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The Bugeaters are back, and they’re playing a new kind of football.

A new amateur soccer team, called Bugeaters FC, will launch in 2018 in Lincoln. The team will play in the United Premier Soccer League, a league focused on pro development.

The name “Bugeaters” is a call back to the early days of University of Nebraska football.

“I wanted to pay homage to the state’s agricultural history,” team founder Jonathan Collura said.

The team will be formally announced on Tuesday. The team will play in the top tier of the UPSL, the Pro Premier Division. Its stadium, coach and conference within the UPSL are to be determined. The teams colors are black, white and red, and they’ll wear a crest displaying a tractor perched atop a soccer ball.

The UPSL was formed in 2011 and currently includes about 100 teams across two tiers. Teams are promoted or relegated between the two leagues based on performance.

League teams are eligible to compete in the U.S. Open Cup each year, which includes Major League Soccer teams in later rounds.

Bugeaters FC is the only Nebraska team in the league, which also includes two teams in eastern Iowa and several in Colorado.