Welcome to the July 28 edition of the women's flag football newsletter here at Collegiate Flag Football. This will cover news between July 21 and July 27, 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!

2 Additions This Week, 1 New Club League

Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland (NJ) will add flag football beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. RCSJ-Cumberland will compete in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).

South Florida Technical College will add a women's varsity flag football team beginning with the 2025-26 academic year. Dwight Valentine will be the head coach for the program's launch.

Charlotte (NC), Clemson (SC), Duke (NC), North Carolina Central, and Virginia will join the Southern Women's Collegiate Flag Football Alliance (SWCFFA) for the 2025-26 academic year. All five schools are NCAA Division I members and compete as club teams for flag football.

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.

Baltimore Ravens Funding Additional Flag Football Programs

The NFL's Baltimore Ravens will provide additional funding for high school programs in the state of Maryland. Calvert County and Charles County Public Schools will receive funding to help current programs, while two Baltimore City Public Schools will debut flag football later this year. The Ravens are pushing to have flag football become a sanctioned sport in Maryland, which is currently one of 17 states with a pilot program. 92 schools are expected to participate in 2025, with the Ravens hosting the Maryland Girls Flag Championships in November.

The Washington Commanders have also been pushing to have flag football sanctioned in the DMV area. In March, Washington announced a series of clinics throughout the surrounding areas to support the NFL's flag initiative. Along with the Ravens, it's likely only a matter of time before the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia sanction the sport at the high school level. 17 states currently sanction the sport, while another 17 have a pilot program.

CIAA Hopes to Make Flag a Varsity Sport

The NCAA Division II Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) is hoping to make flag football a varsity sport in 2026-27, according to a recent article at SBNation. The CIAA sponsored a club league in spring 2025 and is looking to do so again in 2026. Winston-Salem State (NC) captured the inaugural CIAA club crown with a 9-6 victory over Johnson C. Smith (NC).

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: Campbellsville University (KY) named Spencer McCown as the program's next head coach. McCown was previously an assistant coach for Campbellsville and will take over for Chris Kidwell, who retired after the 2025 spring season. Campbellsville went 10-8 overall in 2025 to post the first winning season in program history.

NEW THIS WEEK: Illinois College (IL) announced Mark Grounds as the school's first flag football coach. Grounds will continue to pull double duty as the football head coach for nearby Jacksonville High School. Illinois College will make its debut in spring 2026.

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.

McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) is looking for a part-time head coach. Those interested should email their resume to coachmac@mcmaster.ca.

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.

NEW THIS WEEK: 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.

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

NEW THIS WEEK: 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.

Virginia Wesleyan University (VA) is accepting applications for the women's flag football head coaching position. The application stipulates that this is a part-time position. Virginia Wesleyan will play its inaugural season in 2026.

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.

Mercyhurst (PA) will host a women's flag football camp on Thursday, July 31, from 5:30 to 8:30 PM. The camp is open to players who will be in high school as of the 2025-26 academic year.

SUNY Geneseo (NY) is hosting a flag football ID camp on Saturday, August 2. The camp is open to 8th through 12th graders, plus college freshmen, and will take place from 12 PM to 3 PM on Geneseo's campus.

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: 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.

NEW THIS WEEK: 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.

The University of Mount Olive (NC) is postponing its coed flag football camp originally scheduled on Saturday, June 14, to a later date.

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.