College Football Playoff

Chris Massaro has spent the past 20 years as the Director of Athletics at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), the fifth-longest tenured AD in the FBS. Under his leadership, the Blue Raiders have brought home 87 conference championships (including 45 in the Sun Belt and 42 in Conference USA) and three individual national championships. The 42 CUSA titles are the most by any school since the Blue Raiders entered the league in 2013.

Along with growing the Middle Tennessee athletic program, Massaro has been instrumental on numerous national boards and committees. He was appointed to the NCAA Football Issues Committee in March 2008, served as a member of the prestigious NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee for the 2010-11 season, and was appointed to the NCAA Division I Leadership Council.

Before joining MTSU, Massaro spent nearly two decades in various administrative roles at the University of South Carolina, beginning in the ticket office and rising through the ranks to senior associated athletics director during that time. Massaro earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Northern Colorado and his master's degree from Ohio University. At UNC, Massaro was a five-year football team member.