COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BID PROCESS UNDERWAY
CFP Communications IRVING, Texas – Nine communities have submitted bids to host the College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship in 2018, 2019 and 2020, CFP Executive Director Bill Hancock announced today. The three host communities will be selected this fall. The 2016 game will be in Glendale, Arizona, followed by Tampa, Florida, in 2017. “We are pleased […]
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF HONORED WITH SPORTS BUSINESS JOURNAL’S SPORTS EVENT OF THE YEAR
College Football Playoff Communications IRVING, Texas – The College Football Playoff (CFP) was named Sports Event of the Year last night by Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal. The announcement was made during an event in New York City. Bill Hancock, executive director of the CFP, accepted the award in front of a crowd of more […]
YEAR ONE PROVES SUCCESSFUL FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF PHILANTHROPIC ENDEAVOR
CFP Communications IRVING, Texas – In April of 2014, the College Football Playoff Foundation (CFPF) announced its primary cause of education with the launch of Extra Yard for Teachers (EYFT). The initiative was to honor, celebrate, inspire and empower great teachers. In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week, May 4-8, the College Football Playoff reflects on a successful […]
HANCOCK ANNOUNCES MEMBERSHIP CHANGES TO CFP SELECTION COMMITTEE
College Football Playoff Communications IRVING, Texas – Bill Hancock, Executive Director of the College Football Playoff (CFP), announced today that Archie Manning has come to the difficult decision that he won’t be able to rejoin the selection committee. In his place, Bobby Johnson, former head coach at Vanderbilt and Furman, has been appointed to the committee. […]
JEFF LONG RE-ELECTED TO SERVE AS CHAIRMAN OF THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SELECTION COMMITTEE
College Football Playoff Communications IRVING, Texas – Bill Hancock, executive director of the College Football Playoff (CFP) announced today that Jeff Long, Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics at the University of Arkansas, has been re-elected chairman of the College Football Playoff Selection Committee.In October 2013, Long was named by the CFP Management Committee as the […]