News Northwestern Ohio Adding Women's Flag Football The University of Northwestern Ohio will add a varsity women's flag football team and begin competition in the spring 2027 season. UNOH is located in Lima, Ohio, and will be one of the three schools from the NAIA's Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) to add flag football
News NAIA Flag Football Becomes an Invitational Sport The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) moved one step closer to making flag football a championship sport. The NAIA's National Administrative Council (NAC) approved making women's flag football an Invitational sport for the 2025-26 academic year. The new status will result in the NAIA'
News Niagara Adding Women's Flag Football Club Team Niagara University in New York will add a women's flag football club team for the 2025-26 academic year. Niagara is the third Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) school to offer the sport. Iona University (NY) will also add a club team for 2025-26, while Mount Saint Mary'
News Defiance College Adding Flag Football Defiance College (OH) will add a women's flag football team and begin competing during the 2027 spring season. Defiance also named Cole Recker as head coach. Recker previously played on the school's football team and was a member of the coaching staff after graduation. Defiance is
News Albright College Adding Women's Flag Football Albright College will add a varsity women's flag football team and begin competing in the 2027 spring season. Albright is located in Reading, Pennsylvania, and is a member of the NCAA Division III Middle Atlantic Conference. They are the second MAC Commonwealth school to add flag football, following
News Iona, Missouri Southern State Add Club Flag Football Teams Two NCAA schools are adding flag football teams for the upcoming 2025-26 academic year. Iona University (New Rochelle, New York) and Missouri Southern State University (Joplin, Missouri) will compete as club teams for the 2026 season. There will be over 210 collegiate club or varsity flag football teams for the
News Great Southwest Athletic Conference to Sponsor Flag Football The NAIA will have a third conference sponsoring women's flag football: the Great Southwest Athletic Conference (GSAC). The GSAC will begin competing in the 2026 spring season and be comprised of Arizona Christian, Benedictine-Mesa (AZ), Hope International (CA), La Sierra (CA), Ottawa University (AZ), and Simpson (CA). Simpson
News Georgia Highlands Adding Varsity Women's Flag Football Georgia Highlands College will transition its club flag football team to varsity status beginning with the 2027 season. The school confirmed the news to Collegiate Flag Football in an email and stated the team will play as a club for the 2026 season. Georgia Highlands is a member of the
News Oklahoma Wesleyan Adding Flag Football Oklahoma Wesleyan University is set to add a women's flag football team and begin competing during the 2027 spring season, according to an Instagram post by the school. Darian Pleasant was named the team's head coach and will take this role in addition to his cheer
News Meredith College Adding Flag Football Meredith College is adding a women's flag football team. The college is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is the first school from the NCAA Division III USA South Athletic Conference to add the sport at a club or varsity level. Meredith is also the first NCAA Division
News US Women's Flag Football National Team Selected, NFL Allows Olympic Participation Flag football might see another big push thanks to the NFL. Owners voted unanimously on Wednesday to allow NFL players to compete in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Flag football will make its Olympic debut in 2028, with the flag football games to take place at BMO Stadium. Any NFL
News Blackburn College Adding Flag Football For the fourth time this week, a college has announced the addition of a flag football team. Blackburn College in Carlinsville, Illinois, will start a varsity program and begin competing in the 2027 spring season. The school will hire a head coach later this year. Blackburn is the first school
News UT Arlington Adding Women's Flag Football The University of Texas at Arlington is adding women's flag football. The Mavericks are the fifth NCAA Division I school to announce a varsity flag football team after Alabama State, Long Island (NY), Mercyhurst (PA), and Mount St. Mary's (MD). UT Arlington will hire a coach
News College of Saint Mary Adding Flag Football The College of Saint Mary in Omaha, Nebraska is adding a flag football team. The Flames will begin competition during the spring 2027 season and will look to hire a head coach this fall. Saint Mary is a member of the NAIA's Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and
News Radford Adding Flag Football Radford University (VA) is adding a women's flag football team for the 2025-26 academic year. The team will compete at the club level, becoming 40th NCAA Division I institution to offer the sport. Only four NCAA Division I schools offer flag football as a varsity sport: Alabama State,
News Florida Gateway, Ottawa Crowned 2025 College Flag Football Champions The College Flag Football finals concluded on Thursday with the crowning of the 2025 NAIA and NJCAA champions. Ottawa (KS) defended its NAIA crown while Florida Gateway (FL) did the same in the NJCAA bracket. Let's recap the action from the three games played on Thursday. Milligan Takes
News Manor College Adding Flag Football Manor College will add women's flag football next year. Manor is located in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, and competes in the United States Collegiate Athletic AssociationĀ (USCAA). The latest tally has over 85 schools adding flag football for the 2026 spring season. More than 200 varsity and club teams are
News Roberts Wesleyan Adding Flag Football Roberts Wesleyan University will add a varsity flag football team for the 2026 spring season. RWU is an NCAA Division II school located in Rochester, New York. The school will announce the program's first head coach at a later date. Roberts Wesleyan did not state any conference affiliation
News USA Football Named National Governing Body for Flag Football The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) named USA Football as the National Governing Body for the sport of American Football. USA Football will oversee all aspects of the sport, including the selection of the U.S. national teams that will represent the country in international tournaments. Flag football
News Heidelberg Adding Flag Football Heidelberg University is adding women's flag football for the 2026 spring season. The NCAA Division III university is located in Tiffin, Ohio, and will start as a club team with the hope of developing into a varsity program by the 2027 spring season. Maddie McLaughlin will help organize
News SUNY Old Westbury Adding Flag Football For the second time this week, a school has announced it will add flag football next season. SUNY Old Westbury (NY) will field a club flag football team in the fall of 2025 and will transition it to a varsity program by the start of the 2026 season. Saint Leo
News Saint Leo Adding Flag Football Saint Leo University will add women's flag football beginning with the 2025-26 academic year. The Lions are located in St. Leo, Florida, and are a member of the NCAA Division II Sunshine State Conference. Saint Leo is the fourth school from the SSC to add flag football as
News Benedictine Mesa Adds Flag Football Benedictine University Mesa will add women's flag football for the 2025-26 academic year. The Redhawks are located in Mesa, Arizona, and compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Benedictine Mesa is the fourth Great Southwest Athletic Conference team to announce the addition of flag football. Fellow
News Mars Hill, Mount St. Mary's, and Wingate to Join Conference Carolinas in Flag Football Mars Hill (NC), Mount St. Mary's (MD), and Wingate (NC) will compete in the Conference Carolinas for flag football during the 2025-26 academic year. The NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas announced in July 2024 that it will begin sponsoring flag football starting in 2025-26. The Conference Carolinas now
News Cairn University Adds Flag Football Cairn University (Langhorne, Pennsylvania) is the third school this week that announced it is adding women's flag football. Cairn will field a club team for the 2025 spring season and become a varsity program in the 2025-26 academic year. Cairn will compete in the United East Conference in
