Just hours before Alabama and Clemson square off in college football’s championship game, USC President C.L. Max Nikias was named Monday chairman of the College Football Playoff Board of Managers.
He will take over the post Feb. 1, succeeding University of Nebraska- Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman, who will retire from the university this summer.
“Dr. Nikias has been instrumental in the development and growth of the College Football Playoff,” said Bill Hancock, executive director of the CFP. “We appreciate his leadership and continued support. He is highly respected by his fellow presidents and chancellors and he will be an excellent chair.”
The board is made up of 11 university presidents and chancellors and it oversees the operation of three-game playoff system, approving budgets, policies and operating guidelines.
— Wire reports