Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades is taking a leave of absence from his responsibilities with the university, sources tell CBS Sports' Brandon Marcello. Rhoades is also stepping down from his position as College Football Playoff chair. He will be replaced as both CFP chair and as a member of the committee, ESPN reports .

Three weeks before the College Football Playoff’s field is set to be announced, selection committee chairman Mack Rhoades is stepping down from that role and taking a leave of absence from his job as ...