Former Mountaineer AD Luck to Work With ASUN/WAC Football Partnership

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Former West Virginia University quarterback and director of athletics Oliver Luck was hired as the executive director of a new football partnership between the ASUN Conference and the Western Athletic Conference, the two leagues announced yesterday.

Luck will serve as a consultant as the two conferences aspire to become a Football Bowl Subdivision conference. No timeline has been established for their to move to FBS football.

Luck, who spent four years as West Virginia's athletic director from 2010 to 2014, has held various roles in professional and collegiate sports. Most recently, he served as commissioner and CEO of the XFL after a four-year tenure at the NCAA as its vice president for regulatory affairs.

His sports experience also includes stints as general manager of Frankfurt Galaxy and Rein Fire, CEO of NFL Europe, president of the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer and chief executive officer of the Houston Sports Authority. He is currently the chairmen of Altius Sports Partners.

Luck was once a record-setting quarterback for West Virginia who led the Mountaineers to a Peach Bowl victory over Florida in 1981. He played five seasons with the Houston Oilers.

His role with the ASUN and WAC begins immediately.

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