The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell

Today on The Hard Count, we have a HUGE final thoughts Thursday for Ohio State vs Penn State, Tennessee at Alabama and MORE! Also, who's left out if we have 5 undefeated conference champions? J.D. gives his thoughts on who could find themselves on the outside looking in. Finally With every Thursday show we do, J.D. takes a look at the potential forecast for upsets across the college football lands...

Today on The Hard Count, what's AHEAD of us in this glorious college football season? Can Georgia 3-Peat even without Brock Bowers for a few weeks)? What do we make of Michigan? J.D. gives his thoughts. J.D. also gives his 2 cents on Shane Beamer's comments and why he thinks everyone should relax about Beamer's broken foot. Finally, we got Nothing But Ball Top 10 and a pick for Auburn vs Ole Miss....

Today on The Hard Count, Week 8 is staring us directly in the face. We have no choice but knock it out. That starts with the greatest Prediction Tuesday in history. As usual, J.D. makes his picks in ALL of the big time matchups from Ohio State vs Penn State to the Third Saturday in October. Can USC get back on track against Utah? Can Florida State keep the good times rolling against Duke. J.D. mak...

Today on The Hard Count, it is FINAL thoughts/predictions Thursday. J.D. gives his last word on Tennessee, Texas A&M, Oregon, and MORE! Speaking of predictions, we've got more game picks ot make. J.D. picks his winner in Miami at North Carolina and the SEC clash between LSU and Auburn. Finally, J.D. breaks down why Deion Sanders' time at Colorado cam already be considered a success and what the up...

Today on The Hard Count, we are just past the halfway point in the glorious reality that is the college football season. With 6 weeks worth of games under our belt, J.D. gives his revised predictions for the college football playoff and each of the conference championship races. Can Georgia 3-peat? Can Michigan make the national title game? Will we get TWO teams from the same conference? What abou...

Today on The Hard Count, we have another HUGE Prediction Tuesday! J.D. makes his picks for all the big time games including a blockbuster on the West Coast with Oregon and Washington going at it in rivalry fashion for pole position in the conference and playoff implications. The SEC, as usual, will have no shortage of action with Florida at South Carolina and Tennessee hosting Texas A&M. Finally,...

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Today on The Hard Count, college football Week 6 is STACKED! It's Prediction Tuesday and J.D. is making his pick for all the big time games in Week 6, including a battle of the unbeatens in Red River. J.D. also makes his predictions for Kentucky's trip to Athens to play Georgia and Alabama at Texas A&M. Finally, Notre Dame gets another ranked ACC opponent after escaping Duke with a victory. Can th...

Today on The Hard Count, we have a BEAUTIFUL Thursday set for Week 5 of the college football season. Kansas heads to Austin, TX to try and take down Quinn Ewers and the Longhorns before they bounce for the SEC. Can the Jayhawks get it done? J.D. gives his preview and prediction for the game. As we roll into a new week, J.D. provides a forecast for potential upsets across the Saturday slate. Finall...

Today on The Hard Count, this Week 5 slate has more depth than the pacific ocean and we have MORE game predictions to get into. J.D. makes his pick for Georgia at Auburn, Texas A&M vs Arkansas and Notre Dame's trip to Durham, NC to play Duke. On top of the game previews, J.D. breaks down his top 10 teams in the country after Week 4 in the Nothing But Ball Poll. Let's have a DAY! Subscribe to On3!...

Today on The Hard Count, we have another phenomenal slate for this upcoming college football Saturday! J.D. makes his predictions for all of the big time games from the noon window, with Colorado vs USC and Florida at Kentucky, to the prime time spot, featuring Tennessee vs South Carolina. It's a MASSIVE Prediction Tuesday. Let's have a DAY! Redeem Code "JD" for 100% deposit match up to $100: http...

Today on The Hard Count, it is the day before the day before! Thursday means we have final thoughts and final predictions for the Saturday slate. J.D. call his shot on what he expects to happen in some of the top matchups of the day. With big matchups, come big learning opportunities. J.D. unpacks what he wants to learn once the dust settles on Week 4. Finally, Andy Staples joins the show to give...

Today on The Hard Count, the impact of Week 4's results will be MASSIVE! J.D. breaks down the potentially violent shakeup to the CFP and conference race that could be in store across the board this weekend. As we do every Wednesday, J.D. unpacks the upset forecast for the sneaky games in CFB (including Texas at Baylor). Finally, the latest edition of the Nothing But Ball Poll is released and J.D....

Today on The Hard Count, it is Prediction Tuesday and we have a HUGE Week 4 slate to get into! J.D. makes his picks for Florida Sate at Clemson (with an exciting announcement as well). The 3:30 ET window is PACKED! J.D. gives his breakdown for Colorado, and Coach Prime's trip to play Oregon and Alabama's gut check matchup with Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss. Finally, J.D. breaks down the top 10 high-imp...

Today on The Hard Count, we have a PACKED Thursday! Everyone, us included, was wrong about Colorado? How? J.D. gives his thoughts on how Deion Sanders has made it work so quickly in Boulder. What's real at this point in the CFB season? It's anyone's guess but J.D. tries to make sense of what's legitimate heading into Week 3. Finally, J.D. breaks down how Steve Sarkisian makes the Texas offense so...

Today on The Hard Count, we got ball and nothing but ball! The Nothing But Ball Poll returns with some major movement as J.D. breaks down his top 10 teams in the country through Week 2. We have more predictions to make as J.D. makes a pick in LSU's trip to Starkville to play Mississippi State. Ohio State has made the definitive decision to make Kyle McCord the guy! What does this mean for the Buck...

Today on The Hard Count, Week 3 is HERE and so is prediction Tuesday. J.D. gives his breakdowns and winners for Tennessee at Florida and South Carolina at Georgia. Colorado has been the story of the college football season, up to this point. The Coach Prime and the Buffs have Colorado State this weekend but J.D. takes a look ahead to Phase 2 of Colorado's season when they play Oregon and USC. Let'...

Today on The Hard Count, the hay is in the barn! We lock in our final thoughts ahead of the beautiful madness that will be Week 2. J.D. gives his determining factors for who will win Texas at Alabama and Nebraska at Colorado. The transfer portal left it's mark on Week 1 with teams like Colorado and FSU thriving and Clemson falling short. Is the transfer portal a requirement in modern college footb...

Today on The Hard Count, we appreciate and respect the AP Poll. However, they're just wrong. J.D. breaks down his top 10 teams in college football with the Nothing But Ball Ball Poll. As Week 1 moves to Week 2, what do we want to learn? J.D. unpacks some of the big questions he has for this upcoming Saturday. Finally, J.D. talks potential upsets to have on your radar and why we NEED to appreciate...

Today on The Hard Count, RUN THAT BACK TURBO! We have got another gorgeous slate of games for Week 2 of the college football season. J.D. gives his predictions for Texas at Alabama, Colorado vs Nebraska, and MORE! Also, we have an exciting announcement around that ball game in Tuscaloosa (if you're following J.D. on the social channels then you already know). Before we get to predictions, how abou...

Today on The Hard Count, GAME DAY is OUR DAY! It's here! J.D. gives his final thoughts on all of the big games before we get rolling into Week 1 including Florida at Utah, FSU vs LSU, and the QB battles at Alabama and Ohio State. With Week 1 of CFB, comes tremendous overreaction from across the country. J.D. tells you what we can expect to hear and why we shouldn't take the bait. Finally, we unpac...

Today on The Hard Count, where are the upsets!? It's not a matter of "if" but a matter of "where," "when," and "who." J.D. goes through the games to watch and the percentage chance of an upset in each contest. There's a lot of different polls and rankings these days but what does the ball say? J.D. premiers the Nothing but Ball Poll to get us ready for Week 1. Finally, J.D. unpacks the latest with...

Today on The Hard Count, Week 1 is FINALLY upon us. We have ball from Thursday night all the way to Monday. J.D. previews and predicts ALL of the big time matchups. Florida goes to Utah in a rematch of last year's thriller in The Swamp. Who truly runs the Carolina's? We get a matchup in Charlotte, NC with South Carolina taking on UNC to get our answer. FSU and LSU will get after it in Orlando to s...

Today on The Hard Count, what does it take to win a national championship in 2023? J.D. breaks down what the top teams in the country NEED to do to hoist the hardware. LSU DL, Maason Smith, will not be available for game 1 vs FSU. What does this mean for the Tigers? Staying in the SEC, Nick Saban shed some light on where things stand in the QB room in Tuscaloosa. Finally, what are we fired up for...