The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association voted Monday to sanction girls’ flag football as a varsity high school sport beginning with the 2026-27 school year, becoming the latest state to expand one of the nation’s fastest-growing sports. The vote comes after a two-year pilot program and several years of support from the NFL’s New York Jets, New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles. New Jersey becomes the 18th state to sanction girls’ flag football as a varsity sport, according