Mitch Dorger to resign as Rose Bowl CEO at end of season
Mitch Dorger, who will turn 63 in September, said today he will step down as the Rose Bowl's chief executive officer after the bowl hosts this season's Bowl Championship Series national title game on Jan. 7, 2010.
"It seems like a good time to do it," Dorger said.
The Rose Bowl will host its traditional game on Jan.1 this season and then the BCS title game a week later. Dorger said a search committee has been retained to find his successor.
Dorger has spent a decade as the game's CEO and helped usher the Rose Bowl through the complicated and controversial era of the BCS, which began in 1998.
"I've always been a believer of changing out people to keep the energy of the organization fresh," Dorger said. "I think it will be good for the organization."
-- Chris Dufresne
