Nebraska Athletic Director Troy Dannen appointed to College Football Playoff Selection Committee
Updated: 1:18 PM CDT May 5, 2025
Nebraska Athletic Director Troy Dannen was appointed to the College Football Playoff Selection Committee, officials announced Monday.Dannen will replace Damon Evans, who recently became the athletic director at SMU, Rich Clark, executive director of the CFP announced.Jeff Long, former athletic director at Kansas, Arkansas and Pittsburgh, has also been appointed to the committee.READ MORE: Nebraska Athletic Director Troy Dannen shares the latest on Memorial Stadium renovations, ‘rev sharing’ and more”We are pleased to have Troy and Jeff join the committee,” Clark said in a statement. “Troy brings a long commitment to college athletics to our group and previous experience as a member of the FCS Selection Committee, while Jeff, as the first chairman of the CFP selection committee (2014-15) will step in immediately and provide an experienced voice in the room.”Dannen previously served as Chair of the NCAA Football Competition Committee and an Executive Committee member of the Football Oversight Committee.He’s not the first member of the CFP Selection Committee with Nebraska ties. Legendary Husker coach Tom Osborne was a member of the committee in 2014 and 2015.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
IRVING, Texas —
Nebraska Athletic Director Troy Dannen was appointed to the College Football Playoff Selection Committee, officials announced Monday.
Dannen will replace Damon Evans, who recently became the athletic director at SMU, Rich Clark, executive director of the CFP announced.
Jeff Long, former athletic director at Kansas, Arkansas and Pittsburgh, has also been appointed to the committee.
“We are pleased to have Troy and Jeff join the committee,” Clark said in a statement. “Troy brings a long commitment to college athletics to our group and previous experience as a member of the FCS Selection Committee, while Jeff, as the first chairman of the CFP selection committee (2014-15) will step in immediately and provide an experienced voice in the room.”
Dannen previously served as Chair of the NCAA Football Competition Committee and an Executive Committee member of the Football Oversight Committee.
He’s not the first member of the CFP Selection Committee with Nebraska ties. Legendary Husker coach Tom Osborne was a member of the committee in 2014 and 2015.
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