About CFGC
Built Because the Sport Required It.
The College Football Governance Council is a purpose-built membership venue for enforcement, independence, and accountability in FBS college football.
Mission
Our Mission
To promote the common business interests of its members in the administration of FBS college football by developing and administering shared standards, compliance monitoring, and dispute-resolution processes that members adopt by written agreement.
Vision
Our Vision
To be the independent place FBS conferences and institutions use, if they choose to join, to write and apply common football rules across conference lines.
Founding Context
Why This Organization Exists
The post-House v. NCAA landscape created new revenue structures, accelerated the NIL market past $1.67 billion, and exposed enforcement gaps that no existing body — the NCAA, the College Sports Commission, or any single conference — is structurally positioned to close. The CFGC was built to fill that gap.
Organization
What the CFGC Is
The College Football Governance Council is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit trade association incorporated in Texas and headquartered in Dallas–Fort Worth.
The CFGC is not a replacement for the NCAA or the College Sports Commission. It is a purpose-built complement — designed to operate in the specific governance and enforcement spaces that no existing institution is structurally positioned to occupy.
Independence
Structural Independence
The Council is organized as a member-funded body. After the founding period, independent directors hold a majority of Board seats. Member conferences that have joined also elect a minority of seats. A director who is employed by a member conference or by an FBS athletics department is not an independent director. The Commissioner is not an independent director.
Values
Core Values
Integrity
Every action, investigation, and recommendation reflects the highest standards of honesty and ethical conduct.
Independence
Governance decisions are made free from institutional, financial, or competitive conflicts of interest.
Transparency
Processes, standards, and outcomes are documented and accessible to all affected stakeholders.
Technology
AI-powered monitoring and data-driven analysis form the foundation of modern, responsive governance.
Due Process
Enforcement process, once a member has granted authority by written agreement, runs against that member. It includes written notice, a right to respond, access to the record, a hearing body separate from the investigators, an internal appeal, and a right to counsel. It does not decide student-athlete eligibility, and it does not impose a consequence on a student-athlete.
Proportionality
Sanctions reflect the severity, intent, and impact of the violation — neither performative nor punitive beyond purpose.