{"id":212502,"date":"2026-03-31T02:16:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T02:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/212502\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T02:16:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T02:16:16","slug":"gus-malzahn-among-new-cfp-selection-committee-members-hunter-yurachek-extended-as-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/212502\/","title":{"rendered":"Gus Malzahn among new CFP selection committee members; Hunter Yurachek extended as chair"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Gus<\/p>\n

Gus Malzahn retired after a one-year stint as Florida State’s offensive coordinator last season. Matt Pendleton \/ Imagn Images<\/p>\n

March 30, 2026 3:20 pm EDT<\/p>\n

Former Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn is among three new members of the College Football Playoff selection committee, executive director Rich Clark announced on Monday.<\/p>\n

Malzahn will join former Cal and Fresno State head coach Jeff Tedford and Louisiana athletic director Jeff Maggard as new members of the 13-person committee.<\/p>\n

\u201cEach brings a deep understanding of the game, a genuine passion for college football and a commitment to integrity and excellence,\u201d Clark said in a release. \u201cTheir diverse backgrounds as university leaders, recent coaches and former student-athletes will complement our returning members and allow for a seamless transition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Committee members generally serve three-year terms but some exceptions \u2014 usually for health reasons \u2014 have been made since the committee first met in 2014.<\/p>\n

Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek has been extended as the committee\u2019s chairman for a second season. The chairman is the only committee member allowed to speak on behalf of the group\u2019s decisions in the closed-door meetings that begin late in the season.<\/p>\n

Malzahn was also head coach at Arkansas State and UCF before retiring last month following a one-year stint as Florida State\u2019s offensive coordinator. Tedford had dealt with health issues multiple times late in his second tenure at Fresno State and retired just before the 2024 season began.<\/p>\n

Maggard joins Nebraska\u2019s Troy Dannen, Utah\u2019s Mark Harlan, Middle Tennessee\u2019s Chris Massaro, Virginia\u2019s Carla Williams and Yurachek as active athletic directors serving on the committee.<\/p>\n

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Connections: Sports Edition<\/p>\n

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Play today’s puzzle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gus Malzahn retired after a one-year stint as Florida State’s offensive coordinator last season. Matt Pendleton \/ Imagn…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":212503,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[2532,4648,2534,143,3731,4442,232,234,233,3865],"class_list":{"0":"post-212502","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tallahassee","8":"tag-arkansas-razorbacks","9":"tag-arkansas-state-red-wolves","10":"tag-auburn-tigers","11":"tag-college-football","12":"tag-florida-state-seminoles","13":"tag-sports-business","14":"tag-tallahassee","15":"tag-tallahassee-headlines","16":"tag-tallahassee-news","17":"tag-ucf-knights"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212502\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}