The College Football Playoff (CFP) Selection Committee will be without Archie Manning for the rest of the season due to health concerns that demand his full attention.

First reported by ESPN's Chris Mortensen, Manning is experiencing complications from a recent knee replacement surgery that are not potentially fatal. However, Manning will have to undergo another surgery next month.

The patron of football's first family also had back surgery in 2013 and may be feeling the after effects of a career on the gridiron.

"We will miss Archie," Bill Hancock, CFP executive director, said in a press release. "He has such a great knowledge of college football and history with the game, but we all understand his reason for taking a leave. I wish him all the best and look forward to his return in 2015."

The committee will select the four teams to play in the inaugural CFP with 12 members and will not replace Manning.

According to the New Orleans Times-Picayune, the CFP Selection Committee is also tasked with filling the Chick-fil-A Peach, Fiesta and Cotton bowl games.

"It is an honor to serve on this committee, and I enjoy the group and was looking forward to the opportunity ahead,'' Manning said in a statement. "My health had to be my primary concern and I intend to be up and about as soon as possible."

The father of two NFL quarterbacks Eli and Peyton, Archie played the position at Ole Miss before becoming the second overall pick with the New Orleans Saints in 1971. He was the SEC Player of the Year in 1969, a two-time Pro Bowler in the NFL and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989.

His elder son Peyton, a Tennessee alum, is further cementing himself as the NFL's greatest all-time passer, clearing Brett Favre's touchdown record. Archie's other son, Eli, is a two-time Super Bowl champ.

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