Cover 3 College Football

The Cover 3 crew shares best bets for the Army-Navy Game. Chip Patterson, Tom Fornelli and Danny Kanell break down best bets and game expectations for Army-Navy on Saturday (3:25), including how the weather forecast might impact the scoring (15:45). Then it’s on to a look at Clemson’s future after losing not only Brent Venables to Oklahoma, but an athletic director to Miami and reportedly OC Tony...

The Cover 3 crew previews award season in college football. First, discussing some news of the week with Ohio State getting a new defensive coordinator (1:30) and LSU losing QB Max Johnson to the transfer portal (11:00). Then, breaking down the CBS Sports All-America team with a look at our own ballots (21:15) and a preview of the weekend’s Heisman Trophy ceremony (36:20). Plus, questions from the...

The Cover 3 talks new hires at Miami and Oklahoma plus the best bowl games. The conversation begins with the news of the day as Miami both fired Manny Diaz officially and Mario Cristobal was hired as the Hurricane’s next head coach (1:00). Chip Patterson, Tom Fornelli, Danny Kanell and Bud Elliott discuss the importance of Cristobal’s assistant coach hires at Miami (14:00) as well as candidates to...

The Cover 3 crew reacts to the Alabama-Cincinnati and Michigan-Georgia playoff matchups. First, looking at the decisions from the College Football Playoff selection committee in ranking Alabama, Michigan, Georgia and Cincinnati in that order following conference championship Saturday (1:30) and then getting into initial thoughts on the matchups (12:00). Plus, the latest on Oklahoma's reported purs...

The Cover 3 crew recaps championship weekend in college football. The conversation begins with a deep dive on Alabama’s landscape-shifting win against Georgia in the SEC Championship Game (3:00) then pivots expectations for the final College Football Playoff rankings and the seeding that will determine the semifinal matchups (17:00). Then it’s on to a spin around the country with takeaways from Ci...

The Cover 3 crew shares their locks for conference championship games. After a quick review of last week’s action (1:00) the championship weekend previews, picks and breakdowns start with Friday’s action in Conference USA (5:20) and the Oregon-Utah showdown in the Pac-12 (10:55). Then it’s on to championship Saturday with picks for Oklahoma State-Baylor (14:03), Georgia-Alabama (20:58), Michigan-I...

The Cover 3 crew reacts to the breaking news of Notre Dame promoting Marcus Freeman. Chip Patterson and Tom Fornelli grade the Freeman hire (1:00) and discuss what the decision means for Luke Fickell at Cincinnati and Matt Campbell at Iowa State (10:55). Plus, what's next for Oklahoma (12:42), Notre Dame's College Football Playoff future (20:42) and much more. Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcast...

The Cover 3 Podcast highlights the best and brightest from November. Before the awards are handed out the conversation begins with the latest from the coaching carousel, including how fans are reacting to Brian Kelly’s exit and Virginia Tech landing its new head coach in Brent Pry (2:00). Then, defensive stars line up with top quarterbacks in the battle for Player of the Month (12:18), College Foo...

The Cover 3 crew reacts to the new playoff rankings heading into championship weekend. Chip Patterson and Tom Fornelli discuss whether Cincinnati is set to make a historic playoff appearance if it beats Houston in the American Athletic Conference title game (1:00), the scenarios that need to play out for Oklahoma State to make it as a Big 12 champion (4:54) and whether Notre Dame's chances are imp...

Cover 3's Bud Elliott and 247Sports's Cooper Petagna talk college football with you on your lunch break! Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Watch Cover 3 on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/cover3 Follow our hosts on Twitter:  @Chip_Patterson ,  @TomFornelli ,  @DannyKanell ,  @BudElliott3 For more colleg...

The Cover 3 crew discusses the breaking news of LSU hiring Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly. After initial reaction to Kelly's decision to leave South Bend for Baton Rouge (0:30), the conversation turns to the candidates to replace him at Notre Dame (13:30), how LSU players are reacting to the hire (30:20) and much, much more. Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts,...

The Cover 3 crew updates the latest from the coaching carousel. The show opens with more discussion on the many layers of Lincoln Riley’s move from Oklahoma to USC with an eye on how the recruiting trail will be impacted (2:00). Then, where LSU might be looking now that Riley is off the board (19:17) and Brent Venables reportedly among the candidates to be next in line at Oklahoma (24:08). Plus, e...

The Cover 3 crew reacts to breaking coaching news in college football. Chip Patterson, Bud Elliott and Tom Fornelli hit the sirens to record an emergency pod reaction to Billy Napier being hired by Florida only to find out mid-show that Lincoln Riley is set to leave Oklahoma for USC. Topics include how both hires impact LSU and the rest of the coaching carousel, and first thoughts on what Oklahoma...

The Cover 3 crew reacts to the scores and results in college football. Chip Patterson, Tom Fornelli and Bud Elliott try to recap a crazy Saturday, starting with Michigan’s streak-snapping win against Ohio State (2:36), Alabama’s late-game magic at Auburn (14:40) and Oklahoma State beating Oklahoma for the first time since 2014 (23:30. Then, takeaways from Iowa-Nebraska (31:26), NC State-UNC (37:00...

The Cover 3 crew shares their locks for Week 13 in college football. After a quick review of last week’s action, the conversation opens with a focus on Ole Miss-Mississippi State on Thursday night (7:50) and an all-day platter of post-Thanksgiving football on Friday (13:00). Then it’s on to Saturday’s action with game previews, picks and breakdowns for Ohio State-Michigan (2630), Alabama-Auburn (3...

The Cover 3 crew reacts live to the new playoff rankings. First, after watching along for the unveiling of Georgia, Ohio State, Alabama and Cincinnati as the top four teams (1:00), the discussion turns to how a two-loss Alabama projects in the final rankings given its drop behind Ohio State (6:26). Then, the Big 12 scenarios set to play out in the next two weeks (11:21), what these rankings say ab...

Cover 3's Bud Elliott and 247Sports's Cooper Petagna discuss recruiting in the state of Florida, Mel Tucker's performance at Michigan State and how North Carolina has maintained a recruiting hot streak despite mild on-field success.

The Cover 3 crew discusses open jobs, coaches on the hot seat and the playoff picture. First, with Florida now open discussing the candidates who could be in the running for multiple jobs and what dominos might fall to get the carousel spinning again (1:50), including the impact of James Franklin staying at Penn State (11:34) and the top-heavy nature of the current carousel (32:30). Then, expectat...

The Cover 3 crew reacts to the breaking news of Dan Mullen being fired at Florida. Chip Patterson and Bud Elliott discuss why things spiraled so quickly in Gainesville around the Gators program, what the Florida job opening up means for the competition to hire top candidates, who those top candidates to replace Mullen might be and what's next for the now-former Florida and Mississippi State head c...

The Cover 3 crew reacts to the scores and results in Week 12 in college football. The conversation starts with Ohio State’s stunning first half in a dominant win against Michigan State (2:10) and Oregon losing big at Utah (11:07). Then, with the Ducks loss what’s the College Football Playoff future for Cincinnati (16:10) and the Big 12 (20:16). Plus, Eli Drinkwitz goes Star Wars after beating Flor...

The Cover 3 crew shares their locks for Week 12 in college football. After a brief review of last week’s action (1:00) the rundown gets started picks from Thursday night (7:28) and Friday night (10:50) before taking it to the biggest games of the weekend with Ohio State-Michigan State (11:38), Alabama-Arkansas (16:43) and Oregon-Utah (21:00). Then, opening up the board takes us to Miami-Virginia T...

The Cover 3 crew answers listener questions on Georgia, NC State, the ACC and more. First, bringing back a couple of undecided preseason win totals locks with a look ahead to the final stretch for Auburn (2:30) and Arizona State (6:00) with a sidebar conversation on Manny Diaz’s future at Miami (11:15) before taking a look at Boston College (17:30). Then on to the Big Ole Bag of Mail with listener...

The Cover 3 crew reacts the new College Football Playoff rankings. There might not be any changes at the top but there's plenty of movement throughout the top 25 to discuss as Chip Patterson and Tom Fornelli react live to the new rankings from the selection committee. Topics include the Big 12's uphill battle, how Notre Dame is well-positioned as a contender if it can finish 11-1, the committee's...

Instant reaction to the breaking news that Virginia Tech has joined the coaching carousel. Chip Patterson, Tom Fornelli and Danny Kanell discuss why the timing of Justin Fuente’s firing is so significant, what expectations should be for Virginia Tech as a program and this hire in particular as well as possible candidates for the job. Plus, with Virginia Tech becoming the 12th FBS program to make a...

The Cover 3 crew discusses Washington’s job opening and the playoff rankings. First, reacting to the news that Washington has fired Jimmy Lake with an eye on where the Huskies’ job ranks against the rest of the Pac-12 and Power Five (1:10). Then, predictions for the next Power Five job to open (11:25) and thoughts on Miami’s former player roundtable to discuss the future of the program (16:15). Af...