Cover 3 College Football

The Cover 3 crew talks Washington, Jordan Travis injury, Georgia, Tennessee, Caleb Williams and more. The show begins in the immediate aftermath of Washington's two-point win at Oregon State and discusses what the Huskies showed in the win and how it impacts their perceived ceiling moving forward (1:48). Then, reacting to Jordan Travis' devastating leg injury (10:45) and predicting movements in th...

The Cover 3 crew shares their best against the spread and over-under plays for college football. First, after a brief recap of Week 11 results, the Week 12 LOCKS get rolling with picks for Thursday and Friday night games (7:53) before tackling some of the biggest showdowns on Saturday. After a look at Louisville-Miami (15:20), Utah-Arizona (20:28), Georgia-Tennessee (23:23), Kansas State-Kansas (2...

The Cover 3 crew talks UCLA, Chip Kelly, Georgia, Tennessee, coaching rumors and more. First, with the coaching carousel including a recent report that UCLA might be moving on from Chip Kelly, an analysis of where the Bruins job stacks up against its peers as the program moves to the Big Ten (1:30). Then, what Oregon State and Washington State gained in their legal victory over the departing Pac-1...

The Cover 3 crew reacts to the updated College Football Playoff rankings. With the off-schedule release coming between two college basketball games, the crew goes live shortly before the rankings are out with predictions on what's to come (2:00) and live reactions to the top six (7:30). Then, explaining why Georgia jumped to No. 1 and even debating Michigan's profile against Ohio State (14:45) bef...

The Cover 3 crew talks Mississippi State, Texas A&M, top 25 rankings and more. First, with the breaking news Monday that Zac Arnett as been fired by Mississippi State, a look at the job (2:08) and then candidates that might make sense (13:01). Then the coaching carousel talk continues with more of what we've learned about the future at Texas A&M (25:50) as well as recent openings at Boise...

The Cover 3 crew reacts to the breaking news that Texas A&M is moving on from Jimbo Fisher. Early Sunday morning news began to leak about Texas A&M firing Jimbo Fisher, effective immediately. Fisher went 45-25 in his six-season tenure with the Aggies, so the crew discusses what kept him from reaching the expectations of contending for championships in the SEC (1:45). Plus, early names to w...

The Cover 3 crew talks Michigan, Jim Harbaugh, Washington, Georgia, FSU, more. First, the biggest takeaways from the game, and postgame, with Michigan's win at Penn State (1:40) and then a spotlight on Washington in the wake of surviving an upset bid from Utah (24:50). Then, comparing the Huskies with the rest of the top five to kick off the AP Top 25 poll projections (32:05) as well as takeaways...

The Cover 3 crew reacts to the Big Ten's punishment for Michigan in the sign-stealing scandal. Chip Patterson and Tom Fornelli react to the breaking news of the Big Ten ruling that Jim Harbaugh has been suspended from coaching on game days for the remainder of the regular season. Topics include the Harbaugh's impact on the team during a game, whether the Big Ten's punishment fits the violations of...

The Cover 3 crew shares their best against the spread and over-under plays in college football. First, after a brief recap of Week 10 results (1:12) the picks begin with Thursday and Friday night action (8:22) before tackling some of the biggest games of Saturday like Michigan-Penn State (15:11), Tennessee-Missouri (20:50), Georgia-Ole Miss (23:09) and Oregon-USC (31:03). Then, the board opens up...

The Cover 3 crew talks Jim Harbaugh, Michigan, Penn State, Georgia, Tennessee and more. First, resetting the conversation on the Michigan sign stealing scandal with expectations of what discipline, if any, might be coming from the Big Ten (1:20). Then it's on to whether James Madison can successfully petition its way to postseason eligibility (16:18) and what to make of NC State QB MJ Morris shutt...

The Cover 3 crew reacts to Ohio State ahead of Georgia in the new playoff rankings. First, whether the decision to leave the top eight unchanged makes sense after last week's results (1:20) and how to balance the eye test and the resume when ranking Oregon (7:57). Plus, interesting committee decisions from the back half of the rankings (12:00) and how LSU and Notre Dame get advantages when it come...

Cover 3's Bud Elliott is joined by 247Sports's Cooper Petagna to talk all things recruiting! First, the guys tackle Ohio State's 2nd-ranked class headlined by five-star wide receiver and number one overall player Jeremiah Smith! (2:40) Then, it's time to discuss the Ducks with Dan Lanning's Oregon squad! How are the Ducks putting together such a strong class in Lanning's second year? (20:12) Final...

The Cover 3 crew talk Lincoln Riley, Michigan, Alabama, LSU, Georgia, Arizona and more. First, reaction to the Sunday news of Lincoln Riley and USC parting ways with defensive coordinator Alex Grinch, including a couple candidate suggestions that take into consideration the upcoming move to the Big Ten (1:20). Then, after a quick note on the robust rumor mill surrounding Michigan (11:30) it's on t...

The Cover 3 crew talks Alabama, LSU, Oklahoma State, Texas, Georgia and more. First, in the immediate wake of the game's conclusion, reaction to Alabama's second half runaway against LSU (1:30) and then the fallout from Oklahoma State taking down Oklahoma in the last Bedlam game as Big 12 opponents (13:00). Other topics include Texas holding on in OT against Kansas State (21:30), Ohio State's offe...

The Cover 3 crew shares their top against the spread and over-under plays for college football. After a brief recap of last week's results (1:30) the new week of LOCKS begins with Thursday-Friday night picks (7:43) before moving on to Saturday with breakdowns and best bets for Ohio State-Rutgers (18:47), Texas-Kansas State (23:20), Georgia-Missouri (26:12), Oklahoma-Oklahoma State (29:38) and Alab...

The Cover 3 crew talks Alabama, LSU, Georgia, Oklahoma State, Iowa and more. First, discussing the path forward for Iowa football with news that offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz won't return to the program for 2024 (1:00) and Dabo Swinney's emotional response to a coaches' show caller questioning his job performance (9:03). Then it's on to Big Game Breakdown, going inside the matchup with the k...

The Cover 3 crew reacts to the release of the first College Football Playoff rankings. First, a discussion of the top five teams and how the committee's ranking -- which includes Ohio State at No. 1 over Georgia and Michigan -- reflects that this group is valuing in its process (1:39). Then after a few key discussion points there are more team-specific conversations like why USC would be ranked hi...

The Cover 3 crew talks Jim Harbaugh, Deion Sanders, playoff rankings and more. First, with Tuesday marking the unveiling of the first College Football Playoff rankings from the selection committee, some predictions on who will be No. 1 and what other headlines might come from the initial top 10 (2:05). Then, whether to make anything of the report that Michigan might not move forward with a contrac...

The Cover 3 crew talks Oklahoma, Kansas, Ohio State, Georgia, USC and more. First, the biggest takeaways from Kansas' first win against Oklahoma since 1997 (1:50) and what we learned about Ohio State after another hard-fought win led by the defense (15:43). Then, what Carson Beck and Georgia showed against Florida in their first game without Brock Bowers (24:33), Oregon's statement win at Utah (34...

The Cover 3 crew shares their best against the spread and over-under picks for Week 9. First, after a brief review of Week 8 results and some early bird weeknight picks (1:15) the big games for Saturday get the first look with picks for Georgia-Florida (11:28), Oregon-Utah (15:45) and Ohio State-Wisconsin (21:25). Then the card opens up for the entire Saturday slate, with the crew offering picks a...

The Cover 3 crew talks Michigan, Georgia, Lincoln Riley, Oregon, Ohio State and more. First, a discussion on the latest revelations in the Michigan sign-stealing scandal and thoughts on how the Big Ten or NCAA might react if the allegations are proven in their investigation (1:25). Also, what impact Lincoln Riley's absence has on USC as it looks to rebound from back-to-back losses (22:11) and then...

Cover 3's Bud Elliott is joined by 247Sports's Andrew Ivins and Cooper Petagna to talk all things recruiting! First the guys talk Missouri's dynamic recruiting class headlined by five-star Williams Nwaneri (3:18). Then we move on to the Sunshine State Scorecard with Florida, Florida State & Miami's 2024 classes (14:00). Finally, we wrap up with Q&A (49:00). Cover 3 is available on Apple Po...

The Cover 3 crew talks Texas, Arch Manning, Clemson, USC, Nebraska and more. First, evaluating the Texas quarterback room in light of Quinn Ewers suffering a shoulder injury that could keep him out for multiple weeks, including what Maalik Murphy brings to the offense and whether Arch Manning will end up seeing playing time (1:22). Also, as Arkansas responds to its losing streak with the off week...

The Cover 3 crew talks Ohio State, Penn State, Florida State, USC, Utah and more. First, diving into the many takeaways from Ohio State's defensive battle against Penn State (1:17) and what it means for both teams moving forward. Then, how Florida State responded to Duke's strong first punch (18:47) and what went wrong for North Carolina in a bad loss to Virginia (29:40). Plus, projecting the new...

The Cover 3 crew shares their best against the spread and over-under plays in college football. First, after a brief recap of Week 7 results (1:12) the LOCKS get rolling with weeknight action on Thursday and Friday night (7:15). Then it's on to some of the biggest games of Saturday with previews, picks and breakdowns for Ohio State-Penn State (14:46), Alabama-Tennessee (24:30), Florida State-Duke...