Welcome to the July 7 edition of the women's flag football newsletter here at Collegiate Flag Football. This will cover news between June 30 and July 6, 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!

1 Addition This Week, 1 Possible Future Team

Defiance College (OH) will add women's flag football beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. Defiance will compete in the 2027 spring season alongside fellow Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Lourdes University (OH).

The University of North Texas at Dallas will consider adding a women's flag football team in the future. The school did not provide a timeline on the possible addition of the sport as it moves to the NAIA's Red River Athletic Conference.

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.

UPDATED THIS WEEK: 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.

NEW THIS WEEK: 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.

NEW THIS WEEK: Ferrum College (VA) has announced the dates for its conference games in the 2026 spring season. The Panthers will play Conference Carolinas games on March 7, 14, 21, 28, April 8, and April 11 next season. The opponents for those games will be announced in the future. Conference Carolinas will begin sponsoring flag football next season as one of five NCAA conferences to formally offer the sport,

Atlantic East Names Rebecca Mullen Commissioner

Rebecca Mullen will move from an interim to permanent role as the Atlantic East Conference's next commissioner. The AEC was the first NCAA conference to sponsor flag football, which has been followed by the CIAA (NCAA D-II), Conference Carolinas (D-II), Empire 8 (D-III), and United East (D-III). Marymount (VA) won the AEC's inaugural tournament in the spring to cap an undefeated 15-0 campaign.

Coaching News

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

NEW THIS WEEK: The College of DuPage (IL) is looking for a part-time assistant coach to join the flag football staff. COD will play its first season in the spring of 2026.

The College of Saint Mary (NE) posted the job description for its head coaching position. Saint Mary will begin competition during the 2027 spring season as a member of the NAIA.

NEW THIS WEEK: Defiance College (OH) named Cole Recker as the program's first head coach. Recker played college football at Defiance and later joined the football team's coaching staff. Defiance will begin competing in the 2027 spring season.

Drake University (IA) posted a listing for its women's flag football club head coaching vacancy. The school hasn't made an official announcement about the flag football club team on its athletics website.

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

Mount Saint Mary College (NY) has posted a job description for a part-time women's flag football head coach. Kevin Longacre was previously in the role for the 2025 spring season.

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.

Rockford University (IL) is seeking a graduate assistant for its women's flag football team next year. The position is set to start on August 4.

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 Guelph (Guelph, Ontario, Canada) is looking to hire positional coaches on offensive and defense for the upcoming season. The application deadline is Monday, July 21.

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.

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.

NEW THIS WEEK: Montana State University (MT) will host a flag football clinic in partnership with the NFL's Atlanta Falcons on Thursday, July 10. The clinic will be held from 10 AM to 3 PM at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana. There will also be a coaches seminar the same day from 11 AM to 2 PM.

NEW THIS WEEK: The University of Montana (MT) will host a flag football clinic in partnership with the NFL's Atlanta Falcons on Thursday, July 10. The clinic will be held from 10 AM to 3 PM at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana. There will also be a coaches seminar the same day from 11 AM to 2 PM.

Holy Family University (PA) has canceled the flag football showcase scheduled for Saturday, July 12, and Sunday, July 13.

Lindsey Wilson University (KY) will host a flag football showcase on Saturday, July 12. The showcase will be held at Mercy Academy in Louisville, Kentucky, from 6 PM to 8 PM. Those interested can fill out a Google Form.

Marian University (WI) will host a flag football prospect camp on Saturday, July 12. The camp will take place from 1 PM to 5 PM, is open to those in 9th through 12th grades, and all attendees will receive a $1,000 scholarship to Marian.

NEW THIS WEEK: Nobel University (CA) will host tryouts on Saturday, July 12. The tryouts are open to high school graduates, junior college players, and transfers. The tryouts will take place from 7 to 9 AM at Cathedral High School in Los Angeles, California.

Graceland University (IA) will host its first annual flag football camp on Sunday, July 13. The school will host the camp starting at 10 AM on campus in Lamoni, Iowa.

NYS Elite Athletics (NY) will host a girls flag football camp on Wednesday, July 16. The camp will be held at the Total Sports Experience facility in Rochester, New York. The camp will take place from 6 PM to 8 PM and be attended by coaches from D'Youville, Roberts Wesleyan, and SUNY Brockport.

UTEP (TX) football players will help host a flag football camp on Thursday, July 17. The camp will be held from 6 PM to 8 PM at Jefferson High School in El Paso, Texas.

Arizona State (AZ) will host a flag football youth camp on Friday, July 18. The camp will be broken into two sessions: one from 6 to 8 PM for middle school and 8:30 to 10:30 PM for high school.

NEW THIS WEEK: Benedictine Mesa (AZ) will host a women's flag football talent ID camp on Friday, July 18. The camp will be held from 7 PM to 9 PM at Mesa High School. Those interested can fill out the form here.

Campbellsville University (KY) will have a flag football showcase on Saturday, July 19. The showcase will take place at Finley Stadium on the campus of Campbellsville University from 4 PM to 7 PM.

An Elite Flag Football prospect camp will be held in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday, July 20. The camp will take place from 12 PM to 3 PM, with Florida Gateway head coach Ricky Hufty and former Thomas (GA) head coach Chelsea Parmer as the instructors.

NEW THIS WEEK: The NCAA Division I Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is hosting the third annual Girls on the Gridiron Flag Football Clinic on Sunday, July 20. The event will be hosted at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, from 6 to 8 PM.

Texas Wesleyan (TX) is hosting a Friday Night Lights skills and drills camp on July 18th. The camp will begin check-in at 5:30 PM and be held at Karen Cramer Football Field in Fort Worth, Texas.

Marymount University (VA) will host a youth flag football camp from Monday, July 21, through Friday, July 25. The camp will run from 9 AM through 3 PM each day in Arlington, Virginia.

NEW THIS WEEK: The University of Georgia's (GA) club team will host a flag football youth clinic on Thursday, July 25. The camp will run from 5 to 8 PM and be held at Oconee Veterans Park in Watkinsville, Georgia. Those interested can fill out a form here.

Illinois Wesleyan (IL) will host a flag football summer clinic on Saturday, July 26. The clinic will take place from 9 AM to 12:30 PM on campus in Bloomington.

St. Thomas University (FL) is hosting a women's flag summer classic for travel teams on Saturday, July 26, and Sunday, July 27. The games will be held at Autonation Field on St. Thomas's campus.

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.

NEW THIS WEEK: 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.