Travis Goff
{{Short description|American college athletic administrator}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Travis Goff
| image =
| current_title = Athletic director
| current_team = Kansas
| current_conference = Big 12
| contract =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|09|28}}
| birth_place = Dodge City, Kansas, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = University of Kansas (BS)
Tulane University (MBA)
| admin_years1 = 2002–2004
| admin_team1 = Kansas (Membership coordinator)
| admin_years2 = 2005–2006
| admin_team2 = Tulane (Director of development)
| admin_years3 = 2007–2012
| admin_team3 = Tulane (Senior associate AD)
| admin_years4 = 2012–2021
| admin_team4 = Northwestern (Deputy AD)
| admin_years5 = 2021–present
| admin_team5 = Kansas
}}
Travis Goff (born September 28, 1979) is an American athletics director at the University of Kansas. Prior to being named as Kansas' athletic director, Goff spent the previous twenty years as a development administrator in college athletics, which he began at his alma mater, Kansas, with his career including stops at Tulane University and Northwestern University.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kmbc.com/article/ku-hires-travis-goff-as-new-athletics-director/36030511|title=KU hires Travis Goff as new athletic director|date=April 5, 2021|website=KMBC|access-date=November 7, 2022}}
Biography
= Early years =
Born in Dodge City, Kansas, Goff attended the University of Kansas, where he graduated in 2002 with a bachelor’s in journalism and sociology.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kansan.com/sports/travis-goff-hired-as-new-university-of-kansas-athletic-director/article_6c8b0c9e-965c-11eb-a07f-6f8662338cf2.html|title=Travis Goff hired as new University of Kansas Athletic Director|first=Sam|last=Lance|website=The University Daily Kansan|date=April 5, 2021 |access-date=November 7, 2022}}
= Early career =
Upon graduating from Kansas, he began his career full-time as membership services coordinator for the Williams Fund in the Kansas Athletics department. After two years at his alma mater, Goff left for Tulane University where he served as director of development for the athletics department, while obtaining his master in business administration.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cjonline.com/story/sports/college/hawk-zone/2021/04/07/athletic-director-travis-goff-calls-kansas-jayhawks-destination-job/7115951002/|title=New KU AD Travis Goff cites 'divine intervention' along journey back to Lawrence|first=Matt|last=Galloway|website=The Topeka Capital-Journal|access-date=November 7, 2022}}
= Tulane University =
Goff was hired to be the development director for Tulane Athletics in 2006. During his six years at Tulane, Goff led a campaign fundraising more than $70 million to build a new football stadium, replacing the Mercedes-Benz Superdome as the home football stadium.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/sports/tulane/article_ccf98228-83d5-58f8-a41d-d148142995c0.html|title=Tulane plans to build a 30,000-plus seat on-campus football stadium|first=Tammy|last=Nunez|website=NOLA.com|date=December 9, 2011 |access-date=November 7, 2022}} He also oversaw athletic marketing and ticket sales.{{cite press release |url=https://nusports.com/news/2012/9/20/Travis_Goff_Named_Deputy_Director_for_Athletics_and_Recreation_Development.aspx|title=Travis Goff Named Deputy Director for Athletics and Recreation, Development|date=September 20, 2012|access-date=November 7, 2022}}
= Northwestern University =
On September 20, 2012, Goff was named Northwestern's deputy athletics director for athletics and recreation development. During his nine years at Northwestern, he helped fundraise over $440 million, which helped renovate Welsh–Ryan Arena, build new facilities off the shore of Lake Michigan and other athletic facilities.{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidenu.com/2021/4/5/22368253/breaking-kansas-hires-northwestern-deputy-ad-travis-goff-as-jayhawks-next-director-of-athletics|title=Breaking: Kansas hires Northwestern Deputy AD Travis Goff as Jayhawks' next Director of Athletics|first=Ben|last=Chasen|date=April 5, 2021 |website=Inside NU|access-date=November 7, 2022}}
= University of Kansas =
On April 5, 2021, Kansas chancellor Doug Girod named Goff the 16th director of athletics for the University of Kansas.{{Cite web|url=https://fox4kc.com/sports/college/ku-hires-travis-goff-as-new-athletic-director/|title=KU hires Travis Goff as new athletic director|date=April 5, 2021|access-date=November 7, 2022}} Goff was tasked with finding a new football coach and almost one month later, he named Lance Leipold the 40th head football coach.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/2021/04/30/lance-leipold-named-head-coach-kansas/7410173002/|title=Former UW-Whitewater coach Lance Leipold leaves Buffalo to take on a new rebuilding project|first=Jeff|last=Potrykus|website=Journal Sentinel|access-date=November 7, 2022}} Goff was also tasked with possible punishments for the men's basketball team's involvement in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball corruption scandal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/04/06/1091334394/university-kansas-ncaa-violations|title=As Kansas celebrates victory, a years-long NCAA investigation hangs over the school|first=Jeff|last=Dean|date=April 6, 2022|via=NPR|access-date=November 7, 2022}} On November 2, 2022, Goff suspended head coach Bill Self and assistant coach Kurtis Townsend for four games,{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/34932400/kansas-suspends-bill-self-4-games-infractions-case|title=Kansas suspends Self, assistant for 4 games|date=November 2, 2022|website=ESPN.com|access-date=November 7, 2022}} as well as reducing to four official visits during the 2022–23 and 2023–24 academic years, three men's basketball scholarships for three years, and implemented a six-week ban on recruiting communications and unofficial visits.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/kansas-suspends-coach-bill-self-four-games-self-imposes-recruiting-restrictions-amid-ongoing-investigation/|title=Kansas suspends coach Bill Self four games, self-imposes recruiting restrictions amid ongoing investigation|website=CBSSports.com|date=November 2, 2022 |access-date=November 7, 2022}}
References
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External links
- [https://kuathletics.com/staff/travis-goff/ Kansas profile]
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Category:University of Kansas alumni
Category:Tulane University alumni