Rece Davis Grills CFP Chair Over Controversial Notre Dame Snub Hunter Yurachek attempted to explain why the committee finally decided to rank Miami over Notre Dame. Sports Illustrated · Dec 7, 2025
Kirby Smart Finally Solved His Alabama Problem. Did He Solve the CFP Committee’s, Too? The Bulldogs’ SEC championship domination snapped a 22-year Alabama streak in the Peach State and may have pushed the Crimson Tide out of the playoff field. Sports Illustrated · Dec 7, 2025
College Football World Flummoxed by Alabama’s CFP Case After Loss to Georgia The college football world was perplexed with Alabama’s College Football Playoff case after a lopsided loss to Georgia in the SEC title game. Sports Illustrated · Dec 7, 2025
CFP Chair Discusses How Championship Saturday Will Impact Final Rankings Hunter Yurachek explained the College Football Playoff selection committee’s process for championship Saturday. Sports Illustrated · Dec 6, 2025
College Football Playoff Rankings Expose ACC’s Nearly Inevitable Worst-Case Scenario The conference could be shut out of the playoff, and its highest-ranked team has to sit at home to watch it unfold. Sports Illustrated · Dec 3, 2025
Alabama’s Nonsensical College Football Playoff Rankings Rise Has Major Ramifications The Tide’s narrow win over a bad Auburn team somehow became the committee’s justification for jumping Notre Dame. Sports Illustrated · Dec 3, 2025
CFP Chair Explains Why Alabama, Notre Dame Swapped Spots in Latest Rankings Alabama surprisingly moved ahead of Notre Dame in this week’s CFP rankings. Sports Illustrated · Dec 3, 2025
How College Football Playoff Selection Committee Handled Ole Miss After Lane Kiffin Departure The Rebels were ranked seventh a week ago. Sports Illustrated · Dec 3, 2025
Lane Kiffin’s Decision Could Cost Ole Miss a Home College Football Playoff Game With Kiffin eyeing other jobs, the committee could factor in his decision, leaving Ole Miss to weigh its pride against a potential CFP hit. Sports Illustrated · Nov 26, 2025
Why Notre Dame Remains Higher Than Miami in College Football Playoff Rankings The CFP committee continues to rank Notre Dame ahead of Miami, despite the latter's head-to-head win over the former. Sports Illustrated · Nov 26, 2025
CFP Chair Explains How Selection Committee Will Treat Ole Miss If Lane Kiffin Leaves Hunter Yurachek was asked about the Kiffin situation during ESPN’s broadcast. Sports Illustrated · Nov 26, 2025
Why Miami’s Win Over Notre Dame Means Nothing to a CFP Committee Obsessed With Losses The playoff selection committee is clearly rewarding who you lost to, not who you defeated, and Miami is paying the price. Sports Illustrated · Nov 19, 2025
Baylor AD Rhoades takes leave, steps down as CFP chairman and is replaced by Arkansas AD Yurachek CFP selection committee chairman Mack Rhoades has been replaced by Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek following an announcement that Rhoades had stepped down from the role and taken a leave of absence as the athletic director at Baylor while the school investigates unspecified allegations against him The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025
How Could Arkansas Football Rehire Bobby Petrino? With a Loophole. The Razorbacks have tried to rationalize but just ended up covered in mud. Sports Illustrated · Nov 30, 2023
Sports Illustrated · Nov 19, 2023 Arkansas AD Announces Sam Pittman Will Return in 2024, and Razorbacks Fans Aren’t Happy The Razorbacks coach is 23–24 in four seasons at Arkansas.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 28, 2023 Ryan Mallett, former Arkansas and NFL quarterback, dies at 35 Mallett died in an apparent drowning, according to the Okaloosa County (Florida) Sheriff’s Office.
The Guardian - US · Jun 28, 2023 Former NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett dies in apparent drowning aged 35 Former Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett, who also played for New England, Houston and Baltimore during five seasons in the NFL, has died aged 35
The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023 Former Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett has died in an apparent drowning Former Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett, who also played for New England, Houston and Baltimore during five seasons in the NFL, has died