The College Football Playoff announced its newest members Wednesday, including OU athletic director Joe Castiglione. And the new members fill openings with similar jobs and geographic affiliations.
Which means no additional Big 12 influence.
In the first four years of the playoff, the committee has been mostly void of Big 12 representation. The conference is guaranteed a sitting athletic director, thus Castiglione's appointment.
The 13-person committee includes five athletic directors. So there are eight other slots. The closest Big 12 tie has been former Kansas City-based writer Steve Wieberg.
Joining Castiglione as new committee members are Georgia Tech athletic director Todd Stansbury, Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin, former Arizona Republic writer Paola Boivin, former coach Ken Hatfield and former NFL star Ronnie Lott.