Courtesy of Connoisseur Media Lincoln.LINCOLN–(NU Athletics Jan. 16)–The University of Nebraska Athletic Department announced today the addition of Women’s Flag Football as a women’s intercollegiate varsity sport. The announcement coincides with the NCAA’s approval of women’s flag footb all as an NCAA Emerging Sport for Women.  The addition of women’s flag football to Nebraska’s list of sports offerings gives the Huskers 25 intercollegiate programs, including 15 women’s teams and 10 men’s teams. Flag football is the first sport Nebraska has added since beach volleyball began competition in the spring of 2013.  Nebraska is the first Power Four Conference school to announce the addition of women’s flag football. The Huskers will play their inaugural competitive flag football season in the spring of 2028, with the season running from January to May. Nebraska will immediately begin the process of searching for a head coach and building a roster this spring, with plans to have a coach hired by summer and recruit a roster of approximately 15 players by the start of the fall 2026 semester. “This is a banner day for Nebraska Athletics and for women’s sports,” Nebraska Director of Athletics Troy Dannen said. “In a time of uncertainty and change in college athletics, creating new participation opportunities continues Nebraska’s rich history of elevating women’s athletics. Flag football is one of the nation’s fastest growing sports and has exploded in popularity at the youth, high school and collegiate level. There is also great synergy in our first season in 2028 aligning with the inclusion of flag football at the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles.” As of the summer of 2025, NCAA sponsorship data showed that at least 40 NCAA schools planned to sponsor in the 2025-26 academic year, with the possibility of as many as 60 schools participating this spring. The NCAA expects sponsorships to continue to increase. ...read more read less