Immaculata U. hosts first NCAA womens flag football championship NBC10 Philadelphia [Video]

The dream of playing women’s flag football on the college level is now a reality for athletes in the Philadelphia region.

Immaculata University in Chester County hosted the Atlantic East Conference (AEC) inaugural women’s flag football championship last weekend, the first conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to do so.

“Never before in the NCAA has there been women’s flag football and we are doing it,” said Jessica Huntley, AEC Commissioner. “You can’t be it if you don’t see it.”

The AEC partnered with the NFL and RCX Sports in June to announce its plans to be the first NCAA conference- Division I, II or III- to offer varsity women’s flag football. Centenary University, Immaculata University, Marymount University, and Neumann University jumped at the opportunity to participate for the inaugural season.

Flag football will make its Olympic Debut at Los Angeles 2028. In recent years the sport has surged in popularity nationwide, especially among girls. The NFL is a big backer.

Locally, the Philadelphia …