The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell

Today on The Hard Count, join J.D. PicKell as he dives deep into the highly anticipated college football playoff semifinal games: Ohio State vs Texas and Notre Dame vs Penn State. Get expert analysis, key player insights, and bold predictions for these top-tier games that will decide the College Football Playoff National Championship game. Plus, J.D. breaks down why the Big Ten has emerged as the...

Join J.D. PicKell for another exciting episode of The Hard Count! In today’s video, we dive into the latest action from around the nation: 🧃 Ohio State vs. Oregon: The Buckeyes put on a clinic in their victory over Oregon. J.D. breaks down the key moments and what this means for Ohio State moving forward. 🧃 Texas vs. Arizona State: The Longhorns barely escape with a win in a nail-biter against A...

Today on The Hard Count, J.D. PicKell takes an inside look at the SEC's recent bowl game woes, Michigan's impressive win over Alabama that could ignite an exciting season next year, and Penn State's win over Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl before previewing the New Year's Day slate of College Football Playoff game. Previewing Arizona State vs Texas, Georgia vs Notre Dame, and Oregon vs Ohio State w...

Today on The Hard Count, it's New Year's Eve and the second round of the College Football Playoff officially kicks off! Before doubling down on his predictions for all of the CFP matchups, J.D. PicKell reacts to college football bowl season following numerous electric games and Miami quarterback Cam Ward's controversial Pop-Tarts Bowl decision. Then J.D. tabs the biggest winners in the transfer po...

Today on The Hard Count, J.D. is joined by Michael Bratton (SEC Mike) from That SEC Football Podcast! Who talked about the aftermath of Tennessee's disappointing playoff loss to Ohio State, how he feels Texas and Georgia will fare in the College Football Playoff, and what the future of the Florida Gators will look like with Billy Napier and DJ Lagway. But first, J.D. reveals his power rankings for...

Merry Christmas from The Hard Count! Today on the show, J.D. goes through some potential big time ripple effects that could unfold following the second round of the College Football Playoff that could alter the future for several teams. Then J.D. and producer Kaiden Smith do a draft of units in the college football playoff from defenses, to skill players, play callers, and of course quarterbacks....

On this Christmas Eve edition of Prediction Tuesday, J.D. PicKell breaks down and makes his picks for all four quarterfinal matchups for the College Football Playoff. Starting with a big picture look at the new 12-team College Football Playoff before diving into a Sugar Bowl matchup between The Georgia Bulldogs and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, a highly anticipated rematch between Ohio State and...

On this College Football Playoff edition of the Sunday Sprint, J.D. PicKell reacts to the first round postseason action that took place across four college football campuses this weekend. First asking if 12 teams is maybe too many for the new CFP before breaking down Ohio State's dominant win over Tennessee in Columbus, the impressive showing of the Texas Longhorns against the ACC Champion Clemson...

Today on a loaded episode of The Hard Count, J.D. PicKell starts by taking a big picture look at the current state of college football on and off the field before ranking the individuals under the most pressure in the College Football Playoff. J.D. also reacts to former Washington State QB and the top player in the transfer portal John Mateer committing to Oklahoma and Alabama AD Greg Byrne's rece...

Today on the Hard Count, J.D. PicKell goes through several 'What If' Scenarios surrounding the upcoming College Football Playoff. What happens to Ryan Day if Tennessee Defeats Ohio State? What if Oregon wins the National Championship? What if Gunner Stockton reignites Georgia's offense? J.D. answers these questions and more ahead of the first 12-team College Football Playoff. Also tabbing the bigg...

Today on the Hard Count it's the first Prediction Tuesday for this year's College Football Playoff! J.D. PicKell breaks down every first round game and makes his picks for each of the playoff matchups as the Tennessee Volunteers visit Ohio State, the Clemson Tigers take on the Texas Longhorns in Austin, the ACC and Big Ten runner ups SMU and Penn State face off, and a in-state battle between the N...

Today on The Hard Count, J.D. PicKell opens up with giving his thoughts on the recent news of Bill Belicheck becoming the next head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels before predicting the entire College Football Playoff bracket down to who will take home this year's national championship. After that, J.D. breaks down the most recent happenings in the NCAA transfer portal and reveals what moves...

The transfer portal continues to heat up and the College Football Playoff gets closer and closer, and today on The Hard Count, J.D. PicKell tackles them both. J.D. starts by breaking down why matchups and styles will be pivotal in this year's expanded 12-team College Football Playoff before breaking down the key matchups on the field in each of the first round playoff games. Also pairing the top t...

Today on the Hard Count, J.D. PicKell takes a deep dive into the quarterback position in college football. Starting off with breaking down the impact of transfer portal quarterbacks on the College Football Playoff picture followed by predicting where the top transfer quarterbacks will land in this offseason after the transfer portal opened up on Monday. J.D. also shares his thoughts on the seeding...

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Today on the Hard Count, J.D. PicKell breaks down what is wrong with the structure of the current College Football Playoff model and provides some solutions. Also taking a look at conference title weekend and how certain outcomes of championship games could significantly impact the future of several different head coaches and programs moving forward. J.D. also provides an update on the latest tran...

Following an electric 2025 National Signing Day, J.D. PicKell is joined by the host of The Inside Scoop on the On3 Recruits YouTube channel Josh Newberg and the Vice President of Recruiting and Transfer Portal for On3 Steve Wiltfong. Who both share their reactions and dive into the biggest storylines from from National Signing Day. Let's have a DAY! Subscribe to On3! ⬇️ youtube.com/on3sports/?sub_...

Conference championship weekend is here and J.D. PicKell is ready to give you his previews and predictions for all of the biggest title games across the country. From an SEC rematch between the Georgia Bulldogs and Texas Longhorns, the ACC title game in Charlotte between Clemson and SMU, a Big Ten showdown between top-ranked Oregon and Penn State, and an exciting Big 12 Championship matchup Arizon...

On the final Sunday Sprint of the regular season J.D. PicKell recaps an eventful rivalry weekend in college football. Breaking down Michigan's upset win over rival Ohio State and what the outcome represents for the future of both programs, especially Buckeyes head coach Ryan say. J.D. also pulls back the curtain of the College Football Playoff chances of teams like South Carolina and Tennessee fol...

Today on The Hard Count, J.D. PicKell shares some quick thoughts on the state of the SEC in relation to the most recent College Football Playoff rankings. Then J.D. sits down with former Georgia quarterback, current college football analyst, and lifelong friend of the Program Aaron Murray. Who previews some of the top matchups of rivalry weekend like Texas vs Texas A&M, Tennessee vs Vanderbilt, an...

Today on The Hard Count, J.D. PicKell updates his College Football Playoff Tiers at Hotel Playoff following the most recent College Football Playoff Rankings that released on Tuesday night. J.D. also discusses a multitude of fascinating topics across college football like Dave Portnoy's involvement in Bryce Underwood's recruitment and commitment to Michigan, if Arch Manning should have a role in t...

Today on The Hard Count, J.D. PicKell makes his return for Prediction Tuesday for the final weekend of the college football regular season. His first show back as a new father! J.D. makes his picks for the biggest games of rivalry weekend across college football like the renewal of the Texas Longhorns vs the Texas A&M Aggies, the Iron Bowl in Tuscaloosa, and The Game in Columbus, Ohio. Games with...

On this week's Sunday Sprint J.D. PicKell reacts to Week 13, which wound up being one of the most exciting weekend of the current college football season. PicKell breaks down every angle of Alabama and Ole Miss' respective losses to Oklahoma and Florida while also talking about what the chaos in the SEC means for teams like the Georgia Bulldogs and the Tennessee Volunteers. J.D. also pulls back th...

Today on The Hard Count, Andy Staples and Ari Wasserman bring their mailbag over and answer some insightful questions from viewers and listeners around the country. Is the Texas Longhorns' strength of schedule rightfully being criticized? Should Ohio State potentially lose a conference title game to secure the 5 seed? Staples and Wasserman answer those questions and discuss the upcoming Julian Lew...

Today on The Hard Count, Andy Staples and Ari Wasserman once again fill in for J.D. PicKell and give their reactions and takeaways from the most recent College Football Playoff Rankings for Week 13. Andy and Ari take their swing at building their own Hotel Playoff tiers and break down who's in and who's currently on the outside looking in of the first 12-team CFP. On3's Pete Nakos also joins the P...