About the Blue Ridge Football Officials Clinic – 2026
About the Blue Ridge Football Officials Clinic (2026)
Through our clinics, we strive to provide our attendees with opportunities to:
- Meet and interact with experienced, successful football officials from all levels of the game.
- Meet and interact with Collegiate Conference Officiating Supervisors.
- Achieve a better understanding of mechanics, philosophies, and requirements for advancement.
- Participate in a day filled with group discussion, video review, and position breakout meetings with officials who have worked in the
NFL, NCAA D-I (FBS & FCS), and post-season games at all levels of college football.
2026 Clinic Staff and Guests
Supervisors of Officials and Conference Representatives
This list will continue to be updated
| American Athletic Conference (AAC) Bryan Platt (Supervisor) |
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| Big South-OVC, United Athletic Conference Matt Young (Supervisor) |
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| CIP (CAA), Coastal Chris Smith (Supervisor) |
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| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Vince Parker (Representative), ACC (Retired) |
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| Middle Atlantic Conference, Northeast Conference, NJAC, PSAC Dennis Crim (Supervisor) |
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| Northeast Conference Rich DeMayo (Replay Coordinator) |
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| Old Dominion Athletic Conference / USA South Rodney Burnette (Supervisor) |
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| Southwestern Athletic Conference Hubert Owens (Supervisor) |
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| Tri-State (MEC, GMAC, and PAC) Tim Barker (Representative) Brian Sakowski (Representative) |
Clinicians
| Referee |
| Jeff Heaser (SEC) |
| Tim Hedgepeth (ACC) |
| Matt Overton (AAC) |
| Umpire/Center Judge |
| Treavor Jones (CIP) |
| Jonathan Kirk (AAC) |
| Danny Worrell (ACC) |
| Line of Scrimmage |
| Ed Camp (NFL) |
| Troy Gray (ACC) |
| Downfield |
| Fred Dimpfel (ACC) |
| Tony Tarantini (ACC) |
Clinic Committee
| Rodney Burnette – ODAC/USA South Supervisor of Officials, C-USA Referee |
| John Busch – ACC Replay |
| Dan Foutz – CIP Downfield and Replay (Retired) |
| Milton Hagens – CIP Downfield (Retired) |
| Treavor Jones – CIP Umpire |
| Ray Pitman – CIP Line Judge |
| Matt Smyth – CIP Downfield |
| Trey Williams – CIP Replay |