FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas athletics director Jeff Long was appointed to a second national football committee on Wednesday.
Long, who will serve on the College Football Playoff selection committee through the end of the year, will assume a role on the NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee in June. He will represent the Southeastern Conference on the committee and replace Mississippi State football coach Dan Mullen.
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey nominated Long for the position, which includes a four-year term that will run through June 2021.
“Jeff demonstrated effective leadership as chair of the College Football Playoff Selection Committee and his football knowledge and experience make him ideal for service on the Division I Football Oversight Committee,” Sankey said in a statement.