Mission Statement
To provide the best training opportunities for aspiring college football officials in the country by utilizing a professional staff whose mission is to observe, coach and provide honest feedback based on their performance. Each official should come away equipped with the tools needed to establish a sound foundation based on proper mechanics. In turn, the official must take what has been provided and develop a plan of attack by incorporating these into an action plan that will help them improve!
Vision
To develop an environment that is conducive for sustained growth to support the continued need for collegiate football officials.
We Value
Character, honesty, transparency, accountability along with diversity and inclusion!
Director
Mike Defee is the director of College Football Officiating Development, LLC. Mike has been married to Mary for 40 years and they have three grown children and six grandchildren. Mike is the President of Newtron Holdings, LLC. Mike worked in the Southland Conference from 2001-2005 and then the Big XII Conference from 2006-2019. He worked 5 Big XII Championship games, the 2017 National Championship Game as well as the Rose, Cotton, Fiesta and many other bowl games.