Garff, Jacobsen buy Warriors arena team

The Utah Warriors are undergoing changes in management structure, as Ken Garff Automotive Group and Eric Jacobsen are joining to combine professional marketing, management and resources as the new owners of the state's indoor football franchise.

The NIFL's Warriors are the second semi-professional team acquired by Garff and Jacobsen in the past two months; they bought into the Utah Blitzz soccer team in May.

The new Warriors owners will discuss future plans for the team Monday at noon on the indoor football field at the E Center.

"We are looking forward to taking an already exciting format and ramping it up further to be even more fun, include more exciting promotions, and expand the fan base," said Jacobsen, co-founder and managing partner of financial company Dolphin II. "As the only professional football team in Utah, the Warriors are a great addition to the sports niche of this community. Further, we are making plans to become more involved with youth-centered programs and helping more kids stay active and healthy through participation in sporting activities."

Said John Garff, president and COO of Ken Garff Automotive Group: "Providing high-quality, low-cost entertainment for families and individuals in this community is important to us. The high cost of many professional sporting events eliminates would-be fans from attending, so we are dedicated to keeping the price down so everyone can enjoy these fun and exciting games."

The Warriors are discounting tickets to $5 each for their final game of the season, set for Saturday, June 26, at the E Center. The Warriors suffered their fifth straight loss, 63-56, Thursday night against the Show Me Believers at the Family Arena in St. Charles, Mo.

The Warriors, who won the Pacific Conference championship last year and are in second place in the Pacific West standings, will take on first-place Billings in a game with playoff implications on the line.