CFP adds Troy Dannen, Jeff Long to selection committee

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Nebraska athletic director Troy Dannen has been named to the College Football Playoff selection committee, along with inaugural selection committee chair and longtime athletics administrator Jeff Long, the CFP announced Monday.

Dannen replaces former Maryland athletic director Damon Evans, who took the same job at SMU. Long will serve a one-year term and replace Steve Weiberg, who stepped down from the committee for personal reasons.

Dannen is in his second year leading Nebraska's athletic department. From 2021-23, he served as a member of the NCAA Constitution Committee and the Division I Transformation Committee. He also previously served as the chair of the NCAA Football…