Cover 3 College Football

Transfer quarterback news, Randy Moss at Florida State stories and listener questions answers. First, catching up on Tyler Shough's move from Oregon to Texas Tech and Luke McCaffrey's move from Nebraska to Louisville (2:30), Notre Dame's decision not to join in on the EA Sports College Football video game excitement (10:00) and Danny takes us back to 1995 in Tallahassee when Randy Moss, Peter Warrick and Walter Jones were all redshirting during his senior season (18:30). Then, UCLA's ceiling under Chip Kelly (32:50), whether Oklahoma fans should be concerned about Texas under Sarkisian (40:15) and whether Bronco Mendenhall gets enough respect for his work at Virginia (45:00). Plus, our continued campaign for a new Big Ten rivalry trophy (51:00). 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, @DannyKanellFor 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 is here to give you the latest in the world of college football. We’re talking about transfer rankings! 247Sports just rolled out its rankings for the top transfers in the country and we’re going to break down all angles. Tom Fornelli gets us caught up with what rule changes he wants to see in college football. (6:00) A look into the transfer portal. (14:30) Do coaches like the portal? (20:20) Quarterbacks in the portal. (28:38) How did Florida win the portal? Signing Arik Gilbert and Demarkus Bowman. (33:15) What does Oklahoma’s transfer haul look like? (36:10) Is Miami back? (38:40) Is Florida State in trouble? (41:00) Other schools that did well in the portal. (44:00) Henry To’o To’o is the biggest name in the portal and he’s yet to decide where to go. (49:00) Final thoughts on the 2021 portal.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, @bartonsimmons, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanellFor 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 is here to give you the latest in the world of college football. We’re talking about rule changes that we want to see in college football. Let’s start with the awful targeting rule. (8:53) We need a shot clock when plays are reviewed! (12:05) Stoping the clock on first downs. Woof! (14:40) How many people should be allowed to listen in on plays? (18:30) Illegal man downfield needs to be changed. Too many linemen are getting too far down field on RPOs. (28:46) Lasers on the goal posts. It needs to happen. (33:04) How many feet do you need in bounds? (36:20) End of game rules need to be looked at. Fake injuries could be happening - what can be done about this? What about overtime, where should it start? (43:45) Some other rule changes that should happen!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, @DannyKanellFor 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 is here to give you the latest in the world of college football. MAILBAG! WE have so many of your questions to answer so we’ve got a ton of mailbags to offer. The San Diego Padres gave Fernando Tatis Jr. a 14-year deal so which coaches do we think should be given 14-year deals? (16:25) What are the best and worst logos in sports? (25:02) From 2010-2017 there were only 4 five-star QBs selected in the first round of the NFL Draft. What went wrong with QB evaluations in that time period? (37:10) If each conference was decided by a coach vs coach in hand to hand combat — who would win? (47:07) It’s Noles to Go! Danny Kanell gives the latest on the state of the Florida State Seminoles.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, @bartonsimmons, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanellFor 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 is here to give you the latest in the world of college football. It’s time to grade ALL of the coaching hires in the 2021 cycle so far. Were there any big surprises? Tom had originally thought that there wouldn’t be much shake up. (5:35) How do we grade the Steve Sarkisian hire at Texas? (14:10) Shane Beamer at South Carolina. (18:37) Clark Lea at Vanderbilt. (24:15) Auburn hires Bryan Harsin. (30:20) Josh Heupel at Tennessee. (38:00) Bret Bielema at Illinois. (44:05) Jed Fisch hired at Arizona. (47:00) Gus Malzahn at UCF. (50:00) Andy Avalos at Boise State. (54:19) Utah State hires Blake Anderson. (58:00) Charles Huff at Marshall. (1:01:00) Will Hall hired at Southern Miss (1:04:00) Butch Jones at Arkansas State. (1:07:50) Terry Bowden at Louisiana-Monroe. (1:10:00) Kane Wommack hired at South Alabama.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, @bartonsimmons, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanellFor 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 is here to give you the latest in the world of college football. It’s the big ole bag of mail! We start today with some kind of breaking news on Gus Malzahn being hired as the next coach of the University of Central Florida! What makes UCF such a good landing spot for Malzahn? What will be the fallout of a high profile coach like him going there? (24:15) What are offenses going to become? Is the passing game here to stay or will rushing attacks return to prominence? (36:30) We bring back our conversation on Clemson’s defense. Let’s discuss the future of the current Clemson defense. (39:30) Are coaches who took health and safety protocols the most serious going to use that as a recruiting advantage? Someone from Penn State asked about James Franklin taking this very seriously or going with a different approach. (43:20) A Georgia Tech fan reaches out and he wants our help. He’s asking for some positive views on the Yellow Jackets program. (52:35) Why is the Pac-12 falling behind? Someone wants to know why the Pac-12 is the laughing stock of the Power 5 world.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, @bartonsimmons, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanellFor 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 is here to give you the latest in the world of college football. It’s the big ole bag of mail! We start today with some FCS talk! The season kicks off this weekend and we’re discussing some potential Lock Talk. (7:34) Of the 2nd year coaches, which coach are you excited to see long-term at their current school? Which of these coaches isn’t a fit? (19:30) Which of these two scenarios happens first: Miami winning an ACC Championship or Michigan beating Ohio State? (24:00) Do we think the Clemson blowout losses to LSU and Ohio State mean anything for the Tigers long term? (31:30) Which sport would be easier to coach if you never played or played at a higher level? (38:05) Understanding the current state and future of analytics in football. (44:40) Is anyone insane with being excited about what Brett Bielema is doing so far at Illinois before a game has been played?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, @bartonsimmons, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanellFor 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 Podcast looks back at the coaches hired and fired in the 2018 cycle. Where our initial thoughts on the hires correct? Where were we wrong and where have we been surprised. The conversation begins with what went right for Florida with Dan Mullen and what went wrong for Florida State with Willie Taggart (12:00) then whether Jimbo Fisher's 2020 success at Texas A&M shows that's on schedule based on the expectations (27:00). Then, yet-to-be-determined grades for Scott Frost at Nebraska (36:00) and Chip Kelly at UCLA (41:30) plus recapping the biggest surprises from the Power Five coaches hired in the 2018 cycle that have already been fired (47:43). 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, @bartonsimmons, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanellFor 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 is here to give you the latest in the world of college football. Today we’ve got Bill Connelly joining the show! (2:20) Let’s talk returning production for the 2021 season! How are calculations made? (14:30) What are the tiers set at for returning production? How do you differentiate the top, bottom, and middle of the list? (20:15) What’s the Pac-12 going to look like? (23:50) Iowa State hype train (29:00) Taking a look at the ACC (37:15) Ohio State and the Big Ten (40:00) Coaches and analytics (42:10) What one rule would Bill change?'Cover 3' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanellFor 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 is here to give you the latest in the world of college football. Today we’ll break down ALL THINGS SUPER BOWL! Danny is joining us live from Tampa! (2:00) Is Tom Brady the GOAT? Are people ready to admit that? (3:30) Tom Brady’s forgotten career at Michigan (6:30) Who is putting the talent into the Super Bowl? Let’s talk crootin’ to NFL pipeline. (14:30) What did Mahomes look like at Texas Tech? Did we ever think he’d be this good? (24:30) Biggest surprise from CFB to NFL. (36:00) SUPER BOWL LOCKS!'Cover 3' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanellFor 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