The Dec. 10-11 Forum occurs the day after the NFF Annual Awards Dinner in New York City.

IRVING, Texas (July 14, 2014) – The National Football Foundation (NFF) announced today that it will continue its partnership with Sports Business Daily/Global/Journal of the Street & Smith’s Sports Group to promote the 13^th Annual IMG Intercollegiate Athletics Forum, which will take place Dec. 10-11 in New York City at the New York Marriott Marquis at Times Square.

"We are pleased again to partner with the National Football Foundation in staging the IMG Intercollegiate Athletics Forum," said Sports Business Journal Publisher Richard Weiss. "The NFF has remained a powerful force for more than six decades in highlighting the life-long opportunities that college athletics create for the tens of thousands of student-athletes who participate each year, and they are an important voice in the collegiate landscape, making them a great partner for this event."

The IMG Intercollegiate Athletics Forum draws more than 300 of the top people from the collegiate sports, including NCAA leadership, university presidents, conference commissioners, athletics directors, media partners and corporate sponsors. The Forum has become the premier event for intercollegiate athletics stakeholders to openly examine and candidly debate the numerous and complex issues surrounding college sports.

“We are pleased to partner again with the Sports Business Journal to promote the IMG Intercollegiate Athletics Forum,” said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. “It has been a tradition for many years for the leaders in college athletics to travel to New York City at the conclusion of the regular college football season to celebrate the game at the NFF Annual Awards Dinner. The IMG Intercollegiate Athletics Forum attracts many of the same individuals to discuss the most important issues of the day. It’s a natural for us to connect the two events.”

The 2014 IMG Intercollegiate Athletics Forum, now in its 13th year, will be held from Dec. 10-11 at the New York Marriott Marquis at Times Square during “College Football Week” in New York City. The 2014 Forum will follow the 57^th NFF Annual Awards Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria on Tuesday, Dec. 9.

Additional program details and registration information for the 2014 Forum can be found, when available, online at www.IntercollegiateAthleticsForum.com.

Some of the speakers over the program’s 12 year history have included:

• Val Ackerman, Commissioner, Big East Conference

  Mike Alden, Athletic Director, University of Missouri

  Sandy Barbour, Athletic Director, University of California

  Bill Battle, Athletic Director, University of Alabama (NFF Board  Member)

  Bob Bowlsby, Commissioner, Big 12 Conference (NFF Board  Member)

  Dave Brandon, Athletics Director, University of Michigan

  Greg Byrne, Athletic Director, University of Arizona

  Joe Castiglione, Athletics Director, University of Oklahoma (NFF Board Member)

  Mark Emmert, President, NCAA

  Bill Curry, former college football head coach

  Chris Del Conte, Athletic Director, Texas Christian University

  Jim Delany, Commissioner, Big Ten Conference (NFF Board Member)

  Jeremy Foley, Athletics Director, University of Florida

  Daryl Gross, Athletic Director, Syracuse University

  Dan Guerrero, Athletic Director, UCLA

  Mark Hollis, Athletic Director, Michigan State University.

  Tom Holmoe, Athletic Director, Brigham Young University

  Eric Hyman, Athletic Director, Texas A&M University

  Eric LeGrand, Former Defensive Tackle, Rutgers University Football

  Oliver Luck, Athletic Director, West Virginia University (NFF National Scholar-Athlete)

  Archie Manning, Chairman, the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame

  Warde Manuel, Athletic Director, University of Connecticut

  Sean McManus, Chairman, CBS Sports

  Donald McPherson, College Football Hall of Famer (Syracuse), Sportscaster and Community Activist

  Tom Osborne,  Former Head Football Coach and Athletic Director, University of Nebraska, College Football Hall of Fame inductee

  Steve Patterson, Athletic Director, University of Texas

  George Pyne, President, IMG Sports and Entertainment (NFF Board Member)

  Mark Richt, Head Football Coach, University of Georgia

  Larry Scott, Commissioner, Pac-12 Conference

  John Skipper, President, ESPN

  Mike Slive, Commissioner, Southeastern Conference (NFF Board Member)

  Gene Smith, Athletics Director, Ohio State University

  Scott Stricklin, Athletic Director, Mississippi State University

  Ben Sutton, President, IMG College

  Jack Swarbrick, Athletics Director, University of Notre Dame

  John Swofford, Commissioner, Atlantic Coast Conference

  Kevin White, Athletic Director, Duke University (NFF John L. Toner Award recipient)

  Debbie Yow, Athletics Director, N.C. State University (NFF Board Member)

ABOUT The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame
Founded in 1947 with early leadership from General Douglas MacArthur, legendary Army coach Earl "Red" Blaik and immortal journalist Grantland Rice, The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame is a non-profit educational organization that runs programs designed to use the power of amateur football in developing scholarship, citizenship and athletic achievement in young people. With 120 chapters and 12,000 members nationwide, NFF programs include the College Football Hall of Fame, the NFF Leadership Hall of Fame, the NFF Scholar-Athlete Awards presented by Fidelity Investments, the NFF Showcases, the NFF Hampshire Honor Society, the NFF Faculty Salute Initiative presented by Fidelity Investments, the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Alumni Association, and scholarships of more than $1.3 million for college and high school scholar-athletes. The NFF also presents the William V. Campbell Trophy endowed by HealthSouth and hosted at the New York Athletic Club as well as bestowing several other major awards at the NFF Annual Awards Dinner in New York City. NFF corporate partners include the Allstate Sugar Bowl, Fidelity Investments, Herff Jones, Liberty Mutual Insurance, the Sports Business Journal, and Under Armour. Learn more at www.footballfoundation.org.

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