Cover 3 College Football

Burning questions and reasons for hype for the top teams in college football. Danny Kanell, Tom Fornelli, Bud Elliott and Chip Patterson discuss lingering thoughts from Monday night's title game (1:30), how Bryce Young is positioned to keep Alabama's offense elite even after another round of departures (7:30) and what to expect from both Texas A&M (15:00) and a JT Daniels-led Georgia (22:30) a...

Instant reaction to Alabama's dominant win in the College Football Playoff title game. Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson discuss how 2020 Alabama compares to 2019 LSU, whether the loss reflects poorly on Ohio State, the areas where the game was won by the Crimson Tide and first thoughts on both teams looking ahead to 2021 along with the rest of the college football landscape.  Cover 3' is available...

Point spread, total and prop bets and storylines for Alabama-Ohio State. First, what to make of reported COVID issues at Ohio State and whether the game will be played on Jan. 11 as scheduled (1:30) then the game breakdown begins with a look at the betting line of Alabama favored by more than a touchdowns (11:01) and the Buckeyes' offense ability to kick in the backdoor even in a Crimson Tide win...

Answering listener questions about Texas A&M, Indiana, Iowa State and more. First, reaction Trevor Lawrence's NFL Draft announcement and the news of the day followed by a discussion on coaches who have seen their stock drop over the last 5-10 years (7:00). Then, whether Texas A&M can repeat or exceed the success of 2020 (18:20), if Tom Allen would be a candidate to take another job (30:00)...

Instant reaction to the breaking news that Alabama WR DeVonta Smith has won the Heisman Trophy. Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson discuss the results of the 2020 Heisman Trophy race, including a reveal of their ballots as voters, the keys to Smith's win and early thoughts on the 2021 Heisman Trophy picture with picks to win and sleepers. Cover 3' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Go...

How the NFL coaching carousel might impact CFB, Alabama-Ohio State injury news and more. First, addressing the latest addition to Clark Lea's staff at Vanderbilt (0:45) and the toughest challenge that awaits Steve Sarkisian at Texas (6:50). Then, with the NFL offseason getting started the college coaches that could end up as targets to go pro (17:45) and injury updates for both Ohio State and Alab...

Instant reaction to the breaking news that Texas has fired Tom Herman and will hire Steve Sarkisian. Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson discuss the timing of Texas' move on Herman, where Sarkisian must have ranked on the Longhorns' wish list and whether this move will bring Big 12 championship contention back to Austin. Plus, what's next for Tom Herman and how this news might impact Alabama's prepara...

Previews and picks for Texas A&M-UNC, Iowa State-Oregon, Indiana-Ole Miss and NC State-Kentucky. Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson get you set for the day's college football action with Bowl Season Daily. The national championship game may be set but we've got four more bowls before we turn our attention to Alabama-Ohio State, including Texas A&M's argument as one of the top four teams in th...

Instant reaction to Alabama and Ohio State's College Football Playoff wins. Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson discuss Ohio State's motivation against Clemson, Justin Fields' huge performance opposite Trevor Lawrence and what the Tigers were missing in the semifinal loss. Plus, whether Alabama's convincing win against Notre Dame says more about the Crimson Tide or the Fighting Irish a...

Previews and picks for Georgia-Cincinnati, Auburn-Northwestern, Alabama-Notre Dame and Clemson-Ohio State. Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson get you set for the day's college football action with Bowl Season Daily. The New Years Day slate starts with Cincinnati's shot at an undefeated season against Georgia in the Peach Bowl and what we expect to be a defensive battle between Auburn and Northwestern...

Previews and picks for the Tulsa-Mississippi State, WVU-Army and San Jose State-Ball State bowl games. Happy New Years Eve! Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson get you set for the day's college football action with Bowl Season Daily. Thursday features a defensive battle between Tulsa and Mississippi State in the Armed Forces Bowl, a matchup of conference champions in the Arizona Bowl between undefeate...

Detailed breakdowns of the matchups in Alabama-Notre Dame and Clemson-Ohio State. Danny Kanell, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson discuss the major storylines around the entire playoff (2:00) before jumping into Alabama-Notre Dame, starting with a discussion as to whether you need great defenses to win championships (6:30) and the challenge of stopping DeVonta Smith and the high-flying Alabama attac...

Previews and picks for the Oklahoma-Florida and Wisconsin-Wake Forest bowl games. Tom Fornelli and Chi Patterson get you set for the day's college football action with Bowl Season Daily. Wednesday features an early afternoon kickoff between Wisconsin and Wake Forest in the Duke's Mayo Bowl and then the New Year's Six gets going in the night cap with Oklahoma now favored against Florida in the Cott...

Picks and previews for the College Football Playoff and New Years bowl games. Game breakdowns and LOCKS included for Wisconsin-Wake Forest (4:15), Florida-Oklahoma (8:20), Mississippi State-Tulsa (14:45), San Jose State-Ball State (16:15), West Virginia-Army (19:15), Arkansas-TCU (22:45), Georgia-Cincinnati (26:30), Northwestern-Auburn (33:00), Alabama-Notre Dame (36:20), Clemson-Ohio State (44:30...

Previews and picks for the Miami-Oklahoma State and Texas-Colorado bowl games. Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson get you set for the day's college football action with Bowl Season Daily. Tuesday features a doubleheader with D'Eriq King and Miami facing off against Oklahoma State in the late afternoon kickoff from Orlando and then plenty of intrigue around Tom Herman and Sam Ehlinger as Texas finishe...

Picks and previews for all of the bowl games Dec. 24-29. First, a discussion about the flawed ways we determine whether a hire is good or not in relation to Bryan Harsin's hire at Auburn (1:30). Then we get into the LOCKS, first breaking down the New Mexico Bowl with Hawaii taking on a Houston team that could be short on players (8:05) and the Camelia Bowl meeting of Buffalo and Marshall after bot...

Previews and picks for the La Tech-Georgia Southern and Memphis-FAU bowl games. Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson get you set for the day's college football bowl action with Bowl Season Daily. Today's games include Skip Holtz leading Louisiana Tech against Georgia Southern's option attack in the New Orleans Bowl and a battle of first-year coaches with Ryan Silverfield and Memphis against Willie Tagg...

Instant reaction to the breaking news that Auburn will hire Boise State coach Bryan Harsin. Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson discuss the many twists and turns of the search to replace Gus Malzahn, what to expect from Harsin as he lands in the SEC for the first time in his coaching career and what we learned about the other candidates reportedly involved in the process.  Cover 3' is...

Previews and picks for the BYU-UCF and Tulane-Nevada bowl games. Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson get you set for the day's college football bowl action with Bowl Season Daily. Today's action includes Tulane against Nevada out in Boise in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in the afternoon and a matchup of high-powered offenses with BYU and UCF squaring off in the Boca Raton Bowl as the night cap. Cover...

Monday's daily preview of the college football bowl games takes on Appalachian State and North Texas. Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson discuss North Texas' spot in the postseason despite a sub-.500 record, whether App State will have any motivation edge to finish their season on a good note after missing out on the Sun Belt Championship and offer picks against the spread and leans for the total for...

Instant reaction to the reveal of the College Football Playoff top six. Danny Kanell, Tom Fornelli, Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson debate whether Cincinnati should feel the most disrespected by no representation in the top six (1:10), the level of excitement for the Alabama-Notre Dame and Clemson-Ohio State semifinals (8:00) and how Texas A&M's argument for No. 4 stacks up against Notre Dam...

Instant reaction to the college football action on Saturday. First, takeaways from Ohio State's narrow win against Northwestern (2:30) and then whether Texas A&M did enough to impress the committee and/or cause a coaching change at Tennessee (12:00). Then, what's next for both Clemson and Notre Dame after a dominant Tigers win in Charlotte (29:30), a bonkers LSU-Ole Miss game (40:30) and a clo...

Winning wagers for Alabama-Florida, Clemson-Notre Dame and more. The Locks Crew offers game breakdowns, previews and picks for Marshall-UAB (1:25), Clemson-Notre Dame (3:00), Buffalo-Ball State (10:15), USC-Oregon (14:30), Oklahoma-Iowa State (18:45), Alabama-Florida (21:45), Coastal Carolina-Louisiana (27:45), LSU-Ole Miss (31:18), Air Force-Army (35:00), Cincinnati-Tulsa (36:45), Boise State-San...

Who made headlines and landed the top prospects from the biggest day of the year in recruiting. Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson recap National Signing Day, starting with Alabama's impressive haul and top-ranked class, how LSU was able to land a top-five class despite the on-field struggles of 2020, the way the Egg Bowl rivalry played out on the recruiting trail, Michigan loading up on offense an...

Instant reaction to the breaking news of the new CFP rankings. Tom Fornelli, Danny Kanell and Chip Patterson discuss the final update of the selection committee's top 25 before Selection Sunday. What teams can move up with wins in their conference championships, why Cincinnati should be mad about dropping a spot and much more with an eye on this weekend's action and the potential chaos scenarios t...