COLUMBUS, Ohio — At most schools in college football, missing the playoff could still result in a good season. Bowl eligible, competitive, building toward something. At Ohio State, that same record might be a pink slip.

Anastasios Kamoutsas, Florida’s education commissioner, is the sole finalist in Polk State College’s presidential search, the school announced Wednesday. If selected, Kamoutsas would become the latest of many public university and college presidents in Florida with ties to Tallahassee.