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Fiesta Bowl Flag Football Classic to be Broadcast by ESPN

The inaugural Fiesta Bowl Flag Football Classic presented by Oakley is set to be delivered to a national audience. The Classic will have one semifinal and the championship game broadcast on ESPNU this weekend. The championship game is set to kick off at 6 PM Eastern Time on Sunday, April

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Eastern Michigan Adding Varsity Women's Flag Football

Eastern Michigan University will add a varsity women's flag football program beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. EMU becomes the first team from the NCAA Division I Mid-American Conference (MAC) to add a varsity program. Fellow MAC members Bowling Green State University (OH) and the University at Buffalo

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Avila Adding Flag Football, Nevada State Joining NAIA, and NACC Adding Flag Championship

Avila University (MO) will add a varsity women's flag football team beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. The school named Don Turner as the inaugural head coach. Turner also coaches the linebackers on the men's football team. Vice President of Athletics Shawn Summe said: “The addition

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Mayville State Adding Flag Football, College of Saint Mary Flag Football to KCAC

Mayville State University (ND) will add a varsity women's flag football team beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. The school named Tim Salmon as the program's inaugural head coach. The Comets will compete as an independent in their first season. Mayville State athletic director Rocky Larson

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Azusa Pacific, Cal Poly Pomona, St. Olaf, UC San Diego Adding Flag Football Club Teams

Azusa Pacific University (CA) will add women's flag football next academic year. APU will have a club team for the 2026-27 academic year, followed by a varsity team in 2027-28. Bo Beatty will serve as the inaugural head coach for the flag football program. Athletic director Gary Pine

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NJCAA Selects College of DuPage as 2026 Flag Football Invitational Host

The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) announced that the College of DuPage will host the 2026 NJCAA Flag Football Invitational. The tournament will take place in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, from Wednesday, May 6, through Saturday, May 9. The invitational will be comprised of six (6) teams split into two

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Greenville, Murray State College Adding Flag Football

Greenville University (IL) is adding varsity women's flag football beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. The school announced that Marq Pannell will be the head coach. Pannell had this to say on his hiring and launch of the program: "I'm incredibly grateful for the opportunity

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Big 12 Looking to Add Flag Football

The Big 12 Conference and the NFL are exploring the possibility of the conference adding flag football as a sponsored sport beginning in 2028, according to Sports Business Journal. The Big 12 would become the second NCAA Division I conference to sponsor the sport, after the Big South Conference announced

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Big South Conference Will Sponsor Flag Football in Spring 2028

The Big South Conference is the first NCAA Division I conference to sponsor flag football. The Big South announced it will conduct its first varsity championship in the 2027-28 academic year. The Big South hasn't been shy about its desire to add flag football. Radford University (VA) added

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NFL Selects TMRW Sports to Operate Flag Football League

The National Football League announced it is partnering with TMRW Sports as the operator for its future professional flag football league. The NFL is planning to launch the league in 2028 before the start of the Los Angeles Olympics. From Troy Vincent Sr., NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations:

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CCC Adding Flag Football, High Point Among a Dozen New Club Teams

Central Community College in Nebraska is adding a varsity women's flag football team. The school will hire a head coach to lead the program before determining when it will begin competition, but is aiming for the 2026-27 academic year. The school also announced the additions of women'

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Huntingdon to Join SCAC, LAHC Adding Flag Football

Huntingdon College (AL) will join the NCAA Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) as an affiliate member for women's flag football beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. Huntingdon currently competes without a conference affiliation for flag football. In October 2025, the SCAC announced it would begin sponsoring

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Carson-Newman, UMass Dartmouth, Saint Xavier, and Wiley Adding Flag Football

The first half of the week has seen four more future varsity flag football teams announced. Carson-Newman University (TN) will add a varsity team and begin competing in the 2026-27 academic year. Former C-N graduate Jessica Cable was named head coach. Carson-Newman's Director of Intercollegiate Recreational Sports, Hunter

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Bradley and Menlo Adding Women's Flag Football Teams

Bradley University (IL) will add a women's flag football club team beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. The new club is one of five women's teams that will be offered in the coming years, alongside hockey, soccer, STUNT, and wrestling. Bradley President James Shadid said: "

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Gettysburg, Olivet Nazarene Add Flag Football; Santiago Delays Start

Gettysburg College (PA) will add a varsity women's flag football team and begin competing in the 2027-28 academic year. The school will begin its search for a head coach later this spring. Gettysburg also announced the addition of women's acrobatics and tumbling and women's

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Elizabethtown Adding Flag Football, Erskine Delays Start to 2027

Elizabethtown College (PA) is adding varsity women's flag football and will begin competing in the 2027-28 academic year. The school is already seeking applicants for the head coaching vacancy. Elizabethtown Director of Athletics Chris Morgan stated the following about the addition: "Adding women's flag football

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2026 NAIA Invitational and Women's College Flag Finals Dates Set

The 2026 NAIA Flag Football Inviational and the Women's College Football Finals are set for a new location in 2026. IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, will host two separate tournaments from Wednesday, May 6, through Saturday, May 9. According to a copy of the format obtained by Collegiate

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Liz and Katie Sowers to Coach Nebraska Flag Football Team

No coaching change in college flag football could be as impactful as the one announced by the University of Nebraska on Thursday. Current Ottawa University (KS) head coach Liz Sowers and her sister/defensive coordinator Katie Sowers will depart after the 2026 spring season for Nebraska. Liz will serve as

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Davenport, Edward Waters, Mount Saint Mary, and St. Catherine Adding Varsity Flag Football

A quartet of NCAA schools from Divisions II and III announced the addition of varsity flag football programs. Davenport University (MI) is adding a varsity women's flag football program and plans to compete starting in the 2026-27 academic year. The school is already accepting applications for the head

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Binghamton to Add Varsity Women's Flag Football

Binghamton University (NY) is adding a varsity women's flag football team and is set to begin competition in the 2027-28 academic year. Binghamton is the third school from the NCAA Division I America East Conference to add flag football. The University at Albany (NY) and the University of

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Wilberforce Adds Varsity Flag Football, Nevada and San Diego State Add Club Teams

Wilberforce University (OH) is adding a varsity women's flag football program and will begin competing in the 2026-27 academic year. Wilberforce is one of three schools in the NAIA's HBCU Athletic Conference to offer flag football, along with Southern University at New Orleans and Stillman College

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Gardner-Webb Adding Women's Flag Football

Gardner-Webb University (NC) will add a varsity women's flag football team. The school also announced the addition of women's acrobatics and tumbling, while discontinuing both men's and women's tennis. GWU did not provide a timeline for when the flag football team will

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Wisconsin Lutheran, NACC Adding Women's Flag Football

Wisconsin Lutheran College will add a varsity women's flag football team and begin competing in the 2027-28 academic year. Athletic director Jeremiah Hoffmann stated the school plans to have a coach in place by May and will use the 2026-27 academic year to build the program. Wisconsin Lutheran

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Alex Tech, OLLU Adding Women's Flag Football; Midway to Launch in 2027

One school from the NJCAA and one from the NAIA are adding women's flag football programs for the 2026-27 academic year. Alexandria Technical and Community College (MN) is one of the two new program announcements. Alex Tech competes in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and named

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Mount Union Adding Varsity Flag Football Team

The University of Mount Union (OH) will add a varsity women's flag football team beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. Mount Union will begin the search for a coach in the coming weeks. Athletic director Mike Parnell had this to say: "We are very excited to be