Binghamton University Is Getting a Form of Football After All

Binghamton University is getting a form of football after all

VESTAL, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) - Local students and community members who have been calling for a college football team have had their wishes fulfilled in an unexpected way. Binghamton University Director of Athletics Eugene Marshall Jr. announced on Friday the addition of a new women's sport. Binghamton will add women's flag football to its varsity sport [...]

Division I college in Upstate NY adding women's flag football

Binghamton University will add women’s flag football to its varsity sports lineup, with the inaugural season scheduled for spring 2028, the school announced Friday.The addition marks the first new sport at Binghamton in 25 years, since the university added men’s and women’s lacrosse in 2001 when it moved to NCAA Division I and joined the America East Conference. The program will give Binghamton 22 intercollegiate sports, with 11 each for men and…

University announces addition of women’s varsity flag football team

At a Friday morning press conference, Binghamton University announced the addition of a women’s flag football team to its varsity roster, with its first season of intercollegiate competition set to kick off in the 2028 spring season. The new team marks the Bearcats’ first addition to their intercollegiate programs since the addition of men’s and women’s lacrosse teams in 2001 that accompanied the jump to the NCAA’s Division I level. Binghamton U…