Former longtime Michigan State football coach will serve three-year term on group that selects and seeds teams in College Football Playoff.

Former Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio is one of five new College Football Playoff selection committee members.

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The committee is in charge of ranking the teams to set them into the 12-team postseason bracket that debuted last season.

Former Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio has been named to the CFP selection committee, along with Maryland AD Damon Evans, former ESPN writer Ivan Maisel, MTSU AD Chris Massaro and former Ole Miss TE Wesley Walls.

Mark Dantonio became a legend in the state of Michigan because of what he was able to do in his 13 seasons coaching the Michigan State Spartans.

Mark Dantonio is coming out of a retirement again. Sort of. The winningest coach in Michigan State history on Tuesday was announced one of five new members of the College Football Playoff Selection Committee.

Legendary Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio has been named to the College Football Playoff Selection Committee

Here is what CFP executive director Rich Clark had to say about the additions:

Former Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio, arguably the architect of the Spartans' football success during the late-2000s and 2010s, has resurfaced within the college football landscape but in a different capacity.