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Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson recap on a busy first day of the Early Signing Period on the recruiting trail. First, why recruiting shows that the Alabama-Georgia rivalry is set to continue for years to come (3:17), if Ohio State's slip in the recruiting rankings leaves the door open for Michigan and Penn State (8:50), whether USC is going to be able to maintain its spot in the Pac-12 pecking o...

Barton Simmons, Chip Patterson and Tom Fornelli make picks for the first 8 bowl games of the 2018-19 season. First, a breakdown of how to factor motivation in your picks (2:08), with important notes on coordinator changes at Tulane (5:00), Utah State's skeleton staff (9:23), Arizona State's missing NFL-bound star (13:33) and USF not having to travel at all for the bowl game (25:20). Then it's on t...

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson discuss the latest from the coaching carousel and turn their attention to next week's Early Signing Period in recruiting. First, Heisman Trophy reaction (1:51), thoughts on the CBS Sports All-America team (4:14), why Geoff Collins is a great hire for Georgia Tech (11:26), the divisions of interest in the Kansas State football family (20:28), Dan Enos' promotion to...

Tom Fornelli joins Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson to break down the latest in college football coaching and transfer news. First, a review of the regular season locks competition (1:33) and collection for our preseason over-under win totals picks (9:50). Then, reaction to the news of Kelly Bryant transferring to Missouri (14:55), debating how long it will take Scott Satterfield to turn Louisvil...

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson provide instant reaction to Urban Meyer's retirement as Ohio State's coach. First, why the recruiting calendar and the Early Signing Period played a crucial role in the timing of this announcement (1:25), how Urban Meyer set the tone for recruiting in the modern era in the early 2000s (9:38), comparing Ryan Day's hire at Oho State to Lincoln Riley at Oklahoma (11:...

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson react to the College Football Playoff and highlight the best bowls for the 2018-19 postseason. First, why our eyes, and the eye test can't be trusted (1:00), the most enticing bowl matchups (13:01), takeaways from Alabama's epic comeback against Georgia (23:30) and Oklahoma's revenge win against Texas (35:58). Plus, thoughts on Clemson and reasons to believe we ar...

Barton Simmons, Chip Patterson and Tom Fornelli conclude the regular season of their competition with championship week picks. This week's card includes breakdowns and picks for Washington-Utah (7:45), Alabama-Georgia (13:30), Oklahoma-Texas (19:55), Ohio State-Northwestern (32:00), Boise State-Fresno State (38:50), Clemson-Pitt (41:15), UCF-Memphis (48:58) and more, including action on Saturday's...

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson break down Mack Brown's hire at North Carolina and the College Football Playoff race. First, reacting to the new College Football Playoff rankings and a preview of the different scenarios involving the three-way battle for fourth between Georgia, Oklahoma and Ohio State (1:30). Then, whether Memphis can end UCF's 24-game winning streak (9:38), why Mack Brown and N...

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson break down Week 13 and the latest head coach firings in college football. Up first is yet another reassessment of Ohio State's playoff chances following its statement win against Michigan (2:00) and what the result says about the Wolverines (12:00), then it's on to Oklahoma and Washington's Friday night wins (24:00), USC's decision to keep Clay Helton (30:00), the...

Barton Simmons, Chip Patterson and Tom Fornelli of SportsLine fame make against the spread and over under picks for Week 13 in college football. This week's show breaks down Oklahoma-West Virginia (8:30), the Egg Bowl (13:15), Virginia-Virginia Tech (17:20), the Iron Bowl (19:30), Notre Dame-USC (22:15), Florida-Florida State (27:45), Texas A&M-LSU (34:00), Michigan-Ohio State (41:00) and much...

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson break down the College Football Playoff picture. First, UCF makes a move (4:30), preview of Friday's action between Oklahoma and West Virginia and Washington at Washington State (12:30). Then Dennis Dodd joins the show live from Kansas State to share what Les Miles told him on the day he was introduced at Kansas (28:00), candidates for Colorado and the potential U...

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson recap Week 12 in college football. First, Ohio State as the least attractive 10-1 team in the country (2:00), Notre Dame living up to its title-contending billing (15:30), if UCF's win against Cincinnati changes its playoff status (27:30), Major Applewhite vs. Ed Oliver (30:30), Les Miles' hire at Kansas (36:45) and where  Colorado might look next after parting wa...

Barton Simmons, Chip Patterson and Tom Fornelli of SportsLine fame make against the spread and over under picks for Week 12 in college football. This week's locks show breaks down Texas A&M-UAB (10:30), Notre Dame-Syracuse (15:45), West Virginia-Oklahoma State (21:30), UCF-Cincinnati (25:00), Nebraska-Michigan State (28:00), Miami-Virginia Tech (33:00), Boston College-Florida State (36:30), Va...

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson provide instant reaction to the new College Football Playoff rankings. First, debating if the top six is going to hold (2:30) how to stack up the best Group of Five teams (7:00) and a reassessment of Ohio State's playoff chances (11:30). Plus, how to view Iowa State and it's Big 12 chances ahead of Texas (18:50), Ian Book returning for Notre Dame-Syracuse (28:00)...

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson recap Week 11 in college football. First up is Bobby Petrino's firing at Louisville and what's next for the Cardinals (2:00), Alabama looking mortal against Mississippi State (10:00) and how the Tide stack up against the likes of Georgia and Clemson (20:00). Plus, why its so hard to hang on to Clay Helton at USC (28:00), Oklahoma's argument as one of the best team...

Barton Simmons, Chip Patterson and Tom Fornelli of SportsLine fame make against the spread and over under picks for Week 11 in college football. Games included in this week's locks include Alabama-Mississippi State (7:30), Syracuse-Louisville (13:45), Georgia-Auburn (20:30), Clemson-Boston College (24:00), Texas A&M-Ole Miss (26:45), Kansas State-Kansas (32:30), Miami-Georgia Tech (35:00), Ohi...

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson offer live reaction to the new College Football Playoff rankings. First Barton and Chip discuss the new top 25 from the committee predict what school will get left out on Selection Sunday (2:30), then Dennis Dodd joins the show, breaking down Alabama-LSU and discussing what he learned meeting Tua Tagovailoa's family (22:00), whether Les Miles is interested in the...

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson are joined by former All-Ivy League OL and NFL player Ross Tucker to talk all things college football. First, Barton and Chip discuss Willie Taggart shaking up the responsibilities on his coaching staff (5:00) and whether Washington State should be on upset alert at Colorado (8:15). Then Ross Tucker joins the show to preview Penn State-Wisconsin and diagnose why b...

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson recap Week 10 action in college football. The conversation starts with what we learned from Alabama's win against LSU (2:00) and where the Tide might find competition between now and the end of the regular season. Then it's on to what Barton saw from Georgia and Kentucky (10:30), if Clemson is on Alabama's level (25:00), how to compare Notre Dame and Oklahoma (38:...

Barton Simmons, Chip Patterson and Tom Fornelli of SportsLine fame make against the spread and over-under picks for Alabama-LSU and rest of the Week 10 slate in college football. Tune in for breakdowns of Florida-Missouri (6:30), Alabama-LSU (10:25). Georgia-Kentucky (18:30), Texas-West Virginia (25:20), Miami-Duke (31:00), Army-Air Force (33:45), Washington-Stanford (35:15), Notre Dame-Northweste...

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson provide instant reactions to College Football Playoff rankings and discuss the biggest news of the week. First what we learned about the committee on Tuesday (2:00) then putting Notre Dame on upset alert (16:30), DJ Durkin's return to Maryland (25:00), Urban Meyer addressing his future with Ohio State (37:00) and Clay Helton changing things up at USC (47:00).

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson react to a weekend of shakeups in college football, including Oklahoma State's win against Texas and Clemson's rout of Florida State. First is a debate of whether FSU would be any better off with Jimbo Fisher right now (3:00), what we've seen from Clemson to solidify contender status (12:30), how we think fights would really play out between Mike Gundy-Tom Herman...

Barton Simmons, Chip Patterson and Tom Fornelli of SportsLine fame lay out their card of locks for the weekend ahead in college football. There's no love lost on this tense, Lock Fight-filled episode, which focuses in on Texas-Oklahoma State (8:00), Miami-Boston College (14:30), Mississippi State-Texas A&M (20:45), Louisville-Wake Forest (25:00), Georgia-Florida (28:45), Michigan State-Purdue...

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson are joined by Sports Illustrated's Andy Staples to talk Urban Meyer, Florida-Georgia and more. First, breaking down Jalen Hurts' minor injury (6:00), a bad week for TCU (12:00) and what Texas can prove at Oklahoma State (19:00). Then Andy joins the show to share some of his favorite memories from Florida-Georgia (26:00), diagnose what's wrong at Ohio State (29:45)...

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson break down the big takeaways from Week 8, starting with Ohio State's loss at Purdue. While the playoff is still on the table for the Buckeyes, Barton and Chip wonder if the flaws that Purdue exposed could limit their ability to run the table (3:00). Plus, what this win means for Jeff Brohm (18:00) and why Michigan looks ready to make its run at the Big Ten title (...