COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State University senior vice president and Wolfe Foundation director of athletics Gene Smith has been appointed to the College Football Playoff selection committee for a three-year term beginning this spring. Bill Hancock, Executive Director of the College Football Playoff (CFP), made the announcement today. Also joining the committee are longtime Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer and Robert Morris University President Chris Howard. The new members will replace Barry Alvarez and Condoleezza Rice, whose three-year terms expired, and Lloyd Carr, who stepped down from the committee for health reasons. “This is a tremendous honor and privilege to be appointed to this committee,” Smith said from Nashville, Tenn., where he is attending the NCAA national convention. “The sport of football has given so much to me and I feel extremely fortunate to have this opportunity to be able to give back.” Smith is in his 12th year…
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