The Empire 8 announced on Thursday that five teams -- including Hartwick College -- will make up the inaugural season of flag football for their conference.

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.

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.

The Empire 8 Conference has announced the addition of women's flag football as a conference-sponsored championship sport for the 2025-26 season.

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.