It was a light start to the week with some updates on previous reports with various football news items most prominent in this roundup. We’ll start in NCAA Division 1 and work down to NCAA Division 3. There was no update for the NAIA today.

NCAA Division 1 News

The NCAA Division 1 Board of Directors will implement a series of legislative changes, contingent on the approval of the House, Hubbard, and Carter settlements. Most changes are already outlined in the House settlement. One thing discussed, with no action taken, was allowing “greater temporary flexibility for schools to move been conferences.” What this discussion could potentially mean for individual teams, conferences, and sports is not immediately clear.

Southern Illinois Tim Leonard said that the new partnership between the MVFC and the Summit League could lead to a divisional alignment for the MVFC should more football teams be added. Could that mean the MVFC is looking at possibly adding some Texas-based teams?

The University of Vermont is looking to add a women’s flag football club team, with a general meeting scheduled for the end of this month. The Catamounts would likely begin play during the 2025-26 academic year and would become the second America East team to do so after the University of Albany.

NCAA Division 2 News

Limestone University provided an update on its status and set a new deadline for a decision. The Board of Trustees said it has a “possible funding source” that may allow the university campus to remain open as well as continue online classes. The Board of Trustees will meet again no later than Tuesday, April 29, after it obtains more information. Last week, the school announced it was ending its athletics programs. Whether the funding source will be enough to reverse the decision remains to be seen, to say nothing of the athletes who have already decided to transfer to a new institution.

Hawaii Pacific University (Honolulu, Hawaii) will add women’s STUNT beginning with the 2025-26 academic year. HPU didn’t say which conference it will compete in but the school will be the fifth Pacific West Conference school to sponsor the sport. The other four are Concordia Irvine, Fresno Pacific, Jessup, and Vanguard.

Roberts Wesleyan University (Rochester, New York) will add a varsity women’s flag football team beginning with the 2025-26 academic year. Nearly 70 NCAA and NAIA programs are expected to add flag football in 2025-26, making it the most added sport for next year.

NCAA Division 3 News

The Colonial Women’s Golf Conference’s waiver request was approved, which will allow the CWGC to receive an automatic qualification to the NCAA Championships. The NCAA stipulated that the waiver is effective for the 2027-28 academic year “provided there is no material change to its membership.” The CWGC will have seven inaugural members in 2025-26: Babson College, Carlow University, Christopher Newport University, Kean University, Penn State Altoona, Salisbury University, and Stockton University