Three associations. No exceptions.
The Pennant covers NAIA, NCCAA, and USCAA athletics — exclusively. If a program competes in one of these three associations, it’s ours. If it doesn’t, it isn’t. The scope is the brand.
Intercollegiate Athletics
Roughly 250 member institutions and more than 80,000 student-athletes, competing in nearly 30 national championship sports under a governing body based in Kansas City since 1937. Fast, physical, and deeply local, the NAIA is the biggest stage in small college sports — and where The Pennant kicks off.
Athletic Association
An association of Christian institutions competing in two divisions nationwide, founded in 1968 and headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina. Many NCCAA members dual-affiliate with the NAIA — and their seasons deserve more than a buried scores page.
Athletic Association
The association built for small institutions — two-year and four-year colleges whose athletes compete for national championships in front of hometown crowds. The USCAA is where “overlooked” is most true, which makes it exactly where The Pennant belongs.
Football is where we start, not where we stop.
NAIA football kicks off the operation in August 2026. Coverage expands across sports, seasons, and all three associations from there — without ever drifting outside them.