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The Big 12 is looking to become the first FBS conference to sponsor women’s flag football, teaming up with the NFL on a league made up of at least six teams, according to Sports Business Journal...
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“We’re trying to meet the moment,” Draper told the outlet. “Our goal here is growth. Our goal is to advance Big 12 membership opportunities and growth for [the conference]. We see this as an opportunity to do that.”

“It’s well documented what [the NFL is] doing around flag … It really helps with their help and focus on flag. With our focus on flag, we’ll be able to really accelerate the growth of the sport not only at the collegiate level, but at the high school level.”

“This effort is really an extension of us doubling down on growing opportunities for women at the collegiate level,” Draper continued. “… This is just an extension of that growth mindset and the opportunity for us to be innovative and first.”

(The Spun)
Filed Under: NCAA Football
Originally published on TigerDroppings.com
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SomeLSUguy7 days
Why?!?! So nobody can go watch that too....
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SomeLSUguy7 days
And how are they going to recruit?!?! Its not like there is girls flag football in HS... so how do you earn a scholarship? Is this a rec league?
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SoFlaGuy7 days
My niece is on her high school team. It's actually much bigger than I would have thought.
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Rex Feral7 days
No one goes to any other events besides the big three and maybe gymnastics. But, to your point, I've watched a couple and they're actually very entertaining.
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redfish997 days
Wow another can’t Miss revenue stream ……
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Good

Maybe we can then give full scholarships to baseball
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HagaDaga7 days
This is going to end up being what the wnba is to the NBA. With them thinking they deserve more money then they generate. All for stupid boomers to virtue signal. The WNFL.
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Women's Flag Football has already started at the college level first in NAIA schools and now at the Division 2 & Division 3 levels in several conferences. The sport is currently sanctioned at the high school level in 17 states and another 21 states have been operating pilot programs. Florida is one of the earliest adopters and have in excess of 160 schools participating. The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) published their first rulebook for 2025-2026 this past May. The NCAA has classified it as an "emerging sport" and it continues to gain interest at a rapid pace. There's no doubt it will continue to grow and become more prominent at the high school and collegiate levels.
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Women's Flag Football has already started at the college level first in NAIA schools and now at the Division 2 & Division 3 levels in several conferences. The sport is currently sanctioned at the high school level in 17 states and another 21 states have been operating pilot programs. Florida is one of the earliest adopters and have in excess of 160 schools participating. The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) published their first rulebook for 2025-2026 this past May. The NCAA has classified it as an "emerging sport" and it continues to gain interest at a rapid pace. There's no doubt it will continue to grow and become more prominent at the high school and collegiate levels.
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