NCAA recommends flag football

Women's Flag Football Could Become NCAA Sport After Committee Recommendation
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NCAA committee recommends adding flag football as emerging sport for women
The last sport to move through the program was women’s wrestling, which was approved last month to be the NCAA's 91st championship sport.
NCAA FLAG FOOTBALL: Empire 8 adds women’s flag football in 2025-26; partners with NFL and RCX Sports
The Empire 8 officially announced the addition of women’s flag football as a conference-sponsored championship sport for the 2025-26 season in collaboration with the National Football
Empire 8 adding flag football as championship sport
The Empire 8 announced on Thursday that five teams -- including Hartwick College -- will make up the inaugural season of flag football for their conference.
Flag football gets recommendation to join NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program
According to the NCAA Sports Sponsorship and Participation Rates Database, a sport must have at least 40 schools sponsoring it at the varsity level and meet minimum contest and pa
1st & Her: Flag Football is moving the chains for Women’s Sports
Flag Football has exploded in popularity around the nation. In the Chattahoochee Valley, the sports has allowed girls to finally get on the grid iron where Friday Night football dominates communities around Georgia and Alabama.
NCAA makes a statement in next big move with Women's Flag Football on the rise
In a landmark move for women's sports, the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics has recommended that women's flag football be added to the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program. Th
The will to play: Women get the opportunity to play flag football at SUNY Brockport
For most athletes - it’s about the will to win. But for so many women who love football, it’s just been about the will to play. Now, the opportunity is there.
SUNY Brockport adds women’s flag football to varsity sports
Women attending SUNY Brockport will have the chance to play women’s flag football! The university announced Monday that women’s flag football will become its 24th varsity sport — and is one of the first in the region to offer it at the collegiate level.
Flag football receives recommendation to join NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program
The fast-growing sport of women's flag football could be the next NCAA sport. On Wednesday, the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics recommended that Division I, II and III athletics sponsor legislation to expand the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program.
Women’s flag football could have future as NCAA sport
An NCAA committee has recommended that all three divisions sponsor legislation to add flag football to the Emerging Sports for Women program.
Women's flag football players bask in Super Bowl spotlight
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Boston Renegades women’s football team suspending operations for 2025
Team owner Molly Goodwin said despite the team’s unparalleled success on the field, it has plateaued as a business.
The NFL’s Star-Studded Super Bowl Commercial Will Lead a Push for Girls Flag Football (Exclusive)
The league will have a two-minute spot after the halftime show directed by Peter Berg and starring Pat McAfee, Justin Jefferson and other stars, calling for girls flag football to become a varsity ...
Nike, NFL women's sports Super Bowl commercials draw backlash amid national trans athlete controversies
Two Super Bowl ads were the subject of online criticism by advocates for protecting female athletes from trans inclusion amid ...
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Recap: Nike Women's Flag Football Festival with Demario Davis, Deion Sanders | Super Bowl LIX
New Orleans Saints linebacker Demario Davis, NFL legend Deion Sanders, and Nike hosted a panel discussion at the Women's Flag ...