Overview
- College Football Playoff officials announced Monday that Gus Malzahn, Jeff Tedford and Louisiana AD Bryan Maggard will join the 13‑member selection committee on three‑year terms.
- Hunter Yurachek, Arkansas’ athletics director, will serve a second season as committee chair after taking over midseason in 2025.
- The new trio replaces former members Chris Ault, Jeff Long and David Sayler, whose terms ended.
- The CFP Management Committee kept the field at 12 teams for 2026 and set new guardrails that guarantee spots for each Power Four champion and an at‑large berth for Notre Dame if it finishes inside the top 12.
- The committee, which ranks teams weekly late in the season and sets the 12‑team field, now features six active athletic directors, four former coaches, two former players and one media member after recent scrutiny over close calls like Miami over Notre Dame last year.