INDIANAPOLIS-Monday, University of Utah director of athletics Mark Harlan was appointed to the NCAA Division I football oversight committee per an announcement from the NCAA.
Harlan, currently in his second year at the helm of the U of U’s athletic department, joins 12 other members on this committee, which is chaired by West Virginia’s athletic director Shane Lyons.
He began this term July 18 and will serve through June 30, 2023.
This committee comprises both the FBS and FCS levels of NCAA Division I football. Their primary responsibility is to collaborate with “appropriate governance entities to provide solutions” that impact the health and safety of student-athletes playing football at all Division I institutes that sponsor football.
The committee is also to supervise the procedures for licensing of postseason bowls/qualifications and/or selection procedures for the FCS championship.
It will also provide direction to the NCAA Football Rules committee concerning playing rules that govern both FBS and FCS football.
Harlan is the representative of the Pac-12 Conference, replacing Arizona State’s athletic director Ray Anderson.
