After the 2014 season ended, the CPIFL announced it was merging with teams from other leagues to form
Champions Indoor Football. In early January 2015, the Beef named former
Nebraska Cornhusker and
NFL veteran
Cory Ross as the team's new head coach. At the same time, they announced
Josh Bullocks,
Keyuo Craver, and Demetrius Ross as assistant coaches for the 2015 season. Neither Bullocks or Craver would actually coach the Omaha Beef in 2015. The Beef's announced schedule for the 2015 season was not directly affected when the
New Mexico Stars abruptly postponed their entry into the league on February 21, just one week before the season began. On March 3, the
Albuquerque-based
Duke City Gladiators were announced as a late entry into the league, partially replacing the Stars in the CIF schedule with a plan to play 11 games in 2015. ==Awards and honors==