The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell

Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... We react to the latest College Football Playoff Rankings before pulling out the coach translator. Revealing what Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin and Miami head coach Mario Cristobal REALLY said at their recent respective press conferences. Then J.D. highlights what's being missed in two of this weekend's top games, Ohio State vs Michigan and Texas A&M...

Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... Rivalry Week Prediction Tuesday! J.D. breaks down and makes prediction for all of the marquee rivalry games ahead of the final weekend of the college football season. Diving into 'The Game' between Michigan and Ohio State, 'The Lone Star Showdown' as Texas hosts Texas A&M, and 'The Iron Bowl' between Alabama and Auburn in Jordan-Hare.  Then J.D. pivots...

Sorry for the wait and welcome to The Sunday Sprint, a collection of J.D.'s takes following Saturday's college football action that have been taken from the On3 YouTube channel and tailored for The Hard Count's podcast audience. Today on the sprint J.D. dives into the top games from Week 13 starting with Oklahoma's win over Missouri followed by Oregon spoiling USC's College Football Playoff hopes...

Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... Who would be the toughest opponents for the top four seeds currently in the College Football Playoff? J.D. reveals who he thinks would be the hardest draw for Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M, and Georgia before the postseason. But before that, J.D. breaks down if Miami actually could make the playoff and what's being missed in USC vs Oregon and Missouri...

Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... J.D. reacts to the latest CFP Rankings that released on Tuesday! Where did the committee get it right and where were they wrong? Then, inspired by Lane Kiffin's latest Twitter post, the crew weighs the pros and the cons of both the Florida and LSU head coaching jobs as Kiffin continues to decide whether he's leaving Ole Miss or staying. Following that...

Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... Prediction Tuesday! J.D. breaks down this weekend's top matchups and predicts who will come out on top between USC vs Oregon, Missouri vs Oklahoma, and Tennessee vs Florida in The Swamp. Then he reveals which teams he believes aren't in pen, but in pencil for the College Football Playoff before sharing what he wants to see from Michigan and Ohio State...

Welcome to The Sunday Sprint, a collection of J.D.'s takes following Saturday's college football action that have been taken from the On3 YouTube channel and tailored for The Hard Count's podcast audience. Today on the sprint J.D. dives into the top games from Week 12 starting with Oklahoma and Alabama's instant classic in Tuscaloosa, Georgia's dominant performance against Texas, and Texas A&M com...

Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... After responding to a listener voicemail about Alabama's College Football Playoff aspirations, J.D. dives into all of the potential 10-2 teams trying to make the postseason. Breaking down the CFP outlook for teams like Texas, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Miami, USC, Michigan, and more with a few weeks remaining in the regular season. Then as always to end Thu...

Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... We react to the latest College Football Playoff Rankings! Where did the committee get it right and where did they get it wrong? After that J.D. dives into what's being missed in the marquee SEC matchups this weekend between Texas vs UGA and Oklahoma squaring off against Alabama. Closing out the show with an array of takes on teams like Georgia, Ohio St...

Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... Prediction Tuesday! J.D. dives into the biggest matchups of the upcoming college football weekend, breaking down the matchups and predicting a winner in Oklahoma vs Alabama, Texas vs UGA, Notre Dame vs Pitt, USC vs Iowa, and Michigan vs Northwestern.  J.D. also makes the case for why Texas A&M should be the No. 2 ranked team in the country and to close...

Welcome to The Sunday Sprint, a collection of J.D.'s takes following Saturday's college football action that have been taken from the On3 YouTube channel and tailored for The Hard Count's podcast audience. Today on the sprint J.D. dives into the top games from the weekend including Texas A&M vs Mizzou, the thriller between Iowa and Oregon, Alabama taking down LSU, Georgia dominating Mississippi St...

Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer joins the show! Before our conversation with the Sooners' signal caller, J.D. reveals College Football Playoff Optimism Tiers following the first CFP Rankings. Grouping up teams based on how likely they are to make the postseason looking at the outlook of teams like Notre Dame, Texas, Ohio State, and Oregon based on whe...

Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... The first College Football Playoff Rankings are officially here! J.D. reacts to the first CFP Rankings of the season, breaking down the current playoff picture as this stands and what the committee is telling us through their rankings. Then we unpack what's being missed in the Texas A&M vs Missouri game and the LSU vs Alabama matchup.  Then J.D. and pr...

Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... Prediction Tuesday! J.D. previews and makes his predictions for the best games of the upcoming Week 11 slate starting with the Bet MGM Game of the Week when Texas A&M takes on Missouri. Then J.D. dives into BYU vs Texas A&M,  Oregon vs Iowa, LSU vs Alabama, and Georgia vs Mississippi State. Then J.D. reveals three players he believes are currently lead...

Welcome to The Sunday Sprint, a collection of J.D.'s takes following Saturday's college football action that have been taken from the On3 YouTube channel and tailored for The Hard Count's podcast audience. Today on the sprint we start once again with breaking head coach news as Auburn officially fires Hugh Freeze. J.D. reacts to the Freeze news and talks about potential next head coaches on The Pl...

The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... Is Ole Miss a better job for Lane Kiffin compared to Florida and LSU? J.D. breaks down Nick Saban's latest comments regarding Kiffin's head coaching future and is also joined by On3 insider Pete Nakos to discuss the LSU and Florida head coach searches. J.D. also unveils his new and improved eye test rankings, breaks down the narrative surrounding the top ranked...

Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... What will next week's first College Football Playoff Rankings look like? J.D. predicts what the CFP Committee will do in their first rankings of the season before highlighting the most impactful people in college football for the month of November. Highlighting people like Marcus Freeman, Bryce Underwood, Carson Beck and more. We also preview Miami's m...

Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... Prediction Tuesday! J.D. breaks down all the top games games of Week 10 starting with the Bet MGM game of the week when Oklahoma goes to Knoxville to take on Tennessee in a game with major College Football Playoff stakes. Then J.D. dives into Vanderbilt and Texas' noon matchup and USC squaring off with Nebraska before a conversation about Lane Kiffin....

Welcome to The Sunday Sprint, a collection of J.D.'s takes following Saturday's college football action that have been taken from the On3 YouTube channel and tailored for The Hard Count's podcast audience. Today on the sprint we dive into the biggest games from Week 9 of the college football season. Starting with Texas A&M dominating LSU on the road before recapping Ole Miss' impressive win over O...

Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... Who are the top candidates for the Florida Gators head coaching job? J.D. breaks down his top three candidates before breaking down how hot Hugh Freeze's seat in Auburn and revealing his new and improved Eye Test Rankings. We also break down what's being missed in the LSU vs Texas A&M game and Ole Miss vs Oklahoma game before some quick SEC game previe...

Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... What do coaches really mean when they take the podium? J.D. serves as the head coach translator for Texas A&M's Hugh Freeze, Auburn's Hugh Freeze, and Alabama's Kalen DeBoer. But before that, we take a look at how the upcoming head coach carousel will impact the next college football season, and what a path to the College Football Playoff will look lik...

Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... Prediction Tuesday! J.D. dives deep into the top matchups of the college football slate for Week 9 starting with our Bet MGM Game of the Week when Ole Miss travels to Norman to take on the Oklahoma Sooners. We also preview and predict Texas A&M vs LSU, Missouri vs Vanderbilt, Alabama vs South Carolina, Auburn vs Arkansas, and Michigan vs Michigan State...

Welcome to The Sunday Sprint, a collection of J.D.'s takes following Saturday's college football action that have been taken from the On3 YouTube channel and tailored for The Hard Count's podcast audience. Today on the sprint we had breaking news (again)! Florida fired head coach Billy Napier Sunday morning, some not so surprising news that J.D. reacts to moments after it was broken. Then we dive...

Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... Which teams in college football are passing the eye test? J.D. ranks his top five "eye test" teams in the country before giving a game prediction for Arkansas vs Texas A&M and revealing some more of his mid-season predictions. Forecasting what's in store for players like Ohio State's Julian Sayin and Miami's Rueben Bain, and Tennessee head coach Josh H...

Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... Updated college football predictions! J.D. reevaluates his preseason picks and makes new ones for the conference title game matchups and winners, the 12 seeds for the College Football Playoff, and the entire CFP bracket before crowning a new national champion.  Before his midseason predictions, J.D. breaks down what's being missed from the Tennessee vs...