The College Football Playoff is set to hire former Virginia Tech and Memphis coach Justin Fuente into a newly created football senior advisor role, CBS Sports' Brandon Marcello confirmed. According to Yahoo Sports , the sides could finalize a deal as soon as Tuesday. Fuente's job is a position under executive director Rich Clark, who began his leadership role with the CFP in June 2024.

Fuente's role resides on the executive side of the CFP and is not directly related to the selection committee, which picks the participating schools in the 12-team playoff bracket. Fuente will work with Clark and other officers to carry out the CFP's day-to-day operations. That staff serves at the direction of the board of managers, which consists of university presidents and chancellors.

Fuente was

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