Concordia Cobbers partner with Vikings to launch 6-team collegiate women's flag football league

MOORHEAD The Concordia Cobbers are partnering with the Minnesota Vikings, who are helping launch a collegiate women's flag football league this spring.

Concordia is one of the six NCAA schools, including Augustana University, Gustavus, Bethel, the University of Northwestern in St.

Paul and Wisconsin-Stout, the Vikings announced Monday, March 3.

"This is a significant moment for the continued growth of girls and women's flag football," said Vikings Vice President of Social Impact Brett Taber.

"These six institutions are set to do something unique, and their partnership with the Vikings and the NFL will bring further awareness to the future of women's football and empower the next generation of athletes to find opportunities to compete and shape this game." The Vikings will contribute a total of $140,000 to support the league and participating programs.

The six teams are slated to compete in multiple jamborees next month.

The University of Northwestern is set to host a jamboree on April 5, while Wisconsin-Stout is scheduled to host a jamboree on April 12.

The championship tournament is set for April 26 at TCO Stadium in Eagan, Minnesota, the headquarters of the Minnesota Vikings.

In recent years, the Vikings have promoted youth flag football, including support of having girls flag football becoming a sanctioned high school sport in Minnesota.

"Since our four-team pilot high school league in 2024, we have seen incredible growth in that space not just in participation numbers but in the level of enthusiasm from schools, communities and young athletes who now see flag football as a viable option," said Vikings Youth & High School Football Coordinator Emily Weinberg.

"Due to the level of interest and talent at the high school level, creating opportunity at the collegiate level was a natural next step." Check back at Inforum.com for updates on this story..

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