Mack Rhoades stepping down as CFP selection committee chair amid leave of absence as Baylor AD
By Jacob Moss
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The College Football Playoff is rapidly approaching, but it looks like the selection committee is now without its chairman as the final few weeks of the regular season tick away.
According to Yahoo Sports college football insider Ross Dellenger, Baylor Athletic Director Mack Rhoades, who is also the current CFP Selection Committee chair, is stepping down from his role as CFP Selection Committee Chair following his leave of absence as AD for the Bears.
Per Dellenger, Rhoades initiated the leave, which started on Wednesday, and he did so for “personal reasons,” and he is now expected to also step down as the chair of the CFP Selection Committee, leaving the group at 11 members.
Rhoades has served Baylor’s Athletic Director since 2016, taking over the position following a massive scandal that saw the former AD, school president, and the entire football staff ousted.
He has served as the chair of the CFP Selection Committee for the entire 2025 season, being named to the position after former committee chair Warde Manuel’s term expired.
According to a follow-up tweet by Dellenger, Baylor is also conducting an internal investigation after they were “made aware of allegations involving AD Mack Rhoades,” and it is not yet clear what these allegations entail.
