Josh Pate's College Football Show

The Late Kick with Josh Pate has added a new episode every Monday and Friday. Every Wednesday Josh will be hosting a listener mailbag episode that is fueled by you! This week you asked about College Football attendance numbers taking a dip, programs that are most susceptible to a power vacuum and the health of College Football. Follow Josh on Twitter: @LateKickJosh Follow Josh on Instagram: @LateK...

Late Kick Live Ep. 239 features Josh Pate looking around the SEC at different approval ratings from fan bases towards their head coach. Is this the highest overall satisfaction rate we’ve ever seen in College Football’s most rabid conference? How did we get to a place of such relative tranquility and how long can that possibly last? Aside from Bryan Harsin’s situation at Auburn, where would the ne...

Late Kick Live Ep. 238 features Josh Pate ranking the newest head coaching hires in College Football. From Brian Kelly to LSU, Lincoln Riley tp USC, Billy Napier to Florida and more - which hire ranks as the most impactful overall? Could there be a dark horse candidate nobody is talking about right now? We also continue the Mood Tracker series as our attention turns to Auburn. What is the current...

The Late Kick with Josh Pate has added a new episode every Monday and Friday. Every Wednesday Josh will be hosting a listener mailbag episode that is fueled by you! This week you asked about the pros and cons of a college football commissioner, how the BCS system would have fared in 2021 and which spring practices are the most important in 2022. Follow Josh on Twitter: @LateKickJosh Follow Josh on...

Late Kick Live Ep. 237 features Josh Pate reacting to the College Football Playoff remaining at a 4-team format through at least 2026 with conference commissioners unable to find common ground on expansion. Who gets to decide what is best for the sport? Can a postseason be expanded without sacrificing part of the value of the regular season? Josh also takes a look at the impressive staff Mario Cri...

Late Kick Live Ep. 236 features Josh Pate discussing the biggest winners from the Transfer Portal. Did teams like USC and Texas add pivotal enough QB pieces that they could become instant contenders in the 2022 College Football season? How does Josh feel about the Portal class Alabama and South Carolina have put together? The Mood Tracker series also rolls on tonight as we take the temperature of...

Late Kick Live Ep. 235 features Josh Pate discussing the three big lies in College Football. What are some of the statements you hear the most that actually make the least amount of sense? Can you think of lies in addition to the ones Josh lists on the show tonight? Are you really what your record says you are? Is going undefeated really the hardest thing to do in College Football? Is a win a win?...

Late Kick Live Ep. 234 features Josh Pate discussing the very latest intel surrounding the uncertain future of Bryan Harsin at Auburn. Could moves be coming this week on the Plains? What is fact and what is rumor at this point? Where are the Auburn fans and players in this situation? We also continue the Mood Tracker series as we take a trip out west to gauge the temperature around USC Football. H...

The Late Kick with Josh Pate has added a new episode every Monday and Friday. Every Wednesday Josh will be hosting a listener mailbag episode that is fueled by you! This week you asked about the value and consequences of the College Football Playoff, what impact super seniors had on the Renaissance Season and what's next for Josh and Late Kick . Follow Josh on Twitter: @LateKickJosh Follow Josh on...

Late Kick Live Ep. 233 features Josh Pate discussing the very latest intel surrounding the uncertain future of Bryan Harsin at Auburn. Could moves be coming this week on the Plains? What is fact and what is rumor at this point? Where are the Auburn fans and players in this situation? Josh also discusses the bombshell announcement out of Miami today as Mario Cristobal has landed Josh Gattis from Mi...

Late Kick Live Ep. 232 features Josh Pate recapping National Signing Day 2022 and a wild recruiting cycle in general. With the Transfer Portal and NIL being at the forefront of the conversation for months now, both Jimbo Fisher and Nick Saban joined the show to discuss where College Football is headed and what the best guardrails would be to put in place. We also talk about the biggest winners and...

Late Kick Live Ep. 231 features Josh Pate discussing the latest out of LSU as Brian Kelly continues to draw attention to Baton Rouge early in his tenure. How will the new Tiger head man fare early in his venture into the SEC? How competitive can LSU be in 2022 with the influx of Transfer Portal talent we’ve seen? Speaking of the Transfer Portal, Jaxson Dart is officially an Ole Miss Rebel. Did Lan...

Late Kick Live Ep. 230 features Josh Pate discussing recruiting rankings and the perceived bias that exists at times among fan bases. Are there teams that get their rankings artificially enhanced? Is there data and logic to back these allegations up? How will National Signing Day shake out next week and will Texas A&M hold onto the top spot? We also check the Transfer Portal and the latest whi...

The Late Kick with Josh Pate has added a new episode every weekday. Every Tuesday and Thursday Josh will be hosting a podcast-only listener mailbag episode that is fueled by you! This week you asked about sustained longterm success with offense OR defense, which aspects of program building might go unnoticed to the casual fan and what makes a blue blood. Follow Josh on Twitter: @LateKickJosh Follo...

Josh joins Tye Richardson on his podcast "Trusting The Process" to discuss his early life, career and journey to 247Sports. Follow Josh on Twitter: @LateKickJosh Follow Josh on Instagram: @LateKickJosh Follow Josh on TikTok: @LateKickJosh Have a question for Josh? Email the show! Follow or Subscribe to The Late Kick with Josh Pate on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Stitcher , or where...

Late Kick Live Ep. 229 features Josh Pate discussing the very latest on the changing landscape of College Football as it becomes easier by the way to overhaul a roster when a new coaching staff comes in. How much quicker could we see Brian Kelly at LSU and Lincoln Riley at USC remake their teams than they would have been able to do under the rules a decade ago? We also check the Transfer Portal an...

Late Kick Live Ep. 228 features Josh Pate discussing the very latest on Jim Harbaugh and him possibly leaving Michigan for the NFL. Could this happen in the next few days? If so, what would Harbaugh’s legacy at Michigan be and who would the Wolverines target as the next head coach? We also get the latest on the Transfer Portal as huge names like Caleb Williams and Jaxson Dart remain out there. Is...

The Late Kick with Josh Pate has added a new episode every weekday. Every Tuesday and Thursday Josh will be hosting a podcast-only listener mailbag episode that is fueled by you! This week you asked about where Josh wants to hit on the Renaissance Tour in 2022, the need for great compliance people in college football offices and who is at the bottom of the food chain in the SEC West. Follow Josh o...

Late Kick Live Ep. 227 features Josh Pate discussing which programs or conferences stand the best chance of competing with powerhouses from the SEC over the next several seasons while possibly spicing up the College Football Playoff picture. What has the rest of the country learned from the model followed by Kirby Smart at UGA? We also bring back the Mood Tracker as Josh takes a look at the curren...

Late Kick Live Ep. 226 features Josh Pate reacting to the UGA National Championship win and the impact it could have not only on the Bulldog program but also the rest of College Football. Will the way Kirby Smart went about winning it all have any influence on how other coaches of major programs make decisions across the country? How sustainable is the model in Athens? We also discuss several prog...

Late Kick Live Ep. 225 features Josh Pate reacting to UGA winning the National Championship Monday night beating Alabama in Indianapolis and erasing an over four-decades drought. With Kirby Smart winning his first title in Athens, what will this mean for the Bulldog program moving forward? How significant was this night for the fanbase and for College Football in general? What was the scene like i...

Late Kick Live Ep. 224 features Josh Pate live from Indianapolis at the site of Monday’s National Championship Game featuring Alabama vs UGA. Will Nick Saban and Alabama duplicate the performance we saw in the SEC Championship Game or will Kirby Smart and the Dawgs clinch the program’s first title since 1980? What are the biggest keys to the game for each team? Will injuries prove to be a major is...

Late Kick Live Ep. 223 features Josh Pate's preview and prediction on Monday night's National Championship game featuring Alabama vs UGA in Indianapolis. Will Nick Saban and Alabama duplicate the performance we saw in the SEC Championship Game or will Kirby Smart and the Dawgs clinch the program’s first title since 1980? What are the biggest keys to the game for each team? Will injuries prove to b...

The Late Kick with Josh Pate has added a new episode every weekday. Every Tuesday and Thursday Josh will be hosting a podcast-only listener mailbag episode that is fueled by you! This week you asked about a potential advisory board for the transfer portal, Brian Kelly's future with LSU and how Georgia can win the national championship. Follow Josh on Twitter: @LateKickJosh Follow Josh on Instagram...

Late Kick Live Ep. 222 features Josh Pate counting down to the National Title game next Monday night in Indianapolis with a look at what Nick Saban has done at Alabama and how he has warped the perception of the sport for so many people. Has the greatest dynasty in the history of College Football fooled too many into thinking the sport is broken? Speaking of titles, Josh also takes a look back at...