Oliver Francis Luck (born April 5, 1960) is an American business executive and former professional football player.

Also named Academic All-American for the second consecutive season, Luck threw for a school record 216 completions and 394 attempts to add to his 2,448 yards and 16 touchdowns.

His 5,765 career passing yards currently ranks fourth on the all-time school list.

In 1986, Luck's final season in the NFL, he completed 31 of 60 passes for 341 yards with one touchdown and five interceptions.

He graduated with honors,[6] then accepted a fellowship to study the European Union and its legal system in Germany.

[8] In 1990, he was the Republican nominee for Congress from West Virginia's 2nd congressional district, which included his alma mater, but was defeated by incumbent Democrat Harley O.

[citation needed] Prior to joining the Sports Authority, Luck was a top-ranking executive with the National Football League for more than ten years, where he served as Vice President of Business Development and President and CEO of NFL Europe.

[11] During Luck's tenure the WVU athletic program made significant changes, including: WVU's move from the Big East Conference to the Big 12 Conference;[12] the resignation of head football coach Bill Stewart and subsequent promotion of Dana Holgorsen to that spot;[13] and the firing of baseball coach Greg Van Zant,[14] instituted beer sales at football stadiums,[15] restructured the WVU compliance office,[16] and took the school off of major probation;[17] facilitated multi-media rights to IMG in a 12-year, $86million guaranteed deal,[18] added men's golf after a 32-year hiatus;[19] hired baseball coach Randy Mazey who led the team to a 3rd-place finish in the Big 12,[20] and organized state TIF funding to build a new baseball stadium eventually known as Monongalia County Ballpark.

On December 17, 2014, the NCAA announced that Luck would take a newly created post as executive vice president for regulatory affairs.

Luck is in charge of all national office regulatory functions, including academics, membership, eligibility, and enforcement.

The position had been created by current NCAA president Mark Emmert as part of a major restructuring of his senior staff.

On Thursday April 9, XFL owner Vince McMahon fired Oliver Luck two working days before the league filed for bankruptcy.

"[28] Luck was named on January 5, 2023 as the executive director (de facto commissioner) of the newly formed ASUN–WAC Football Conference.

[32] Luck is married to the former Kathy Wilson, with whom he has four children: Andrew, Mary Ellen, Emily, and Addison.

Andrew played quarterback at Stanford and was selected number one overall by the Indianapolis Colts in the 2012 NFL draft.