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SportsBeat KC: Take a visit to the center of the College Football Playoff universe

College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock is thinking positive.
College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock is thinking positive. AP

Where else would the heartbeat of the College Football Playoff be but Prairie Village? That’s where Bill Hancock lives, and he’s the executive director of the organization that operates college football’s national championship. Recently, Star columnist and SportsBeat KC host Blair Kerkhoff visited with Hancock in his driveway.

We pulled up chairs, maintaining social distancing. We talked about college football in the COVID-19 pandemic world, how Hancock and the CFP staff is making things work away from his suburban Dallas home office and where Bill and his wife Nicki were — and about to go — when they heard the news that sports were being shut down.

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Blair Kerkhoff
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Blair Kerkhoff has covered sports for The Kansas City Star since 1989. He was elected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.
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