Get Involved |
Overview |
Eligibility |
NIL Financial |
Stadium |
About |
Rules |
Sign In |
Contact
CFL promotes intercollegiate competition across the Florida university system. Every team is built around a core of college athletes and military veterans — but our roster model is designed to be flexible, inclusive, and powerful.
CFL teams are anchored by student-athletes from Florida universities competing intercollegiately. If a full team cannot be formed from a single university, CFL actively recruits current or former professional athletes to fill roster spots and strengthen the team.
Every CFL team includes at least one military veteran as a co-equal partner. Veterans bring operational discipline, leadership, and real-world expertise that elevates the entire team's competitive performance.
CFL welcomes exceptional contributors from beyond the university roster — people who bring something significant to the team.
Active or retired professional athletes may join a collegiate CFL team as spin-end contributors, bringing elite competitive experience and mentorship to student teammates.
Veterans from any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces are welcomed as spin-end contributors, pairing their service-forged leadership with the energy of collegiate competition.
Entrepreneurs, innovators, and community leaders with significant expertise to contribute may join teams as spin-end partners, enriching the venture-building process.
Not competing on a team? There are still meaningful ways to be part of the CFL ecosystem.
Ambassador and volunteer roles are open to everyone — no athletic or veteran background required. Help grow the CFL mission, support events, and champion your community's team.
CFL actively encourages sports marketing and sports broadcasting students to participate in auxiliary project roles — gaining real-world experience in athlete branding, media production, and live event coverage within the CFL competition ecosystem.
CFL's founding model pairs military veterans and athletes — student, active professional, and retired from leagues including the NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, WNBA, MLS, NASCAR, and more — as co-equal team partners. Veterans bring operational discipline, strategic planning, and mission-focused leadership, while athletes bring competitive drive, professional experience, and public visibility. Together, they are matched—not mentored—to co-build ventures from the ground up. In our ecosystem, neither role is subordinate; they are equal partners in every sense.
CFL acts as the matchmaking and competition infrastructure that brings veterans and athletes together as co-founders. We recruit veterans specifically for their seasoned leadership capabilities, ensuring they are positioned as core drivers of every initiative. CFL is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused entirely on education, competition, and community development.
Top-performing CFL teams earn the opportunity to advance to the StateCF.com capstone educational challenge — applying the financial literacy and business skills developed throughout the season.
CFL’s draft system intentionally pairs each veteran with an athlete based on project fit, skills, and goals. This is a structured co-founder match, designed to harness complementary strengths rather than serve as a traditional mentorship program.
Veterans take on essential operational and strategic leadership roles, while athletes drive brand, NIL, and community engagement. Both are fundamental to the venture's success; neither is optional, and both operate as equal stakeholders.
The veteran's post-service transition and the athlete's transition — whether post-college, mid-career, or post-retirement from any professional league — occur simultaneously through CFL. The league exists to serve and empower both communities equally, ensuring that every transition is transformed into a successful professional launch.
Our real-time drafting ecosystem enables you to cultivate and scale high-potential ventures across sports technology, aviation, and medical innovation.
Each project offers hands-on learning, mentorship, and the chance to develop real-world business skills. Military veterans are uniquely positioned to spearhead these high-impact initiatives.
Founding member positions are strictly limited. CFL competitions are educational, game-based programs. All projects are developed for learning and competition purposes.