University of Central Arkansas issued the following announcement on Feb. 11.
University of Central Arkansas: UCA Alumnus’ College Football Playoff Gig Is About More Than a Game
It’s great career advice: “Be an uncommon person.” University of Central Arkansas alumnus Byron Hatch ‘98 lived by the saying, building his career as a tax accountant, a lawyer, and a collegiate athletics administrator. Now, he is the new chief operating officer of the College Football Playoff.
Hatch has worked in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the University of Arkansas Athletic Department, and the Southeastern Conference since graduating from UCA in 1998 with an accounting degree. While he may not have always known he’d work in athletics, he never doubted that his degree would take him somewhere.
“I chose to major in accounting because of my parents,” he said. “My dad worked for many years at Riceland in the corporate headquarters. He would wear a suit and a tie every day, and I just knew I wanted to follow that business route.”
Hatch first visited UCA as a high school student from Humphrey, Arkansas. He attended a Boys State conference on campus when he learned about the university, but a second visit during homecoming sealed his fate.
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Source: University of Central Arkansas
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