Former coach Mike Riley named to CFP selection committee - ESPN

Former Oregon State and Nebraska coach Mike Riley has been named to the College Football Playoff selection committee. He replaces athletic director Pat Chun, who was appointed to the 13-member committee when he was at Washington State but stepped down when he was hired for the same position at Washington.

«We are pleased to have Mike join the committee,» Bill Hancock, executive director of the CFP, said in a statement Friday. «He has significant experience as a player and coach, and he loves college football. He will bring a unique perspective to the committee. Plus, he is a delightful human being.»

Riley, who will serve a three-year term on the committee, was head coach at Oregon State from 1997 to 1998, and again from 2003 to 2014 before leaving for Nebraska. Riley was fired from Nebraska by former athletic director Bill Moos in November 2017, just hours after the Cornhuskers lost to Iowa 56-14 to close a 4-8 season in Lincoln, the worst at the school since 1961. Riley ended his stint at Nebraska with a 19-19 record in three seasons.

Riley, who at one time was the longest-tenured coach in the Pac-12, took over an Oregon State program in 1997 that hadn't had a winning season since 1970. He left after two seasons for a three-year stint with the San Diego Chargers — but not before his Beavers knocked off a nationally ranked Oregon team in an overtime thriller in the 1998 Civil War game.

Riley returned to Corvallis in 2003 and had winning seasons in eight of the next 12. His Beavers defeated No. 3 Southern California at home in 2006, No. 2 California on the road in 2007, No. 1 Southern California at home in 2008 and No. 9 Arizona on the road in 2010. His decision to leave Corvallis for Nebraska shocked many at the time.

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