Lt. Gen. Richard Clark was hired last week to become the CFP's second executive director, replacing the retiring Bill Hancock. Mistrust and misaligned priorities among the conference commissioners who manage the CFP — triggered by realignment — along with leadership turnover in some leagues, snarled the expansion process. The next big item on the table for the College Football Playoff is negotiating a new television deal. The playoff is a small part of the changes coming to major college football. Sign up here___AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football

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Persons: Richard Clark, Bill Hancock, Clark, “, they’ve, Hancock, ” Clark, ” Hancock, Mark Keenum, Keenum, Ralph D, Russo, ___ Organizations: Air Force Academy, Air Force, CFP, Mississippi State, College Football Playoff, ESPN, College, Big, Southeastern Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, AP Locations: Mississippi