Wright
Waters, who retired earlier this year as commissioner of the New Orleans-based
Sun Belt Conference, on Friday was named the first executive director of the
Football Bowl Association according to a press release.
“Safeguarding
and improving the experiences and opportunities provided to thousands of
student-athletes through the bowl system will continue to be a critical focus
of our association,” Steve Hogan, who also heads the efforts of the Capital One
and Champs Sports bowls, said in a statement released by the FBA.
The
FBA is a non-profit association representing postseason college football bowl
games. Waters, who will report to the nine-person executive committee, will be
responsible for the overall management of the FBA in areas including finances,
administration, government relations, marketing, licensing and legal, the release
said. He will also serve as the spokesperson for the organization.
Waters
recently completed nearly 14 years as commissioner of the Sun Belt and has 40
years of experience in college athletics.
