West Virginia athletic director Oliver Luck is reportedly leaving the Mountaineers and heading to the NCAA.
The news, first reported by the Charleston Daily Mail, is expected to be made official by West Virginia on Wednesday.
Sources tell Charleston Daily Mail WVU athletic director Oliver Luck leaving school to take position with NCAA. Announcement expected today.
— Mike Casazza (@mikecasazza) December 17, 2014
Word is this is a created position and Luck will be something of second-in-charge there to oversee NCAA reform.
— Mike Casazza (@mikecasazza) December 17, 2014 Luck, the father of Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, has been the athletic director at West Virginia since 2010. If his position is based at the NCAA headquarters, he'll be in the same city as his son.
He served on the College Football Playoff committee in 2014 and given there are no current NCAA administrators on the panel, Luck will likely have to give up his spot in the group if he takes a job with the NCAA. Per the Playoff, his term is set to expire in February of 2017. If he needs to be replaced, a Big 12 representative will be chosen.
With Luck in charge of the athletic department, West Virginia moved from the Big East to the Big 12 before the 2012 football season. In three years in the Big 12, the Mountaineers are 11-14 in Big 12 play. In his tenure, West Virginia also remodeled its compliance program after receiving a notice of allegations of NCAA violations. The allegations were against football staff members from 2005-2009.
When Texas was searching for an athletic director to succeed DeLoss Dodds, Luck was considered a leading candidate before the school picked former Arizona State AD Steve Patterson.
For more West Virginia news, visit WVSports.com.
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