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[ICGrad]

Ithaca College just announced the addition of Women's Flag Football, starting Spring 2028.

https://athletics.ithaca.edu/news/2026/10/15/ithaca-college-to-add-womens-flag-football-in-2027-28.aspx

Are they the first LL school to offer this? I notice it isn't a sanctioned LL sport yet; are any other schools looking to add the sport?

ETA: Read the article more closely; looks like St Lawrence, Union, and William Smith already offer the sport at the varsity level. So 4 LL teams now...that's pretty impressive.

[Bartman]

Ithaca College just announced the addition of Women's Flag Football, starting Spring 2028.

https://athletics.ithaca.edu/news/2026/10/15/ithaca-college-to-add-womens-flag-football-in-2027-28.aspx

Are they the first LL school to offer this? I notice it isn't a sanctioned LL sport yet; are any other schools looking to add the sport?

ETA: Read the article more closely; looks like St Lawrence, Union, and William Smith already offer the sport at the varsity level. So 4 LL teams now...that's pretty impressive.

Yes, William Smith was the first LL school to announce and starts this Spring . We hired Rusty Virkler from Owego who took his  high school team to the World Championship and made the semi finals with a 19-1 record and brought a few players with him to HWS. I overheard a few of the girls having a discussion at a recent Hobart game and they have a high football IQ. Should be fun.