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Randall McDaniel Steps Down from CFP, Returns 2024

10/21/2025

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Randall McDaniel, a member of the College Football Playoff (CFP) selection committee, will temporarily step down this fall for personal reasons but intends to return in 2024.
The CFP stated that his position will remain vacant due to the timing of the season, which has occurred previously with fewer than 13 members.
McDaniel, a College Football Hall of Fame inductee, contributed to Arizona State's victory in the 1986 Rose Bowl.
The CFP will release its first rankings on November 4 and finalize the playoff field on December 7.

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Randall McDaniel, a member of the College Football Playoff (CFP) selection committee, will temporarily step down this fall for personal reasons but intends to return in 2024.
The CFP stated that his position will remain vacant due to the timing of the season, which has occurred previously with fewer than 13 members.
McDaniel, a College Football Hall of Fame inductee, contributed to Arizona State's victory in the 1986 Rose Bowl.
The CFP will release its first rankings on November 4 and finalize the playoff field on December 7.