The College Football Playoff selection committee could soon have a new leader from Fayetteville. Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek has been nominated to serve as the next CFP selection committee chair, succeeding departing Baylor AD Mack Rhoades, pending approval from the CFP governing board.
Yurachek, who joined the now 11-member committee earlier this year following his 2024 appointment, would become the second chair from Arkansas in the Playoff era. Former Razorbacks AD Jeff Long notably served as the inaugural CFP committee chair from 2014 to 2017.
The leadership change comes amid sudden turmoil for the committee.