The College Football Playoff selection committee has been shaking things up just after two years of its existence. The committee's members are set to have terms that last two years — that's why the CFP named a new chairman in Texas Tech AD Kirby Hocutt last week. Now, the selection committee announced four new members that will replace Mike Gould, Pat Haden, Tom Osborne and Mike Tranghese, whose terms have expired. The new members include former head coaches, athletic directors and a Harris Poll voter. Let's take a look at who exactly these new faces are.
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Former Southern Miss HC Jeff Bower: Bower spent 29 years at the University of Southern Mississippi as a quarterback, assistant coach and head coach. While the Eagles head coach, he oversaw 14 straight winning seasons, four Conference USA championships and six bowl wins. He was a three-time C-USA coach-of-the-year and, in 2004, the conference named him "Coach of the Decade."
Lloyd Carr of Michigan: Carr is technically a legend in Ann Arbor. During his tenure as Michigan's head coach, the Wolverines had to a share of the 1997 national championship, five Big Ten titles and six bowl victories. Carr finished his career in Ann Arbor with 122 wins, marking him the third winningest in school history. He's collected some impressive hardware including the AFCA Coach of the Year, Walter Camp Coach of the Year, Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year and the George Munger and Paul "Bear" Bryant Awards.
Herb Deromedi: Deromedi retired as the winningest coach in Mid-American Conference history with an overall record of 110-55-10 during 38 seasons with Central Michigan. He also served as the Chippewa's athletic director for 12 years from 1994-2006. He's got voting experience too, having served as a Harris Poll voter.
Rob Mullens, Oregon AD: Here's your "hip" hire of the bunch. As the athletic director in Eugene, it's no secret that Mullens is at the forefront of new technology and facilities with Oregon's athletic programs. After being named AD in 2010, Oregon had its best finish ever in the Directors' Cup, a national assessment of an athletic department's overall achievements. The Ducks average more than 100 academic all-conference selections annually, too.
Given these guys' wealth of experience, these sound like great additions to the committee.
