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Women's College Flag Football Newsletter for February 2, 2026

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Women's College Flag Football Newsletter for February 2, 2026

Welcome to the February 2 edition of the women's college flag football newsletter here at Collegiate Flag Football. We will look at the various stories and happenings across the sport over the last week, between Monday, January 26, and Sunday, February 1, 2026. Have a suggestion or want

Bowling Green and Michigan Adding Flag Football Club Teams

Bowling Green and Michigan Adding Flag Football Club Teams

Two more NCAA Division I schools are launching women's flag football club teams and will begin competing in spring 2026. Bowling Green State University (OH) and the University of Michigan will add club programs and are slated to face off in late April. Both clubs have been working

Fiesta Sports Foundation Establishes National Collegiate Flag Football Classic

Fiesta Sports Foundation Establishes National Collegiate Flag Football Classic

Fiesta Sports Foundation is establishing a national collegiate flag football tournament for the upcoming spring 2026 season. The inaugural Fiesta Bowl Flag Football Classic presented by Oakley will feature eight NCAA Division I teams and take place on Saturday, April 18, and Sunday, April 19. The two-day event will feature

Charleston Southern, Mount Mary, Sacred Heart, and Saint Joseph's Adding Flag Football

Charleston Southern, Mount Mary, Sacred Heart, and Saint Joseph's Adding Flag Football

Three NCAA schools and one NAIA institution are adding women's flag football teams, starting with Charleston Southern University (SC). CSU will add a varsity women's flag football program and begin competing in the 2027-28 academic year. The Buccaneers will offer scholarships and will search for a

NCAA Adds Flag Football To Emerging Sports for Women Program

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

Women's College Flag Football Newsletter for January 26, 2026

Women's College Flag Football Newsletter for January 26, 2026

Welcome to the January 26 edition of the women's college flag football newsletter here at Collegiate Flag Football. We will look at the various stories and happenings across the sport over the last week, between Monday, January 19, and Sunday, January 25, 2026. Have a suggestion or want

Manhattan, Spring Hill Adding Varsity Women's Flag Football

Manhattan, Spring Hill Adding Varsity Women's Flag Football

Manhattan University (NY) will add a varsity women's flag football team beginning with the 2026-27 academic year, according to the school's athletic website. In a message to Collegiate Flag Football, newly appointed head coach Frank Jennaco stated the school will offer scholarships and is currently recruiting

Women's College Flag Football Newsletter for January 19, 2026

Women's College Flag Football Newsletter for January 19, 2026

Welcome to the January 19 edition of the women's college flag football newsletter here at Collegiate Flag Football. We will look at the various stories and happenings across the sport over the last week, between Monday, January 12, and Sunday, January 18, 2026. Have a suggestion or want

Knox Adding Flag Football, Lakeland Starting in 2027, Newberry to Join Conference Carolinas

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 Conference. Four

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Elevating Flag Football to Varsity Sport

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 CIAA

Nebraska Adding Varsity Women's Flag Football

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 comes

Women's College Flag Football Newsletter for January 12, 2026

Women's College Flag Football Newsletter for January 12, 2026

Welcome to the January 12 edition of the women's college flag football newsletter here at Collegiate Flag Football. We will look at the various stories and happenings across the sport over the last week, between Monday, January 5, and Sunday, January 11, 2026. Have a suggestion or want

UW-Parkside Adding Flag Football, Marymount to Compete in ECAC

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's first

Women's College Flag Football Newsletter for January 5, 2026

Women's College Flag Football Newsletter for January 5, 2026

Welcome to the January 5 edition of the women's college flag football newsletter here at Collegiate Flag Football. We will look at the various stories and happenings across the sport over the last two weeks, between Monday, December 22, 2025, and Sunday, January 4, 2026. Have a suggestion

Women's College Flag Football Newsletter for December 22, 2025

Women's College Flag Football Newsletter for December 22, 2025

Welcome to the December 22 edition of the women's college flag football newsletter here at Collegiate Flag Football. We will look at the various stories and happenings across the sport over the last week, between Monday, December 15, and Sunday, December 21, 2025. Have a suggestion or want

Arizona and USC Adding Flag Football Club Teams

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 Division

Newberry College Adding Women's Flag Football

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

Heart of America Athletic Conference to Sponsor Flag Football in 2027

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 Association

Baldwin Wallace Adding Women's Flag Football

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 NCAA

Women's College Flag Football Newsletter for December 15, 2025

Women's College Flag Football Newsletter for December 15, 2025

Welcome to the December 15 edition of the women's college flag football newsletter here at Collegiate Flag Football. We will look at the various stories and happenings across the sport over the last week, between Monday, December 8, and Sunday, December 14, 2025. Have a suggestion or want

Stillman Adding Flag Football, Wagner to Compete in ECAC

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 one

Chatting With SCAD Head Coach Cristian Orth

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

NFL Authorizes Flag Football League Investment

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.

SSAC to Sponsor Women's Flag Football

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 total of

California, Georgia Tech, LBSU, and UCLA Add Flag Football Club Teams

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