Former CFP committee chair Mack Rhoades resigns as Baylor's athletic director

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Mack Rhoades’ time at Baylor is officially over.

The school announced that Rhoades had resigned as athletic director just over a week after he took a leave of absence from the school. Rhoades had been Baylor’s athletic director since arriving from Missouri in 2016 and had also been serving as the chairman of the College Football Playoff selection committee. He stepped away from his role with the CFP when he took his leave of absence.

Rhoades’ leave came after he was the subject of a second internal investigation by the school regarding a possible violation of university policies. Rhoades had previously been investigated for an alleged confrontation with a football player during a game in September.

The first investigation centered on Rhoades’ alleged actions towards tight end Michael Trigg over the undershirt that Trigg was wearing during the Bears’ game against Arizona State. Per multiple reports, Rhoades didn’t like the color of the shirt Trigg had to cover his shoulder brace and the AD reportedly had “heated words” with coach Dave Aranda.

Before he took his leave of absence, Rhoades was the face of the CFP selection committee on the first two playoff rankings shows of the year. The chairman’s job on the committee is to appear on ESPN and explain the committee’s ranking rationale to the public. After Rhoades stepped down, he was replaced by Utah athletic director Mark Harlan on the committee and Arkansas AD Hunter Yurachek took over as committee chair.

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