

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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Jan 26, 2018 • 55min
Teams that could make a move before National Signing Day
With National Signing Day on the horizon, Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson have their eyes on teams that working to close strong and round out their 2018 recruiting class. After reactions to assistant coach news at Ohio State (5:00), Alabama (14:00) and the latest in the Matt Canada tour (23:00), it's on to the recruiting trail. Barton breaks down the prospects to watch and teams that can make a big move in the recruiting rankings (36:00), including Florida, Florida State, Alabama, Tennessee, USC 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

Jan 16, 2018 • 1h 1min
Sumlin returns, Alabama's OC search, Clemson's 2018 outlook, more
Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson link up to recap a busy week in college football since the national title game. With Brian Daboll gone, the guys break down the Alabama offensive coordinator search (8:00) and whether there is any reason to be concerned with the turnover at that position. Kevin Sumlin is back as Rich Rodriguez's replacement at Arizona -- was this the best move for the former Texas A&M coach (16:00)? Plus, which coordinator hires will have the most impact (21:00), reacting to Clemson's entire defensive line turning down the NFL Draft (35:00), Bryce Love's return to Stanford (41:00), our take on the Tua/Jalen Hurts debate (44:00) 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

Jan 4, 2018 • 1h 6min
Rich Rod out, Alabama-Georgia picks, preview and prop bets
Barton Simmons checks in with Chip Patterson from the Army All-American Bowl with a report on the top prospects from the Class of 2019 (1:45), and then the conversation turns to the sudden ouster of Rich Rodriguez at Arizona (5:00). After takeaways from the College Football Playoff semifinals (15:00), Tom Fornelli joins the show for one final edition of locks to preview the national championship game between Alabama and Georgia (30:00). Against the spread, over/under (48:30) and prop bets (55:45) all discussed in the final round of competition between Barton, Tom and Chip. 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

Dec 29, 2017 • 1h 13min
Bowl Locks IV: College Football Playoff, New Years Six
The final installment of the bowl locks and the locks competition starts with the College Football Playoffs and the New Years Six. Tune in for breakdowns and against-the-spread edges for Ohio State-USC, Georgia-Oklahoma, Clemson-Alabama, Louisville-Mississippi State, Iowa State-Memphis, Washington-Penn State, Wisconsin-Miami, Michigan-South Carolina, UCF-Auburn and Notre Dame-LSU. 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

Dec 26, 2017 • 35min
Winners and Losers of Early Signing Period
Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson break down the big winners and most impactful story lines from the recruiting trail after the first-ever early signing period. Topics include something special brewing at Georgia (1:15), whether Alabama has become a victim of its own success (6:15), how many of the top prospects ended up signing early (10:15), grades for the new hires (15:00) 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

Dec 26, 2017 • 1h 11min
Bowl Locks III: TCU-Stanford, OSU-VT, more
The penultimate bowl locks bonanza carries us right up until the games around New Years Eve and New Years day, with against the spread and over-under picks for Florida State-Southern Miss (9:00), Iowa-Boston College (13:00), Purdue-Arizona (19:15), Missouri-Texas (24:30), Virginia-Navy (31:45), Oklahoma State-Virginia Tech (38:00), TCU-Stanford (44:15), Washington State-Michigan State (48:45), Wake Forest-Texas A&M (53:00), NC State-Arizona State (56:45), Northwestern-Kentucky (1:01:00) and New Mexico State-Utah State (1:05:45). 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

Dec 21, 2017 • 56min
Bowl Locks II: Bahamas, Hawaii, Cactus, Potato and more
After a rough first weekend for the syndicate, Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson are back with at least one side to take (against the spread and/or over-under) for the next slate of bowl games. This week tackles UAB-Ohio (6:00), Wyoming-Central Michigan (9:45), USF-Texas Tech (13:45), San Diego State-Army (19:10), Toledo-Appalachian State (25:00), Houston-Fresno State (29:00), Utah-West Virginia (32:15), Duke-Northern Illinois (36:00) and Kansas State-UCLA (43:00). 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

Dec 18, 2017 • 45min
Early Signing Period Primer with Steve Wiltfong
Steve Wiltfong of 247Sports joins Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson to set the stage for the first-ever early signing period in recruiting. Steve details his expectations, in terms of how many of the top prospects will choose to sign (8:30) and what schools have an advantage with the new format. Plus, the race between Georgia and Clemson (12:00) for closing the best class in the country and what coaching changes had the biggest impact on the recruiting trail (20:00). 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

Dec 15, 2017 • 49min
Bowl Locks I: Lane Train, Oregon-Boise State, more
Bowl season brings a reset of the locks competition between Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson. This first batch of locks includes against the spread and over/under picks for Troy-North Texas (4:00), Western Kentucky-Georgia State (9:00), Oregon-Boise State (14:30), Marshall-Colorado State (20:45), Middle Tennessee-Arkansas State (27:45), FAU-Akron (32:30) and Louisiana Tech-SMU (38:15). 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

Dec 14, 2017 • 40min
CBS Sports Coach of the Year, Player of the Year, All-America Teams
Senior college football columnist Dennis Dodd joins Chip Patterson to announce and break down the decision making behind CBS Sports' college football award winners, leading with UAB's Bill Clark as the 2017 Coach of the Year. 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