NFOO Spring DFO Meetings

Omni Hotel Frisco - SOLD OUT!

Second hotel added

Hotel Indigo Frisco

Itinerary (Tentative)

Wednesday, April 30 :

3:00 pm - DFO Committee Meeting (The Star Ballroom A)

4:00 pm - DFO Welcome Meeting (The Star Ballroom B)

Mission BBQ Intro - Randy Riniker & Shannon Ferbrache

Samples Provided by Mission BBQ

4:10 pm - League Meetings (1st Rotation)

AAC - Shane Elder, American Athletic Conference (The Star Ballroom A)
ACC - Josh Thompson (The Star Ballroom D1)
Big 10 - Paul Federici, Iowa (The Star Ballroom D2)
Big 12 - John Swift, BYU (Alabaster Room)
SEC - Josh Pruitt, Kentucky (Five Points Room)
FCS, D2, D3, NAIA - (The Star Ballroom D3)
- Charles Nichols, Texas Southern/David Davis, Howard/Andrea Perry

Refreshments during conference meetings sponsored by Collegiate Sports Travel

4:40 pm - League Meetings (2nd Rotation)

C-USA - Jacob Martinez, Louisiana Tech (Five Points Room)
MAC - Andrew Terwilliger, Toledo (Alabaster Room)
MWC - Garrett Wolfe, SJSU (The Star Ballroom A)
SBC - Kevin Cristello, Sun Belt (Silver Room)

5:15 pm - Busses depart Omni Hotel for Highland Park

Transportation sponsored by Anthony Travel

5:45-7:00 pm Tour SMU Football Facilities (optional)

Dinner On Your Own

8:00 pm-10:00 pm - Football Operations Social

Appetizers & Desserts

Sponsored by Forty Nine Degrees and Longhorn Lockers

Location: Sidecar Social 6770 Winning Dr. Ste. 900 Frisco TX, 75034

Thursday, May 1

8:00 am Check-in/Breakfast

Sponsored by Just Play Solutions (The Star Ballrooom A)

9:00 am - Welcome and Introductions (The Star Ballroom B)

9:05 am - Sponsor Introductions (The Star Ballroom B)

Vendors in The Pre-Function Area

9:50 am - Title Sponsor Introduction 8K Solutions

**Sessions 1-8 are 50 minutes each**

10:00 am - Session #1 - Sponsored by Jostens

Conference Office Football Administration: How Conference Office Utilizes the Chief of Staff/DFO Roles(The Star Ballroom B)

Panelists: Neyland Raper - Big 12, John Ford Jr - CFP, Travis Llewellyn - Sun Belt, Shane Elder - AAC and Kyle Grooms - United Athletic Conference/WAC

10:50 am - Meal Sponsor, Just Play Solutions

Introduction - John Reagan and Ryan Becker

11:10 am - Session #2 - Sponsored by Next Level Sports

The Future is Now. Revenue Sharing/NIL/Collectives (The Star Ballroom B)

Panelists: Derrick Coles - NCAA, Antonio Huffman - Texas Tech, Andrew Warsaw - South Florida, Dr. Sherman Morris - Author, Consultant & Former FBS Administrator, Christopher Zapata - Agent

12:10 pm - Session #3

Staff Infrastructure in the New Era of College Football (The Star Ballroom B)

Presenter: Joshua Thompson - Florida

1:00 pm - Lunch - sponsored by The Omni Hotel Fort Lauderdale (The Star Ballroom A)

2:00 pm - Title Sponsor Intro - Collegiate Sports Travel

2:10 pm - Title Sponsor Intro - Red Card Jeff Haupt, CEO

2:20 pm - Session #4

NCAA Update Q&A (The Star Ballroom B)

Presenter Patrick Higgins - NCAA

3:10 pm - Riddell Introductuion - Blake Reid

(Refreshments Provided by Ridell)

3:30 pm - Session #5 - Sponsored by Hollman Lockers

DFO vs. Chief of Staff, Roles Defined (The Star Ballroom B)

Presenter: Byron Ellis - Tulane

4:20 pm - Sportable Introduction - Tommy Knight (Refreshments Provided by Sportable)

4:45 pm - Session #6

"Secure the Bag - Finacial Literacy For Our Student Athletes" (The Star Ballroom B)

Presenter: Didier Occident - Occident Wealth Management

5:30 pm - Break Meetings - Dinner on your Own

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Football Operations Social