Cover 3 College Football

Tyler Donohue joins Bud Elliott for an insider’s take on the Nittany Lions in 2021. Tyler Donohue writes for Lions247 and hosts the Lions247 podcast, and after checking out spring practice he’s got some reasons to think Penn State will bounce back from a disappointing 2020. Tune in to hear what’s expected from a new offensive coordinator and how it might impact quarterback Sean Clifford, why the group of pass catchers is as good as its been since 2018 and much more on the personnel side following some significant roster turnover. Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anna Hickey joins Chip Patterson for an insider's look at Clemson. Anna covers the Tigers for Clemson247 and dives into some of the burning questions around the team here in the post-Trevor Lawrence era. She offers a final grade for Clemson's spring practice, identifies the positions where the team still needs starters to emerge and why the defense could be one of the best in the country.Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joey Helmer joins Bud Elliott for an insider’s take on the Sooners in 2021. Joey Helmer of OUInsider discusses how Oklahoma seems to have its most complete team since 2008, setting the expectations for a run at a national championship this fall. Tune in to hear what questions still need to be answered, how defensive coordinator Alex Grinch has helped that side of the ball improve under his watch and whether Spencer Rattler can match up to the Heisman-contending expectations for 2021.  Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cover 3 crew answers questions on BCS history, top 2021 games, next coach at Iowa and more. First, a review of the BCS era identifying the years that would have been even better with a four-team playoff (2:00) and whether Wisconsin needs to consider a new offensive approach to take the next step (10:00). Then, not necessarily the biggest but the most important games on the 2021 regular season schedule in terms of what’s a stake (20:00), who might be in line for Iowa after Kirk Ferentz (29:30) and whether Nebraska should go all the way back to the glory days with the triple option (39:00). Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oregon State insider Carter Bahns discusses what's ahead for the Beavers in 2021. The discussion includes the improvements that Oregon State has made in 2019 and even 2020 in terms of competitiveness, shedding the reputation of being a Pac-12 doormat, how the personnel has been upgraded by the transfer portal in recent years under Jonathan Smith and what the defense needs to do to help the Beavers take the next step.Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cover 3 crew projects what will happen if every team hits its 2021 win total. First, what the arrival of TJ Finley does for Bo Nix and the Auburn quarterback room (1:30) and some big-picture strategies to picking win totals (8:15) before diving in with Michigan and what it means for Jim Harbaugh if the Wolverines go 8-4 (16:00) as well as whether 6-6 is a successful season for Scott Frost at Nebarska (24:25). Then, whether anyone will win 10 games in the Pac-12 (32:00) and what 9-3 would mean for Clay Helton and USC, expectations for Ed Orgeron and LSU (40:00), the ACC as a three-team league (43:30) and much more from across the country. Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt Prehm joins Bud Elliott for an insider’s take on Oregon in 2021. Matt Prehm covers the Ducks for DuckTerritory, 247Sports’ Oregon site, and hosts with the excellent Oregon podcast Autzen Audibles. Prehm explains what the reasonable fan expectations are for 2021 and what went right or wrong if those expectations are or aren’t going to be met. Tune in to hear why he’s excited about the wide receiver room, the impact of a change at defensive coordinator and much more about one of the top picks to win the Pac-12 this fall.  Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cover 3 crew breaks down the first gambling lines of the 2021 season. First, a big-picture discussion on a top Texas running back deciding to opt out of his senior season in high school to prepare for his college career (1:15) and how a former Clemson defensive back could wind up providing a boost to the Georgia defense (18:00). Then it’s on to the first “Game of the Year” lines (22:45), where we identify some big spots for the Pac-12 early in the season (29:30), discuss the opening line for Clemson vs. Georgia (35:00) and share reactions to the oddsmakers’ take on some of the biggest matchups of the season. Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cover 3 crew answers listener questions on the Vols, Miami, great WRs and more. First sharing some of the feedback to our Coach Rankings show (2:00) before jumping into the big ol bag of mail with with the most dynamic wide receivers we’ve watched in person (6:45). Then, what if childhood Vols fan Trevor Lawrence had gone to Tennessee instead of Clemson (13:40)? What if Miami hadn’t left the Big East and the league was still intact (21:20)? Finally, options for the next coach at USC (34:00), whether LSU is the top program in the country (40:30) and whether a Group of Five player like Cincinnati quarterback Desmond Ridder can win the Heisman Trophy (46:10).  Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cover 3 crew reveals and debates the new CBS Sports coach rankings. After a reveal of the entire list from No. 1 to No. 65 (4:40), the discussion begins with the value of recruiting as a skill for modern coaches, focusing on Kirby Smart and others who have talent advantages against the competition (9:00). Then it’s on to the other side of the coaching debate with the likes of Pat Fitzgerald and Matt Campbell, coaches who have won at non-traditional powers (20:48). Finally, where are the outliers from our ballots for the coach rankings? (30:15). Finally, the outliers: find out who was higher or lower than the group on Gary Patterson, Kirk Ferentz (35:25), Geoff Collins (41:15), David Shaw (46:15), Mark Stoops (52:00) and more.  Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices