The Alliance of American Football continued its debut season this past weekend as the new startup league looks to fill the football void after the Super Bowl.

The eight-team AAF, with its new rules including a shorter play clock, no kickoffs and no extra points and mic'd up coaches, quarterbacks and replay officials, features a handful of former NFL players and many familiar names for college football fans.

The AAF will have two games on Saturday and Sunday for 10 weeks with CBS Sports Network and the NFL Network broadcasting most of the games.

Among those familiar names for Tennessee are eight former Vols who play in the league, seven of whom play for the Memphis Express.

Here's how those former Tennessee players fared during Week 2 of the AAF's debut season:

> Matt Simms, who started 10 games for the Vols in 2010 and 2011 before bouncing around the NFL for six seasons, completed 17 of 25 passes for 164 yards with one touchdown and one interception, but it wasn't enough for his Atlanta Legends as they lost 24-12 to the San Diego Fleet.

Simms tossed a 19-yard scoring pass to former Appalachian State standout Malachi Jones late in the first quarter to give the Legends an early 9-0 lead. He also completed passes for 26 and 33 yards to former Georgia Southern receiver Montay Crockett and former Iowa running back Akrum Wadley. His interception late in the second quarter led to a Fleet field goal just before halftime, and San Diego outscored Atlanta 15-3 in the fourth quarter to grab the win.

> The Express led 12-0 at halftime and 18-6 early in the fourth quarter against the Arizona Hotshots, who then scored the final 14 points to rally to a 20-18 win at the Liberty Bowl.

Wide receiver Alton "Pig" Howard was targeted a team-leading seven times for Memphis, but caught just three passes for 24 yards and added a 5-yard run in the loss. His 15-yard catch one play after former Vanderbilt star Zac Stacy broke a 49-yard run got the Express into the red zone and they scored three plays later.

Running back Rajion Neal had five carries for 11 yards, his best run an 8-yarder in the third quarter, and one catch that went for minus-2 yards.

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Dallas Thomas again started at right guard for the Express.

Defensively for Memphis, defensive end Corey Vereen had one tackle and a quarterback hit, while Montori Hughes started at defensive tackle but did not record any stats. Linebacker Colton Jumper recorded one tackle, which came late in the fourth quarter. Cornerback Justin Martin played but did not record any stats.

In Week 3, the Express visit Steve Spurrier's Orlando Apollos on Saturday (8 p.m., NFL Network), and Simms and the Legends host the Birmingham Iron on Sunday (4 p.m., CBS Sports Network).