Cover 3 College Football

Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson answer listener questions. First, comparing Ohio State to Georgia in the discussion of the next blue blood to snap a title drought (6:30) and whether Georgia fans have longing eyes for Justin Fields given his success with the Buckeyes (11:30). Then, which college football coach or coordinator hates nerds the most (20:33), the outlook for Virginia and...

Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson recap Florida's big win and more from Week 6 in college football. First, the big-picture takeaways from Florida's win over Auburn (3:15), Ohio State's win against Michigan State (15:15) and Michigan surviving against Iowa (22:20). Then, wild finishes in the ACC Coastal (31:30), whether Penn State is a threat to Ohio State (40:45), Oregon's place amon...

Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson share their best bets and top picks for the weekend action in college football. Game breakdowns and LOCKS included for Michigan-Iowa (9:15), Ohio State-Michigan State (13:20), Auburn-Florida (19:40), Louisville-Boston College (26:10), Washington-Stanford (28:20), Air Force-Navy (30:15), Army-Tulane (32:40), Oregon-Cal (36:15), LSU-Utah State (39:00),...

Dennis Dodd joins Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson with hot seat talk and amateurism analysis. First, Barton and Chip discuss three burning questions for Week 6 (2:30) then Dennis Dodd joins the show, first addressing the name, image and likeness movement in college sports (12:45). Topics include unintended consequences, common-sense middle ground and how the experience of a student-athlete might...

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson break down the Rutgers job with Chris Ash fired following Week 5. First, reaction to the timing of the news and what went wrong for Ash during his tenure (2:30). Then, the different categories of candidates (12:00) for the Scarlet Knights' job and thoughts on where the program could -- or should -- turn for its next head coach (24:15). Plus, reactions to Mike Leac...

Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson break down the highlights and lowlights from Week 5 across college football. First, considering the state of Clemson and its claim to No. 1 after surviving at North Carolina (2:15), why Ohio State's dominance shouldn't be overlooked (17:00) and whether Auburn has turned a corner to become into an SEC title contender (23:45). Then, takeaways from wins...

Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson reveal their best bets and top picks for Week 5 in college football. Game breakdowns and LOCKS in this week's edition of the competition include Memphis-Navy (7:20), Cal-Arizona State (10:50), Notre Dame-UVA (17:00), Stanford-Oregon State (24:35), Iowa State-Baylor (27:00), South Carolina-Kentucky (34:50), Auburn-Mississippi State (39:30), Florida St...

Brady Quinn joins Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson to talk Notre Dame, USC and what's wrong with Michigan's offense. First, Barton and Chip catch up on the latest with Houston quarterback D'Eriq King announcing his intentions to redshirt the 2019 season, including how this compares to Kelly Bryant's situation and what might be next for King (1:00). Then Brady Quinn joins the show, breaking down w...

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson discuss Alabama's recruiting win, Year 2 Coaches and true freshman QBs making an impact. First, news of the day includes injury updates from LSU and Texas, a top quarterback flipping from USC to Alabama and a discussion on how the Tide and other top teams are addressing their future at the most important position on the field (4:00). Then, more UCLA-Wazzu greatnes...

Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson recap a landscape-shifting weekend in college football. First, whether more was learned about Georgia or Notre Dame in their primetime showdown (4:00), how to rate, rank and feel about Auburn after its win in College Station (16:40) and the many takeaways from Wisconsin's trouncing of Michigan (25:20). Then, Pitt over UCF as one of the more entertain...

Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson share their best bets and top picks for Week 4 in college football. Game breakdowns and LOCKS from the week's edition of the competition include Wisconsin-Michigan (8:00), South Carolina-Missouri (18:00), Texas A&M-Auburn (23:19). Georgia-Notre Dame (29:45), Texas-Oklahoma State (35:00), Oregon-Stanford (40:15), Arizona State-Colorado (48:45), Fl...

SEC on CBS lead reporter Jamie Erdahl joins Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson ahead of Week 4's SEC on CBS doubleheader. First, Barton and Chip spotlight what's to be gained and what can be learned from a trio of conference matchups with Oklahoma State-Texas, Utah-USC and Michigan-Wisconsin (2:00) then Jamie joins the show to preview Notre Dame-Georgia and discuss more topics from around the SEC (...

With three weeks of the 2019 season in the books, Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson update their predicted order of finish for the Power Five conferences. First, a lemonade stand in Tallahassee brings new levels of intensity to the Florida State criticism (3:45) and that gets our re-racking of conference order going with the struggle to sort all non-Clemson teams in the ACC (13:30). Then, how Wash...

Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson check in with Saturday night reactions to Week 3 in college football. First, Clemson's win, Florida State's loss and the state of the ACC (2:30), Kyle Trask's heroics in leading Florida to a win at Kentucky (20:15) and comparing the losses from USC to BYU and Stanford to UCF (30:15). Then, into the rivalry corner with Penn State-Pitt and Iowa-Iowa St...

Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson share their best against the spread and over-under picks for Week 3 in college football. Game breakdowns and LOCKS in this week's show include UCF-Stanford (8:00), Clemson-Syracuse (18:10), NC State-West Virginia (22:15), Mississippi State-Kansas State (31:30), Wake Forest-North Carolina (36:15), Iowa-Iowa State (40:00), Michigan State-Arizona State...

Ryan Abraham of USCFootball.com joins Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson to discuss changes at the university and the Trojans' 2-0 start to the season. First, reacting to the news of K.J. Costello's potential return for Stanford (3:00), LSU's complaints about the visiting locker room at Texas (6:45) and Gus Malzahn's dig at Alabama and Noon kickoffs (11:00). Then, Ryan joins the show to explain the...

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson put themselves in the shoes of the fan bases across the country. First, what's next for Kentucky at quarterback after losing starting quarterback Terry Wilson for the year (3:00) then "Who would you rather be" kicks off with a look at the exciting starts for first-year head coaches Mel Tucker and Brown (3:00). Other topics in the debate include the state of the Te...

Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson discuss LSU's win at Texas and the rest of Week 2 action. First. the major takeaways from LSU's win, including why Joe Burrow Heisman talk isn't crazy (9:00) and what we learned about Texas in the loss (12:00). Then, stark differences between Michigan and Ohio State (16:30), Kellen Mond's bad day against Clemson (28:00), that ridiculous Colorado-Nebr...

Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson reveal their best picks for Week 2 in college football. Game breakdowns and picks included for Miami-North Carolina (6:00), Wake Forest-Rice (11:30), Maryland-Syracuse (17:12), Ole Miss-Arkansas (22:45), Clemson-Texas A&M (28:00), Michigan-Army (33:45), LSU-Texas (41:00) and more.

Dennis Dodd joins Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson to discuss his trips to Dallas and Norman in Week 1 and preview Clemson-Texas A&M. First, Barton and Chip break down where Ian Book needs to improve for Notre Dame to be a College Football Playoff team (2:00), the ongoing circus at Florida State (12:45) and the quarterback change at South Carolina (18:00). Then, Dennis Dodd joins the show to...

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson discuss the lessons learned in Week 1 in college football. First, recapping Jalen Hurts' performance in Oklahoma's win on Sunday night (2:00) along with a review of Oklahoma State and more Big 12 thoughts (11:45). Then, an update on JT Daniels' injury and the outlook for Clay Helton and USC (16:41), lingering frustration at Tennessee in the wake of the loss to Geo...

Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson gather on Saturday night to discuss the biggest stories from Week 1 in college football. First, the many different angles to Auburn-Oregon and whether this changes the outlook for either team (4:00), the poor showing from Tennessee and the SEC East (15:00) and whether the Big Ten outlook is any different following our first look at Ohio State, Michig...

Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson reveal their best college football picks for the rest of Week 1. Game breakdowns, previews and picks included for Auburn-Oregon (4:15). USC-Fresno State (13:30), Ohio State-FAU (17:00), Texas-Louisiana Tech (21:00), Ole Miss-Memphis (25:00), Florida State-Boise State (31:50), Notre Dame-Louisville (36:00), Pitt-Virginia (40:45), Oklahoma-Houston (49:...

Kenny White joins the Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson to talk handicapping, power ratings and more. First, addressing the news of Dylan Moses' injury and what it means to Alabama (2:45), Aubrey Solomon's eligibility at Tennessee (11:00) and USC quarterback Jack Sears entering the transfer portal (15:20). Then Kenny White joins the show, breaking down expectations for Alabama (24:10), the power r...

Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson share their best picks for the Thursday and Friday slate of Week 1 in college football. Game previews and picks included for Clemson-Georgia Tech (3:00), Cincinnati-UCLA (9:45), Utah-BYU (16:10), Colorado-Colorado State (28:00), Wake Forest-Utah State (35:45), Michigan State-Tulsa (44:30) and more.