LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Bellarmine University Athletics announced today that its sprint football program has formally accepted an invitation to join the Collegiate Sprint Football League (CSFL), with conference play commencing in Fall 2027. The realignment positions the Knights alongside the nation's most established sprint football programs, marking a pivotal milestone in the competitive trajectory, national visibility and program development of Bellarmine Sprint Football.  
 
Established in 1934, the CSFL stands as the preeminent conference for collegiate sprint football.  Bellarmine now will compete alongside fellow member institutions including Army West Point, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Cornell University, D'Youville University, Mansfield University, Molloy University, the U.S. Naval Academy, the University of Pennsylvania and St. Thomas Aquinas College.  
 
"We are thrilled to join such a distinguished conference and watch our sprint football program advance into its next stages of development. This move to the CSFL will not only raise the competition on the field, but our student-athletes will be exposed to broader experiences with travel and will be challenged to continue to grow academically. We are grateful for our time in the MSFL, and we feel now is the time for our program to take this next step," said Scott Wiegandt, Bellarmine University Director of Athletics. 
 
Transitioning into the CSFL signifies substantive progress for Bellarmine Sprint Football. Aligning with a well-established conference — encompassing esteemed federal service academies, Ivy League institutions and top-tier NCAA Division II universities — guarantees a high-level slate of competition, further national exposure, deeper association with some fellow private universities and elevated recruiting opportunities. Details concerning Bellarmine's 2027 CSFL schedule and divisional alignment will be disclosed at a subsequent date.