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Pat Forde

The CFP Would Be Far Better Off Without Ari Fleischer

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With Ari Fleischer on the payroll of the College Football Playoff, the group never has to wait long for its next burst of negative feedback. They have a publicist consultant who specializes in generating negative publicity. Pretty much the opposite of what should be desired.

Fleischer’s appearance as the moderator at Saudi-backed LIV Golf’s press conference Tuesday was just the latest eye-rolling moment from a guy who has never failed to fail while working for the CFP. He’s also made regular appearances as a political commentator on Fox News, which has created some discomfort for a college athletics organization that tries to stay apolitical. And then there is just about everything he’s touched in his role as a college football propagandist.

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