IRVING, Texas – Bill Hancock, Executive Director of the College Football Playoff (CFP), today announced that Mississippi State University President Mark Keenum has been named chairman of the CFP Board of Managers.
 
"Dr. Keenum is a respected and thoughtful leader in higher education, and we are delighted that he will be serving as chairman of the board," said Hancock.
 
Keenum has been a member of the board since January 2015. He will officially begin his term as chair September 1.
 
The Board of Managers, comprised of university presidents and chancellors representing the ten Football Bowl Subdivision conferences and University of Notre Dame, governs the College Football Playoff business, property and affairs. The board develops, reviews and approves annual budgets, policies and operating guidelines. It has authority over all aspects of the company's operations.
 
Dr. Keenum will become the fourth chairman of the CFP board, following Charles Steger, Virginia Tech University; Harvey Perlman, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; and C. Max Nikias, University of Southern California.
 
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About the College Football Playoff
The College Football Playoff matches the No. 1 seed vs. No. 4, and No. 2 vs. No. 3 in semifinal games that rotate annually among six bowl games – the Goodyear Cotton Bowl, PlayStation Fiesta Bowl, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Capital One Orange Bowl, Allstate Sugar Bowl and Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual. This season's Playoff Semifinals will take place Saturday, December 29, 2018, at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic and Capital One Orange Bowl. The College Football Playoff National Championship will be Monday, January 7, 2019, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.