in August 2013, the Blue Racers re-signed with the CIFL to a multi-year contract. Coleman has hired Marc Huddleston as the 2014 Head Coach and Director of Football Operations. After a 2-1 start, the Blue Racers announced that owner LaMonte Coleman would be taking over as the team's head coach. The Blue Racers recovered from a down season in 2013, by winning the CIFL's new South Division title, clinching them homefield advantage in the South Division playoffs. The Blue Racers faced off against the Northern Kentucky River Monsters in the South Division title game and won 56-40. With the win over Northern Kentucky, the Blue Racers clinched their 2nd berth in the CIFL Championship Game. After 3 quarters of play, the Blue Racers were tied at 26 with the Erie Explosion in the 2014 CIFL Championship Game when Aaron Smentanka found Evan Twombly for a score. After Marion turned over the ball on downs, Richard Stokes scored again for the Explosion, which turned out to be the final score of the game, making the game 38-26. 2015 season In October 2014, as the CIFL disbanded, Marion announced they would be joining the X-League Indoor Football. After a sluggish 2-2 start, Coleman fired Rick Kranz as head coach, and once again named himself as the interim head coach of the Blue Racers. 2016 season On August 23, 2015, the Blue Racers announced that they would rejoin the revived CIFL, which became a member of the Indoor Football Alliance. On September 10, 2015, the Blue Racers changed their plans and instead joined American Indoor Football. However, on January 22, 2016, the Blue Racers announced that they had suspended operations for the 2016 season due to lack of sponsors. On May 28, 2016, the Blue Racers' owners, LaMonte and Shavonne Coleman, announced they had moved out of the area to pursue other opportunities and put the team and all its assets up for sale. Players Awards and honors The following is a list of all Marion Blue Racers players who won end of the season league awards. All-League players The following Blue Racers players were named to All-League Teams: WR Mike Tatum (1), Bryceson Lawrence (1) OL Robert Price (2), Kris Stafford (1), William Haase (1) DL Thomas McKenzie (2), James Spikes (1) LB Ray Saunders (1), Lambert Budzinski (1) DB Marcus Dorsey (1), Steve Witherspoon (1) K Trey Kramer (1) Coaches Head