The NAIA entered a partnership with the NFL and Reigning Champs Experiences, which operates flag football programs across the country. Championship status is achieved once there are 40 programs, a threshold flag football could reach in two or three years. The Warriors have 14 flag football players, and all pay more in tuition than they receive in scholarship aid. You come back to the Midwest and people question you, like, ‘Girls play flag football in college? Thompson said she couldn't imagine doing what many of her teammates did — move across the country to attend a small college, sight unseen in most cases, and play flag football.

Source: Fox News April 06, 2021 20:37 UTC