Below is the agenda for the Football Operations meetings to be held Monday at the Gaylord Opryland Convention Center.
All breakout sessions will be held on Level M / Washington B Room.
Sunday, January 8th, 2017
5:00pm-5:30pm AFCA FB Ops Committee Meeting: Level M/Presidential Boardroom B
- Trustees & Committee Members Only
5:30pm-6:30pm Welcome Social: Level M/Washington B
- Trustee & Committee Members
- Limited to Football Operations personnel only (Not open to others)
Monday, January 9th, 2017
8:00am-9:30am Ops Breakfast (Football Ops Only): Level M/Washington B Foyer
- Update contact information in Teamworks with staff member
- Collection of topics for Breakout Session #3 open forum
8:45am-9:15am AFCA FB Ops Committee Meeting: Level M/Presidential Boardroom B
- Committee Members Only
9:30am-10:00am DFO General Assembly: Level M/Washington B
Opening Remarks, Introductions, & Handouts
- President, Mack Butler (Oklahoma State)
- Overview of DFO Breakout Sessions
- President-Elect: Jason Grooms (Vanderbilt)
- Sponsor Introductions: Anthony Travel, 49, Hollman Lockers, Longhorn Lockers, PAC, STRIVR, Teamworks, , & XOJet, Inc.
- DFO of the Year Presentation-Scott Roussel, FootballScoop.comFinalists: Jason Baisden (Maryland), Michael Hazel (Penn State), Tim Knox (Illinois) & Jeff Rudy (Utah)
10:00am-10:15am Guest Speaker: Todd Berry, AFCA Executive Director
10:15am-10:30am Guest Speaker: Derek Mason, Head Coach Vanderbilt (time subject to change)
10:30am-10:45am Guest Speaker: Brenda Tracy, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
10:45am-11:30am Breakout Session #1 “New Legislation: Time Demands/Early Signing Day/10th Coach”
- Presenter: Troy Wingerter, Louisiana-Lafayette
With Group Discussion To Follow
11:35am-1:45pm Lunch (Catered Meal) Level M/Washington B
2:00pm-2:15pm Agent Legislation Presentation
- Chris Howard, NCAA
- Jerry Bassett, ULC
2:20pm-3:00pm Breakout Session #2 “Summer Camps: Structure & Development ”
- Presenter: Chris LaSala, Pittsburgh
- Presenter: Randy Ross, SMU
3:00pm-3:15pm NFL New Legislation Presentation
Guest Speakers: Dr. K. Jamil Northcutt, Director, Football Administration – NFL
Matt Reinhart, NFL Player Personnel/Tyisha Smith, Sr. Combine Coordinator
3:15pm-4:00pm Breakout Session #3 “Open Forum on Popular Topics in our Profession”
- Moderators: Mack Butler, Oklahoma State & Jason Grooms, Vanderbilt
ALL DFO’S ---- ADDITIONAL DFO INFORMATION --- SEE TUESDAY 10:00AM in AFCA General Session “FOOTBALL OPERATIONS WITHOUT A FBS SIZE BUDGET” --- PANEL DISCUSSION