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The 'Cover 3 College Football' Podcast is the perfect call for any die-hard fan. Join hosts Chip Patterson, Tom Fornelli, Danny Kanell and Bud Elliott as they take you from National Signing Day to the national championship with in-depth analysis from some of the biggest names in the sport. Cover 3 offers insider insight on the hottest topics in college football, tells you who is creating a buzz and previews each weekend with against-the-spread locks. From coaching searches to quarterback battles and everything in between, Cover 3 has it locked down.

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The 'Cover 3 College Football' Podcast is the perfect call for any die-hard fan. Join hosts Chip Patterson, Tom Fornelli, Danny Kanell and Bud Elliott as they take you from National Signing Day to the national championship with in-depth analysis from some of the biggest names in the sport. Cover 3 offers insider insight on the hottest topics in college football, tells you who is creating a buzz and previews each weekend with against-the-spread locks. From coaching searches to quarterback battles and everything in between, Cover 3 has it locked down.

    Cover 3 Summer School: Will the 2024 Georgia Bulldogs Be Kirby Smart’s BEST TEAM YET?

    Cover 3 Summer School: Will the 2024 Georgia Bulldogs Be Kirby Smart’s BEST TEAM YET?

    Summer School is BACK! Bud Elliott sits down with 247 Sports' Jordan Hill to preview the Georgia Bulldogs 2024 Season.


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    • 21 min
    Georgia QB Jaden Rashada suing Florida coach Billy Napier, NCAA settlement update, more! (05/22)

    Georgia QB Jaden Rashada suing Florida coach Billy Napier, NCAA settlement update, more! (05/22)

    The Cover 3 crew talks Georgia, Florida, Jaden Rashada, Billy Napier and more. First, breaking down Jaden Rashada's lawsuit against Florida coach Billy Napier and two other individuals over a failed $13 million NIL deal, including whether the lawsuit will bring NCAA-related issues for the Gators coach (1:30). Then, an update on the NCAA's lawsuit settlement that will have power conferences footing some of the multi-billion dollar bill (18:31), Dabo Swinney defending Clemson's approach to the transfer portal (33:29) and how a late-window portal addition has raised the expectations even higher for Mario Cristobal and Miami in 2024.

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    • 52 min
    Coaches Under Pressure: Challenges facing Billy Napier, Sam Pittman and more in 2024 (05/20)

    Coaches Under Pressure: Challenges facing Billy Napier, Sam Pittman and more in 2024 (05/20)

    The Cover 3 crew talks Billy Napier, Ryan Day, Mario Cristobal and more. First, whether there should be any alarm at Brian Kelly and LSU losing the commitment of a 5-star wide receiver and how Michigan has used late transfer portal additions to address depth needs on the secondary. Then it's on to the discussion of Coaches Under Pressure in 2024, which starts with Billy Napier, Sam Pittman and Dave Aranda facing hot seat seasons. Then it's on to coaches that aren't on the hot seat but certainly have pressure to win, like Ohio State's Ryan Day and Miami's Mario Cristobal. Finally a look at the Vegas win totals to see if there are any projected seasons that would generate pressure, including a low win total for Lincoln Riley and USC and several coaches in seemingly good standing projected to miss a bowl game.

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    • 1 hr 7 min
    Mailbag! Top new conference rivalries, where Saban and Harbaugh would have ranked among coaches, more! (05/16)

    Mailbag! Top new conference rivalries, where Saban and Harbaugh would have ranked among coaches, more! (05/16)

    The Cover 3 crew talks coach rankings, college football video game, conference realignment and more. First, in the wake of this week's coach rankings a listener wondered where Nick Saban, Jim Harbaugh and Jimbo Fisher would have ranked if they were still in college football (1:30). Then, some on-site insight from the ACC spring meetings (12:10), the reveal of the EA Sports College Football 25 cover (22:00) and a landing spot for former Colorado DB and 5-star prospect Cormani McClain (25:00). Then the Big Ol' Bag of Mail asks for some of the new conference "rivalries" after this summer's realignment (28:17), how Sherrone Moore's interim coach success impacted his coach ranking (34:00) and some of the best JAG+ quarterbacks of all time (41:20).

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    • 58 min
    2024 Coach Rankings, Part 2: Overrated, underrated, surprises and more from the consensus top 25 (05/15)

    2024 Coach Rankings, Part 2: Overrated, underrated, surprises and more from the consensus top 25 (05/15)

    The Cover 3 crew talks Lincoln Riley, Dabo Swinney, coach rankings list and more. First, updates and takeaways from the ACC's spring meetings (2:00) and the NCAA's proposed lawsuit settlement that could usher in a new era of revenue sharing with players (14:45). Then it's on to the reveal of the top 25 from the 2024 CBS Sports Rankings, starting with a breakdown of Ryan Day's spot at No. 2 and the rest of the top 10 (19:00). Plus, the many ways to look at Lincoln Riley's ranking after a disappointing 2022 season at USC (28:08), the right placement for Lane Kiffin within the top 25 (35:30) and the biggest takeaways from the back half of the rankings (42:00).

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    • 1 hr 3 min
    2024 Coach Rankings, Part 1: Toughest calls, biggest debates on the ballot, more! (05/13)

    2024 Coach Rankings, Part 1: Toughest calls, biggest debates on the ballot, more! (05/13)

    The Cover 3 crew discusses the coach rankings, EA Sports' video game tease and more. First, breaking down the EA Sports tease of College Football 25 with a look at the players selected for the early promotional cover art (2:00), Missouri State being the latest program to jump from FCS to FBS as it plans for a move in 2025 to Conference USA (8:50) and more quarterback shuffling in the portal (13:40). Then it's on to the first step of the 2024 CBS Sports Coach Rankings: our ballots. The conversation starts with a reveal of everyone's top 10 (22:00) followed by a discussion of the toughest coaches to rank (31:29) and what the bottom of the ballot looks like after all 68 power conference coaches are slated against each other (49:11).

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    • 1 hr 4 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
3.6K Ratings

3.6K Ratings

Jamesrhat3 ,

MAILBAG

Shoutout to the best cfb podcast in the nation! I love hearing your thoughts on all of the latest CFB news and game outcomes. What does a school on the level of Purdue, Iowa St, Illinois etc need to do to get to the next level of Cfb and consistently winning 7-9 games a year??

FrankTheTank was taken ,

What are your 5 schools you’d choose

Congrats on everyone being the #1 recruit in the country and every school wants you!! If no matter where you go you will make the same NIL deal, what is each of your 3-5 schools you’ve narrowed down to commit to in 2024?

Love the show!!

NickNakster7 ,

Insightful and fun CFB Pod

Great show, all four guys add their own flavor. Never miss an episode. Mailbag Question about the coach rankings. I played baseball at Pitt a decade ago, so I’m quite familiar with the limitations of the athletic department and football, specifically. Because of this, I’m grateful to have someone like Narduzzi as the head coach especially since our last coach got the Wisconsin job after going 6 and 6! My question is - why is Narduzzi so Cleary behind the two ACC Daves? He has accomplished more than either of them at a school with clearly fewer resources than State and similar to Wake. Heck, he’s got the same number of wins against Clemson as the two of them combined! Things are trending down, but, like with Clawson, I think that’s clearly a school thing and not a coach thing (but it’s being held against Narduzzi more, it appears). Thanks for everything, fellas.

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