{
  "id": 12398521,
  "title": "RMU to start women’s flag football program",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/rmu-to-start-womens-flag-football-program",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-06T14:35:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/rmu-start-women-flag-football-143557261.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Robert Morris University (RMU) will introduce a women's flag football program beginning in the 2027-28 academic year, marking an expansion of opportunities for female student-athletes at the institution. This development follows the NCAA's inclusion of women's flag football in its Emerging Sports for Women program in January, enabling Division I colleges and universities across all three NCAA divisions to sponsor varsity teams. The sport is also set to debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.\n\nRon Moses, the vice president and director of athletics at RMU, expressed enthusiasm about adding women's flag football. He emphasized the significant opportunity this presents for female student-athletes and the university as a whole. Moses stated, \"Adding women's flag football is a tremendous opportunity for female student-athletes and for Morris University. As this sport continues its remarkable growth, we have an opportunity to provide talented student-athletes with a Division I competitive experience and an outstanding RMU education.\"\n\nRMU plans to initiate a national search for the program's inaugural head coach starting next week. The head coach will be tasked with establishing the team's identity, overseeing program development, and recruiting the initial roster. The university intends to provide further details regarding the hiring process, the official competition schedule, and other program specifics as they become available.",
  "summary": "This comes after the NCAA added women’s flag football to its Emerging Sports for Women program in January.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}