Overview
- Jets owner Woody Johnson, via the Betty Wold Johnson Foundation, is providing $1 million to the ECAC, with grants to each school covering equipment, travel and coaching costs.
- Fifteen Division I–III programs from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio and Virginia will play 7-on-7 from February through April 2026, with postseason in May.
- The rollout includes a media day at MetLife Stadium in February followed by a USA Football talent ID camp, and organizers target at least 20 schools within four years.
- Five additional schools are slated to begin play in 2027, and Callie Brownson has been named the Jets’ flag football adviser.
- Reporting differs on the inaugural championship site, with one outlet citing the Jets’ training center due to a World Cup conflict while others point to MetLife Stadium; AP notes future postseasons at MetLife.