

Cover 3 College Football
CBS Sports, College Football, Football, CFB, College Football Picks
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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Oct 3, 2019 • 1h 16min
Week 6 Locks (10/03)
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson share their best bets and top picks for the weekend action in college football. Game breakdowns and LOCKS included for Michigan-Iowa (9:15), Ohio State-Michigan State (13:20), Auburn-Florida (19:40), Louisville-Boston College (26:10), Washington-Stanford (28:20), Air Force-Navy (30:15), Army-Tulane (32:40), Oregon-Cal (36:15), LSU-Utah State (39:00), Baylor-Kansas State (42:20), Penn State-Purdue (46:00), Nebraska-Northwestern (49:45) and many more of the highlights and lowlights from the Week 6 slate. 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

Oct 2, 2019 • 56min
Dennis Dodd's Hot Seat Rankings (10/02)
Dennis Dodd joins Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson with hot seat talk and amateurism analysis. First, Barton and Chip discuss three burning questions for Week 6 (2:30) then Dennis Dodd joins the show, first addressing the name, image and likeness movement in college sports (12:45). Topics include unintended consequences, common-sense middle ground and how the experience of a student-athlete might or might not change if NCAA rules are changed (22:45). Then it's on to Dennis' Hot Seat Ranking -- released this week on CBSSports.com -- with a focus on USC, Tennessee and Virginia Tech after Rutgers already kicked off the coaching carousel by firing Chris Ash. 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

Sep 30, 2019 • 1h 1min
Rutgers' next move, Mike Leach, September Superlatives (09/30)
Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson break down the Rutgers job with Chris Ash fired following Week 5. First, reaction to the timing of the news and what went wrong for Ash during his tenure (2:30). Then, the different categories of candidates (12:00) for the Scarlet Knights' job and thoughts on where the program could -- or should -- turn for its next head coach (24:15). Plus, reactions to Mike Leach calling his team soft after losing to Utah (32:20) and our team and player of the month for September (47:30). 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

Sep 29, 2019 • 1h 20min
Week 5 Instant Reaction (09/29)
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson break down the highlights and lowlights from Week 5 across college football. First, considering the state of Clemson and its claim to No. 1 after surviving at North Carolina (2:15), why Ohio State's dominance shouldn't be overlooked (17:00) and whether Auburn has turned a corner to become into an SEC title contender (23:45). Then, takeaways from wins for Michigan and Notre Dame (28:25), Penn State's emergence as a Big Ten title contender (40:00), the much-anticipated 5-star review mailbag (51:00) and much more. 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

Sep 26, 2019 • 1h 17min
Week 5 Locks (09/26)
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson reveal their best bets and top picks for Week 5 in college football. Game breakdowns and LOCKS in this week's edition of the competition include Memphis-Navy (7:20), Cal-Arizona State (10:50), Notre Dame-UVA (17:00), Stanford-Oregon State (24:35), Iowa State-Baylor (27:00), South Carolina-Kentucky (34:50), Auburn-Mississippi State (39:30), Florida State-Nc State (44:10), Michigan-Rutgers (49:30), Washington-USC (52:45) and more. 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

Sep 25, 2019 • 57min
Brady Quinn (09/25)
Brady Quinn joins Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson to talk Notre Dame, USC and what's wrong with Michigan's offense. First, Barton and Chip catch up on the latest with Houston quarterback D'Eriq King announcing his intentions to redshirt the 2019 season, including how this compares to Kelly Bryant's situation and what might be next for King (1:00). Then Brady Quinn joins the show, breaking down what we learned from Notre Dame at Georgia (17:20), how USC found success against Utah (25:15), why Tua Tagovailoa is leading the Heisman Trophy discussion (36:45), why Jim Harbaugh and Michigan have been so disappointing (43:30) and much more. 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

Sep 23, 2019 • 1h 1min
Post-Tua QB future looking bright for Alabama (09/23)
Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson discuss Alabama's recruiting win, Year 2 Coaches and true freshman QBs making an impact. First, news of the day includes injury updates from LSU and Texas, a top quarterback flipping from USC to Alabama and a discussion on how the Tide and other top teams are addressing their future at the most important position on the field (4:00). Then, more UCLA-Wazzu greatness (18:35), what's at stake for Chip Kelly and more Year 2 coaches moving forward (27:55) and which of the true freshman starting QBs we believe in as long-term answers (41:15). 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

Sep 22, 2019 • 1h 14min
Week 4 Instant Reaction (09/22)
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson recap a landscape-shifting weekend in college football. First, whether more was learned about Georgia or Notre Dame in their primetime showdown (4:00), how to rate, rank and feel about Auburn after its win in College Station (16:40) and the many takeaways from Wisconsin's trouncing of Michigan (25:20). Then, Pitt over UCF as one of the more entertaining games of the day (38:15), the top tier of the Pac-12 (46:00) and much more. 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

Sep 19, 2019 • 1h 27min
Week 4 Locks (09/19)
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson share their best bets and top picks for Week 4 in college football. Game breakdowns and LOCKS from the week's edition of the competition include Wisconsin-Michigan (8:00), South Carolina-Missouri (18:00), Texas A&M-Auburn (23:19). Georgia-Notre Dame (29:45), Texas-Oklahoma State (35:00), Oregon-Stanford (40:15), Arizona State-Colorado (48:45), Florida-Tennessee (1:00:45) and much more. 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

Sep 17, 2019 • 46min
Jamie Erdahl (09/17)
SEC on CBS lead reporter Jamie Erdahl joins Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson ahead of Week 4's SEC on CBS doubleheader. First, Barton and Chip spotlight what's to be gained and what can be learned from a trio of conference matchups with Oklahoma State-Texas, Utah-USC and Michigan-Wisconsin (2:00) then Jamie joins the show to preview Notre Dame-Georgia and discuss more topics from around the SEC (16:15). Topics include what's different from the 2017 meeting between the Irish and Bulldogs, comparing Georgia and Alabama through three weeks of the season (24:25), the moving story of Ryan Hilinski and his family's journey after tragedy (31:15), LSU or Alabama on a neutral field (37:40) and much more. 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