conference at the Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce office, 121 S. Main St., joining the American Arena League for the expansion 2027 season.
Owner and President Quinton Humphrey Sr. and his wife, owner and CEO Krystl Clark-Humphrey, have hired 14-year arena football veteran Brent Holmes as coach. Holmes was a member of the 2008 Arena Bowl champion Philadelphia Soul.
Quinton Humphrey, a native of Norfolk, Virginia, has called the San Antonio area home since 2010. A disabled Army veteran who retired in 2012, he is a licensed minister and “heavily” involved with True Light Christian Fellowship in San Antonio.
“I am beyond excited to bring the Texas Wild Hogs to San Antonio,” Humphrey said. “The Wild Hogs name was chosen because I believe that if I wanted to bring a team here to San Antonio, I had to get into the mud and help create this team from the bottom.”
A coach with the San Antonio Gunslingers in their 2021 season, Humphrey has roots in football coaching and development, including with youth football organizations, several semiprofessional football teams and a developmental arena football team.
Holmes finished his professional playing career with the San Antonio Talons from 2010–2012, after competing with organizations including the Georgia Force, Tampa Bay Storm and the Cleveland Gladiators. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University–Kingsville, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in education with a minor in biology.
There are some differences between the indoor arena brand of football and traditional football as Americans know it.
In arena football, the fields are 60 yards with goal line to goal line being 50 yards with 5-yard long endzones and padded walls enclosing the playing field. There are eight players on both sides of the ball, similar to the eight-man high school football brand played in some states.
Traditional football is played on 120-yard fields with 10-yard long end zones and 100 yards between the goal lines. Eleven players on each side of the football is the traditional way as well.
The Wild Hogs will be part of the six-team American Arena League, competing with the Columbus Lions, Wheeling Miners, Jersey Bearcats, Mississippi Wolfpack and the Mongomery Catfish.
Currently a four-team league, the AAL is five games into its 2026 season, with the Columbus Lions atop the league at 5-0. The Wild Hogs and the Catfish will join the league for its 2027 season.
A statement on the Wild Hogs website — txwildhogs. com — says the organization is committed to creating opportunities for overlooked athletes to display their skills.
“The Wild Hogs are dedicated to scouting and signing talented players who have the skill, the drive and the heart to play at the professional level, giving them the platform they deserve to shine under the arena lights,” the website states.
Another goal for the Wild Hogs is “to provide top-notch family entertainment” for the area, focused on “delivering an unforgettable, family-friendly game day experience that will bring the whole community together.”
Joining the Humphreys in the Wild Hogs front office are Greg Cook, director of game day operations; Innocent Bryant, director of personnel and administration; Alyse Zagada, marketing director; and Amanda Hall, dance director.
Signed on as Wild Hogs defensive coordinator is Aleric Clark, a San Antonio native and John Jay High School alum who played in the Arena Football League for nearly 10 years with the Buffalo Destroyers, Dallas Desperados, Austin Wranglers, Los Angeles Avengers and Las Vegas Gladiators.
The San Antonio Rose Palace is at 25665 Boerne Stage Road in the Leon Springs area.
Granite News Service Writer Jason Chlapek contributed to this story.
