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Bill Hancock announces decision on future as College Football Playoff executive director
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Bill Hancock will step down from his role as the executive director of the College football Playoff when his contract expires in 2025.
The CFP announced that news on Wednesday afternoon. Hancock, 72, is the only person who has served in this role. He was named executive director back in 2012, just a couple of months after the College Football Playoff was first announced.
“My time at the CFP has been a dream come true,” Hancock said in a press release. “I cherish what I do and the folks I get to work with. And I do love college football. Now I will run through the tape, as the track coaches say, and then I will enjoy whatever next steps are waiting for Nicki and me.”
His accomplishments include negotiating media rights agreements for the College Football Playoff, finalizing deals with bowl sites and other logistics around the CFP. He was also instrumental in the decision to expand the CFP to 12 teams beginning in 2024.
Mississippi State president and chairman of the CFP Board of Managers Mark Keenum said in the announcement that a national search for Hancock’s replacement will begin shortly.
Keenum also said he anticipates Hancock will step into a “new role” in 2024 to assist with the transition for a new executive director.
“Everyone who is blessed to work with Bill knows he is a highly skilled administrator, strong leader and truly good person. He’s a legend in college sports,” Keenum said in the release. “We were sorry when Bill told us about his and Nicki’s decision, but we are so grateful for his service in getting the CFP started and carrying it through the first nine years—10 after next year.”
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
