Bill Hancock's days as the executive director of the College Football Playoff are numbered.
Hancock, who was assigned to the post in 2012, announced Wednesday that he plans to step down when his contract expires on Feb. 1, 2025.
"My time at the CFP has been a dream come true," said Hancock, per a CFP 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 (my wife) Nicki and me."
Hancock previously spent time as the first full-time director of the NCAA Men's Final Four and the first administrator of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS).
According to Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum, the chairman of the CFP Board of Managers, Hancock is likely to "shift to a new role with the CFP" in 2024 – the first year of the 12-team playoff expansion – in order to "help with the transition to our new executive director."
"We look forward to the next year under Bill's leadership and many opportunities to recognize what he has done for the playoff," Keenum said. "We will initiate a national search for a new executive director to take over when he steps away."
