Cover 3 College Football

The Cover 3 crew updates 2021 fantasy league standings and re-grades the preseason draft. With five weeks in the books on the 2021 college football season, it’s time to review the 10-team squads assembled in the Cover 3 Fantasy Draft before the year. With bonus points awarded at the end of the year for making a bowl, winning a conference, making the College Football Playoff and more, the draft is...

The Cover 3 crew discusses the new AP poll, coaches on the hot seat and more. First, looking at how the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll differentiate on the rankings of Kentucky, Arkansas and Arizona State (3:30). Then, Upon Further Review looks back at some games and results that went under the radar on Saturday, including Spencer Rattler’s performance in leading Oklahoma to a win over Kansas State (2...

The Cover 3 crew has a recap for all the biggest games in college football. First, after both teams notched dominant wins against top-12 SEC foes the group debates Alabama vs. Georgia as the best team in the country (1:00) and where Florida sits in comparison to the league’s top tier after losing at Kentucky (9:38). Then, looking at the fallout from Cincinnati’s win at Notre Dame from the Bearcats...

The Cover 3 crew offers best bets for Week 5 in college football. After a quick recap of last week (1:00) and thoughts on the Thursday and Friday night action (8:00), the game breakdowns and picks for Saturday start with Georgia hosting Arkansas (16:40) and Cincinnati traveling to Notre Dame (20:40). Then, several different ways to play the SEC on CBS Game of the Week between Alabama and Ole Miss...

The Cover 3 Podcast highlights the best of college football in September. First, deciding a winner between Arkansas and Penn State as team of the month after both have logged notable ranked wins (2:00) then turning the attention to individuals where players like Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett, Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral and Michigan State running back...

The Cover 3 crew talks college football headlines including injuries at Clemson. First, addressing the coach firing over the weekend as Georgia Southern decided to move on from Chad Lunsford (1:50) and updating the status of two major injuries at Clemson before getting into the latest AP poll with the debate of whether the Tigers should be ranked in the top 25 (10:22). Then, playing “Penn State or...

The Cover 3 crew is here to get you caught up on all the action from Week 4 of the college football season. Oklahoma survives a scare at home against West Virginia. YESSIR! Arkansas shows it's forreal in win against Texas A&M. Is it time to believe in the Georgia Bulldogs? What to make of the Notre Dame win over Wisconsin. Let's evaluate all of the Big 12 and the Big Ten West. THE DINO DROP! Y...

The Cover 3 crew offers best bets for Week 4 in college football. After getting started with plays from the Thursday and Friday slate (8:00) the debates begin with two of the biggest games of the weekend as Wisconsin and Notre Dame face off in Chicago (11:15) and Texas A&M battles Arkansas in Dallas for the SEC on CBS Game of the Week (15:10). Then, game breakdowns and picks for Week 4 include...

The Cover 3 crew discusses QB injuries at USC and Ohio State and the coaching carousel. First, reaction to the news that Mr. 15-for-15 in the spring game Charlie Brewer is leaving Utah after three games (1:15), the latest on USC’s QB competition between Kedon Slovis and Jaxson Dart (7:50) and how Ryan Day might handle his quarterbacks with the heavily-favored Buckeyes hosting Akron in Week 4 (14:4...

The Cover 3 crew hits the biggest headlines and storylines in college football. First, with Oklahoma, Clemson and Ohio State all dropping in the polls after wins, which of these College Football Playoff powers is most likely to turn things around and finish the year in line with preseason expectations (1:30)? Then, the short list of national championship contenders outside the usual suspects (17:0...

The Cover 3 crew breaks down the best of college football action in Week 3. First, moments after the final we’re breaking down Penn State’s win against Auburn in Happy Valley (1:30), a rough day for SEC officials (10:20) and Alabama outlasting Florida’s late push in The Swamp (15:23). Then, trying to figure out what’s wrong with Clemson’s offense (23:45), Ohio State’s defense (29:45) and Oklahoma’...

The Cover 3 crew offers best bets for Week 3 in college football. Game breakdowns, previews and picks included for Miami-Michigan State (6:30), Penn State-Auburn (13:20), Alabama-Florida (19:20), Arkansas-Georgia Southern (23:30), Ohio State-Tulsa (26:00), Notre Dame-Purdue (29:00), Stanford-Vanderbilt (34:30), Minnesota-Colorado (42:00), Army-UConn (46:30), Wyoming-Ball State (48:15), Mississippi...

The Cover 3 crew evaluates win totals Locks through two weeks of college football. First, questioning the confidence level in the preseason optimism shared for NC State, Vanderbilt and Illinois (3:30) before taking the conversation into some more specific picks like the win total under for Auburn (11:45) and the low-total plays on Bowling Green and Kansas (14:30). Then, whether Miami will hit 10 w...

Bud Elliott breaks down the breaking news that Clay Helton has been fired by USC. Helton is 19-14 in his past 33 games with the Trojans. What went wrong for Helton at USC? Who could be the next head coach? Bud throws together a list of names that could be next up for the USC Trojans.

The Cover 3 crew breaks down college football rankings and looks ahead to Week 3. First, breaking down the new college football rankings with team-by-team comparisons in their AP Top 25 vs. Coaches Poll rankings with Texas A&M (10:05), Ohio State (14:30), Penn State (22:35), Florida (25:00) an Notre Dame (30:00). Then, Upon Further Review allows for final thoughts and takes from Week 2 (33:30)...

The Cover 3 crew recaps Oregon and Iowa’s big wins plus more from Week 2 in college football. First, the big takeaways from Ohio State’s home loss to Oregon (1:35) and Iowa rolling over Iowa State (13:10). Then, Texas falls short in an opportunity at Arkansas (18:20), Florida State loses in the final moments to Jacksonville State (21:40) and a recap of SEC action (29:30). Plus, Pac-12 struggles ou...

Big 12 has announced its four new schools after the departures of Oklahoma and Texas: Houston, Cincinnati, BYU, and UCF. The Cover 3 crew is here to break down what this all means. SUBSCRIBE TO Cover 3 on YouTube: https://youtube.com/Cover3 Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @BudElliott3, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell 

The Cover 3 crew offers best bets for Week 2 in college football. Game breakdowns, previews and picks included for Michigan hosting Washington under the lights in the Big House (7:42), a top-10 battle between Iowa State and Iowa (13:45), Miami looking to rebound against Appalachian State (20:00), the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy battle between Air Force and Navy (24:10), NC State’s visit to Starkvi...

The Cover 3 talks top 25 rankings and answers listener questions on Notre Dame and SEC QBs. First, what’s the best path forward for UConn football after moving on from Randy Edsall (2:30) and reaction to the new AP Top 25 poll that includes notes on UCLA, Indiana and the jockeying among top five teams (10:00). Then it’s on to the Big Ol’ Bag Of Mail with listener questions on Brian Kelly’s quarter...

The Cover 3 crew discusses FSU's big performance in a loss and more Week 2 headlines. First, with the live episode recording on Monday afternoon we open with last-minute thoughts on Ole Miss-Louisville and whether Lane Kiffin's absence impacts our expectations (01:30), Then, takeaways from Notre Dame surviving Florida State (8:37), how the ACC bounces back from its losses in Week 1 (26:18) and how...

The Cover 3 crew recaps the best of Week 1 on Saturday night in college football. First, how Georgia’s defense dominated against Clemson and what needs to improve for both teams moving forward (2:30). Then, Penn State picks up a much-needed win at Wisconsin (12:30), UCLA handles LSU (21:40), Oklahoma survives a scare from Tulane (25:40) and FCS schools are one of the weekends biggest winners thank...

The Cover 3 crew locks up their favorite plays for Week 1. The show begins with the Thursday action first for the early birds with plays on NC State-USF, UCF-Boise State and Ohio State-Minnesota (6:30). Then it’s on to the weekend action with Northwestern Michigan State (21:00), Alabama-Miami (24:00), North Carolina-Virginia Tech (28:30), Ole Miss-Louisville (35:50), Illinois-UTSA (40:30), Clemson...

The Cover 3 crew makes their official playoff picks for 2021. The conversation opens with looking for spots in the Week 1 slate where teams have a lot to gain or lose based on the result, starting with North Carolina’s ACC title chances being on the line at Virginia Tech on Friday night (2:30). Then, what a win at Wisconsin would mean for Penn State (6:20), the springboard opportunity for UCLA hos...

The Cover 3 crew reacts to Week 1 depth charts and the latest CFB news. First, what Hudson Card beating out Casey Thompson says about Texas’ offense and what Steve Sarkisian has in mind for the opening weeks of the season (2:30). Then the quarterback discussion moves on to Oregon tabbing Anthony Brown, Tennessee going with Joe Milton and Florida State naming both McKenzie Milton and Jordan Travis...

The Cover 3 crew recaps the biggest headlines from Saturday in college football. Chip Patterson, Tom Fornelli and Bud Elliott discuss Illinois’ impressive win against Nebraska at home, what UCLA showed in its early-game efforts against Hawaii and what to take away from all the Week 0 games as we look ahead to the first big weekend of college football action. Topics include Scott Frost’s hot seat,...