Welcome to the August 4 edition of the women's flag football newsletter here at Collegiate Flag Football. This will cover news between July 28 and August 3, 2025. We will take a look at the various stories and happenings across the sport. Have a suggestion or want to include something in the Weekly Rundown? Drop us an email!

15 New Additions This Week

It was quite the week for college flag football as 15 schools (!!) announced the addition of flag football or were confirmed from previous reports.

Cal Poly (CA) will add varsity flag football, becoming the sixth NCAA Division I school to offer a varsity team. Cal Poly is hoping to compete as early as the 2026-27 academic year.

Guilford College (NC) will add a flag football team and begin competing in the 2026-27 academic year. Guilford is the third school from the NCAA Division III Old Dominion Athletic Conference to add flag football.

The other 7 teams that were confirmed to be adding flag football play are members of the NJCAA. The NJCAA Foundation announced the 7 recipients for flag football grants: Camden County College (NJ), Harcum College (PA), Jackson State Community College (TN), Minnesota North College - Vermilion (MN), Rowan College of South Jersey - Cumberland (NJ), Roxbury Community College (MA), and Triton College (IL).

The NCAA Division III American Southwest Conference will sponsor flag football beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. As a result, six new teams will begin play in the 2027 spring season: East Texas Baptist (TX), Hardin-Simmons (TX), Howard Payne (TX), Mary Hardin-Baylor (TX), McMurry (TX), and Schreiner (TX).

2025-26 Scheduling News

The 2025-26 National Collegiate Flag Football League (NCFFL) registration is open. The NCFFL will host games in the fall and spring, with schools having the option to compete in either season or both. The spring 2026 campaign will feature a 10-game season, with playoffs and a championship in 2026.

Relatedly, the NCFFL's Collegiate Flag Football Fall Classic will be held on Saturday, October 11, and Sunday, October 12, at Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland. So far, the College of Staten Island (NY), Iona University (NY), Mercyhurst University (PA), St. Joseph's University (Brooklyn, NY), SUNY Cortland (NY), and Villa Maria College (NY) are committed to competing in the 2025-26 NCFFL.

The NCFFL's November Cup will be held on Saturday, November 8, and Sunday, November 9. The location is to be determined. The NCFFL also posted dates for its spring tournaments and championships:

The first spring tournament will take place on Saturday, March 28, and Sunday, March 29 at Howard Community College (MD) in Columbia, Maryland. The second spring tournament will be two weeks later on Friday, April 10, and Saturday, April 11 at Lancaster Bible College (PA) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Finally, the NCFFL National Championships will be held on Saturday, May 2, and Sunday, May 3 in New Jersey. The exact location is TBD.

The IFFA has posted a survey for college teams regarding the College Flag Showdown for next season. Schools can let the IFFA know which days, how many total games, and the number of daily games they wish to play at the tournament. The 2026 College Flag Showdown is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, March 4, through Saturday, March 7.

NEW THIS WEEK: The Southern Women's Collegiate Flag Football Alliance (SWCFFA) is looking for additional teams to participate during the 2025-26 academic year. The SWCFFA recently announced that five NCAA Division I club teams will compete.

ACC to "Watch" Flag Football

The NCAA Division I Atlantic Coast Conference will be keeping an eye on flag football, according to a recent SBNation article. ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips said the conference "...had a few preliminary conversations, but nothing of substance." Seven of the ACC's members sponsor club flag football: Clemson, Duke, Florida State, NC State, Pittsburgh, and Virginia. The trio of Clemson, Duke, and Virginia also recently joined the SWCFFA for the 2025-26 academic year.

Coaching News

Albright College (PA) is seeking a head flag football coach. The college announced the addition of flag football in late June.

Allegheny College (PA) is seeking a head coach for the newly added club flag football team. Allegheny will play as a club team in spring 2026 and become a varsity team in 2027.

NEW THIS WEEK: Arizona Christian University (AZ) announced assistant coaches for the 2025-26 season. Sammy Menton will be the defensive coordinator, Sergio Ramirez will be the offensive coordinator, and Whitney Warmus will be the co-offensive coordinator/offensive specialist

NEW THIS WEEK: Bethany College (WV) posted the job description for the women's flag football head coaching vacancy. The job will require the person to also be an assistant football coach for the men's team.

NEW THIS WEEK: Caldwell University (NJ) has posted an opening for a part-time women's flag football head coach. Caldwell hasn't made an official announcement that it will sponsor flag football.

NEW THIS WEEK: The College of Saint Mary (NE) will partner with Bechler Leadership in its search for a head coach. All questions and application materials (cover letter, resume, and 4 references) should be sent to search@bechlerleadership.com. Saint Mary will begin competition during the 2026-27 academic year.

Iona University (NY) is looking for a part-time head coach for the women's flag football team. Iona will compete as a club team beginning with the 2026 spring season.

NEW THIS WEEK: Mount Saint Mary College (NY) has named Rich Curran as the program's new head coach. Curran was previously the head coach at Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Poughkeepsie, New York.

NEW THIS WEEK: Ottawa University (AZ) has hired Brian Coger as the offensive coordinator and assistant coach. Coger previously coached multiple championship teams in high school and NFL Flag competitions.

Penn State Harrisburg (PA) posted a job description for its women's flag football head coaching role. The school previously announced Drew Scales as the head coach in March.

Penn State Schuylkill (PA) is seeking a part-time defensive coordinator. The Nittany Lions will compete in the NCAA Division III Atlantic East Conference in the 2026 spring season.

Radford University (VA) has posted the job description for the women's flag football club team. Radford announced the addition of a club team beginning with the 2025-26 academic year in May.

Saint Joseph's University (PA) has posted an opening for the head coaching position of a women's flag football club team.

Saint Vincent College (PA) is seeking a flag football head coach. The college posted a job description for the head coaching vacancy. SVC currently sponsors flag football at the club level.

Thomas University (GA) has an opening for its head coaching role after the departure of Chelsea Parmer earlier this month. The official posting can be found here.

NEW THIS WEEK: The University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is hiring coaches for the 2025-26 season. Those interested can reach out to the team via social media. The deadline to fill out the interest form is Sunday, August 17.

NEW THIS WEEK: The University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada) is hiring coaches for the 2025 fall season. Those interested can fill out the form here. The deadline to apply is Monday, August 11.

Westminster College (MO) has posted a job description for a women's flag football head coaching position. Westminster will begin competing during the 2026-27 academic year.

Future Camps and Clinics

Newsletter email note: An interactive calendar with all the dates and hosts has been placed at the top of this section on the website. Due to the limitations of HTML within emails, I am unable to send the calendar as part of the weekly rundown in the email. A direct link is provided here. The camps and clinics are listed in order of date, from the earliest to the latest date.

Villa Maria College (NY) will host a camp and talent ID showcase on Tuesday, August 5. The showcase will take place from 10 AM to 12 PM at Schroon Lake CSD in Schroon Lake, New York.

Lenoir-Rhyne University (NC) will host a women's football clinic on Friday, August 8. The event is open to women ages 21 or older and will take place from 6:30 to 9 PM on Lenoir-Rhyne's campus in Hickory, North Carolina.

Howard Community College (MD) will host a flag football and cheer combine on Saturday, August 9, with some help from the NFL's Baltimore Ravens. The combine will take place from 9 AM to 12 PM on campus.

Elmira College (NY) has updated its summer flag football camp and will now host it on Sunday, August 10. The college will hold it from 9 AM to 3 PM at Elmira College Turf Field. The camp was previously scheduled for three days from June 9 through June 11.

Ripon College (WI) will host a flag football mini camp on Monday, August 11. The camp will take place from 3 to 6 PM on campus at Hopp Stadium.

WNY Flash (NY) will host a wide receiver training camp on Tuesday, August 12, from 6 PM to 8 PM. The camp will take place in Elma, New York. Head coaches from D'Youville University (NY), SUNY Geneseo (NY), and Villa Maria (NY) will be in attendance.

NEW THIS WEEK: Missouri Western State University (MO) will host a women's football clinic on Friday, August 15, from 5:30 to 8:30 PM. The clinic will be held on campus at the Spratt Stadium Complex.

NEW THIS WEEK: The University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) will host a developmental boot camp on Saturday, August 16, from 6 to 8 PM. The camp will be held at Thomson Memorial Park.

Laurentian University (Canada) will host a flag football ID camp on Sunday, August 17 from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM. The camp will be held at the James Jerome Sports Complex in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

William Woods University (MO) and Illinois College will be attending the Push The Limit Girls Flag Football showcase on Sunday, August 17. The showcase will take place from 9 AM to 4 PM in Wentzville, Missouri.

Life University (GA) will host a summer showcase on Saturday, August 23 from 4 to 6 PM. The showcase will take place on campus as the Life U Upper Field in Marietta, Georgia, and is open to 2026 and 2027 high school graduates.

USA Football's Superflag Invitation will take place from August 30 through September 1, in Fort Worth, Texas. The 5-on-5 tournament will have multiple divisions and is invite-only. More information can be found here, including how to request an invitation.

Cedar Crest College (PA) will host a flag football clinic on Saturday, September 13 from 9 AM to 2 PM. The clinic will take place on campus in Allentown, Pennsylvania

PRP (KY) is hosting a girls flag football college exposure camp on Saturday, September 20. The camp will take place from 11 AM to 3:30 PM at PRP High School in Louisville, Kentucky.

Norco College (CA) will host a showcase camp on Saturday, December 6 from 11 AM to 2 PM. The camp will be attended by Arizona Christian (AZ), Aurora (IL), Benedictine Mesa (AZ), Golden West (CA), Hope International (CA), La Sierra (CA), Ottawa (AZ), and Simpson (CA).

Villa Maria College (NY) will have a women's flag football camp & showcase on Saturday, February 14, 2026, which will feature US Women's National Team member Izzy Geraci. The camp will take place from 12 PM to 2:30 PM at Villa Maria's athletic center in Buffalo, New York.

Hesston Flag Football Joining KCAC

Hesston College (KS) will join the KCAC in flag football beginning with the 2026 spring season. Hesston previously competed in the NJCAA, but is moving to the NAIA beginning with the 2025-26 academic year. The KCAC will have 11 flag football teams for the 2026 season, assuming no additional changes.

IFAF Sets Dates for 2026 World Championships

The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) announced that Düsseldorf, Germany, will host the 2026 IFAF Flag Football World Championships. The events will begin on Thursday, August 13, and conclude on Sunday, August 16, at the newly constructed flag football-specific complex in Düsseldorf. One of the participants will be Nigeria, which won the 2025 IFAF African Championships in June.

NFL Flag Championships See Massive Viewership Increase

The 2025 NFL Flag Championships reached over 7.7 million people from July 18 through July 20. According to ESPN, total engagements were up nearly 200% and total video views increased by nearly 150% year-over-year. The girls' championship game averaged 766,000 viewers, with a peak of 878,000 viewers. The boys game averaged 464,000 viewers and the overall average across both windows was 619,000 viewers.

USA Flag Sets 2026 World Championship Dates

The IFAF wasn't the only organization to announce dates for a world championship event. USA Flag will host more than 1,400 teams at the 2026 Flag Football World Championships in Tampa, Florida. The games will start on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, and end on Sunday, January 17, 2026. Qualified teams can register until August 5, while the general public can begin registration on Wednesday, August 6. The deadline for entry is Friday, December 5, with late fees due.

World Games Schedule Released

The 2025 World Games flag football schedule was released. The US Women's National Flag Football Team was drawn into Group A with Austria, Canada, and China. The US Women will play two games on Thursday, August 14, against Canada and Austria, followed by one game on Friday, August 15, versus China. The quarterfinals will be held on Saturday, August 16, and the final will be on Sunday, August 17. The 2025 World Games will be in Chengdu, China. The US Women did not win the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, with Mexico winning 39-6 in the final.