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Eight years down, Long going strong

FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas Athletic Director Jeff Long, the face of the College Football Playoff selection committee in 2014-2015 while serving as its chairman, will enter his ninth season at Arkansas during the coming school year.

Long and his predecessor, Frank Broyles, are the only two athletic directors to serve Arkansas since 1974.

Going Long

Arkansas Athletic Director Jeff Long is now the fourth-longest tenured athletic director in the SEC. A look at the current ADs from longest to shortest tenures

Director;School;Hired

Mitch Barnhart;Kentucky;2002

David Williams;Vanderbilt;2003

Jay Jacobs;Auburn;2004

*Jeff Long;Arkansas;2007

Joe Alleva;LSU;2008

Scott Stricklin;Miss.