News Knox Adding Flag Football, Lakeland Starting in 2027, Newberry to Join Conference Carolinas Knox College (IL) will add women's flag football beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. Knox will play the first season as a club team and plans to elevate to varsity status in the 2027-28 academic year. Knox is a member of the NCAA Division III Midwest
News Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Elevating Flag Football to Varsity Sport The NCAA Division II Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) will elevate flag football to a varsity sport beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. The announcement happened on the heels of flag football being added to the NCAA's Emerging Sports for Women program across all three divisions. The
News Nebraska Adding Varsity Women's Flag Football The University of Nebraska is adding a varsity women's flag football team, becoming the first team from the "Power Four" conferences to add the sport. The varsity squad will take the field for the first time in the 2027-28 academic year. Nebraska's announcement
News NCAA Adds Flag Football To Emerging Sports for Women Program The NCAA is one step closer to making flag football a championship sport. The NCAA Division I Cabinet unanimously passed a resolution that adds flag football to the Emerging Sports for Women program. NCAA Divisions II and III also voted to add flag football to the program on the final
News UW-Parkside Adding Flag Football, Marymount to Compete in ECAC The University of Wisconsin-Parkside will add a varsity women's flag football team and begin competing in the 2026-27 academic year. The school is adding the sport a month after receiving a $1 million gift from the Brookwood Foundation. UW-Parkside also plans to announce the program&
News Arizona and USC Adding Flag Football Club Teams The University of Arizona and the University of Southern California are adding women's flag football club teams. USC will begin competing in the spring 2026 season, while Arizona will become an official club beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. Arizona is the fourth member of the NCAA
News Newberry College Adding Women's Flag Football Newberry College (SC) is adding a women's varsity flag football team and will begin competing during the 2026 spring season. The college is already searching for a head coach to lead the team next semester. Newberry is the third school from the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Conference
News Heart of America Athletic Conference to Sponsor Flag Football in 2027 The Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) will sponsor a women's flag football championship beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. The first championship will take place in spring 2027, with additional details to follow at a later date. The HAAC is the fifth conference in the National
News Baldwin Wallace Adding Women's Flag Football Baldwin Wallace University (OH) will add a varsity women's flag football team beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. The school will start the hiring process for the program's inaugural head coach at the start of 2026. The Yellow Jackets are the second team from the
News Stillman Adding Flag Football, Wagner to Compete in ECAC There were a couple of newsworthy college flag football items to end the week. Stillman College (AL) is adding women's flag football beginning with the 2026-27 academic year, while Wagner College (NY) will join the recently formed Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) this spring. Wagner will be
Interviews Chatting With SCAD Head Coach Cristian Orth Collegiate Flag Football recently sat down with Cristian Orth, the head coach of SCAD Savannah's women's flag football team. SCAD is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and is located in Savannah, Georgia. SCAD announced the addition of flag football at the
News NFL Authorizes Flag Football League Investment NFL owners gave the greenlight for the league to spend up to $32 million to launch a professional flag football league. The NFL will use its collective investment vehicle, 32 Equity, to enter an agreement with an outside partner to operate the professional flag football league. From Troy Vincent Sr.
News SSAC to Sponsor Women's Flag Football The Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) will begin sponsoring women's flag football as a championship sport in the 2026-27 academic year. The SSAC is the fourth conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) to sponsor flag football. The 2026-27 academic year will see a
News California, Georgia Tech, LBSU, and UCLA Add Flag Football Club Teams Three NCAA Division I schools have added women's flag football club teams, while a fourth has added a coed team. Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), the University of California, Berkeley (Cal), and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) added women's club programs and will
News Bridgewater College Adding Women's Flag Football Bridgewater College (VA) will add a varsity women's flag football team and begin competing in the 2026-27 academic year. The Eagles are the sixth team to announce a new program this week, following Fairleigh Dickinson University (NJ), Mercy University (NY), Missouri Valley College (MO), Sweet Briar College
Interviews Chatting With Villa Maria Head Coach Keith Wing Collegiate Flag Football recently sat down with Keith Wing, the head coach of Villa Maria's women's flag football team. Villa Maria is a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) and is located in Buffalo, New York. They announced the addition of flag football
News Illinois Springfield, Missouri Valley College Adding Flag Football Two more schools have announced the addition of women's flag football teams for the 2026-27 academic year. The University of Illinois Springfield is adding a varsity team, while Missouri Valley College confirmed it will add a varsity program as well. Earlier in 2025, it was reported that
News New York Jets, ECAC to Launch Flag Football League The NFL's New York Jets and the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) will launch a college flag football league beginning with the 2026 spring season. The Betty Wold Johnson Foundation is providing a $1 million grant to help start the league. The ECAC sponsors 15 sports across all
News Freed-Hardeman Adding Women's Flag Football Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, Tennessee, is the latest NAIA member to announce the addition of a varsity women's flag football program. The Lions will start competing during the 2026-27 academic year. Jarred Clayton was named the team's inaugural head coach. FHU is a member
News Anna Maria and St. John Fisher Adding Flag Football Teams Two NCAA Division III schools announced the addition of varsity women's flag football teams. Anna Maria College (MA) and St. John Fisher University (NY) will add their teams for the 2026-27 academic year. Both schools have started the head coaching search. Anna Maria is the first member
News Wallace State Wins Inaugural ACCC Flag Football Championship After surviving a triple overtime scare in the semifinals, Wallace State didn't need more time to win the Alabama Community College Conference championship game. The Lions took a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter and kept Shelton State at arm's length the rest of
News NAIA Adopts New Flag Football Rules The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics' (NAIA) National Administrative Council (NAC) adopted a sweeping number of flag football rule changes for the 2026 spring season. The changes were made in an attempt to reduce contact and focus on the individual skills of the players. The rule changes were adopted
Interviews Chatting With Lewis University AD John Ashaolu Collegiate Flag Football recently chatted with John Ashaolu, the Assistant Vice President for Athletics at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois. CFF spoke to Mr. Ashaolu regarding the timeline leading up to the addition of flag football, expectations for the program, the coaching search, roster/scholarship sizing, and his thoughts on
News Eastern Connecticut State, UT Southern Adding Varsity Flag Football Eastern Connecticut State University and the University of Tennessee Southern will add women's varsity flag football programs beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. ECSU is the first school from the NCAA Division III Little East Conference to add a club or varsity program. The flag football team
NCAA Colorado and Montana Adding Flag Football Club Teams The University of Colorado and the University of Montana intend to launch women's flag football club teams for the spring 2026 season. Both clubs confirmed the plans in messages sent to Collegiate Flag Football. In the Western half of the country, flag football already has a burgeoning scene
