Cover 3 College Football

Danny Kanell joins Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson on Wednesday morning to offer the first reactions to the College Football Playoff selection committee's first set of rankings (2:00), starting with a debate about Alabama's profile to this point in the season (4:00). Then it's on to comparing the playoff path for Ohio State and Oklahoma (09:00), including a look ahead to Oklahoma State-Oklahoma this weekend (16:30). Plus, buying into JT Barrett (18:00), a preview of Virginia Tech-Miami (24:00) and Danny Kanell jumping on board the Khalil Tate train (28:00). 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

Gary Danielson is back for his weekly check-in leading up to Saturday night's primetime SEC on CBS Game of the Week with LSU at Alabama. Before getting into the game, Gary looks back at Florida-Georgia and the recent developments with Jim McElwain out as the Gators coach (1:10), including some thoughts on where Florida looks next (5:00). Plus, when did this Georgia team get so good (8:20)? Then it's on to Tide-Tigers with the keys to the game (12:00) and the biggest question mark for LSU's offense (19:45). Finally, thoughts on Auburn (23:00) coming down the stretch of the regular season with an eye toward its games against Georgia and Alabama in Jordan-Hare Stadium. 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

This week's recap with Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson addresses the news of the moment first, with Florida making it official that Jim McElwain is out as the Gators head coach. Barton and Chip start with a look at what went wrong for McElwain at Florida (3:00) and where the Gators go next (8:00), including thoughts on UCF's Scott Frost and Mississippi State's Dan Mullen. Then it's on the field to talk Ohio State's comeback against Penn State (19:00), Michigan's offensive spark at QB (29:30), Notre Dame looking playoff-ready (38:00), where the confidence level is in ACC contenders Clemson (42:45) and Miami (45:30), whether Iowa State is a real Big 12 title threat (55:15) and what it will take for Arizona's Khalil Tate to become a factor in the Heisman Trophy race (1:06:30). 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

Week 9 has us with one lock fight and 16 picks in total this week's college football picks competition between Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson. Games picked and broken down this week include Notre Dame-NC State (5:00), Missouri-UConn (11:20), Louisville-Wake Forest (16:30), Georgia-Florida (21:15), Penn State-Ohio State (26:00), Louisiana Tech-Rice (35:00), TCU-Iowa State (37:30), Kentucky-Tennessee (44:00), USF-Houston (51:00), Memphis-Tulane (54:00), Texas-Baylor (56:30) 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

Penn State's visit to Ohio State could end up being one of the most impactful games of the year, so Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson have tapped into the 247Sports stable of experts for an in-depth look at the matchup. After discussing Jim McElwain's odd week at Florida (3:00), Jimbo Fisher's challenge with Florida State (10:00) and the crazy ACC title race (17:00) the game breakdown takes center stage. Bucknuts' Dave Biddle is up first, discussing what has changed with Ohio State's offense since the Oklahoma loss (27:30), the matchup problems presented by Penn State (36:00), his game pick (39:00) and whether or not this OSU team is ready for a title run (43:00). After that it's Penn State talk with Sean Fitz of Lions247, with the keys to the Michigan win (46:30), the impact of offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead (51:00), misconceptions about Penn State's reliance on Saquon Barkley (54:00) and of course a game pick. 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

As October winds down, Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson are reacting to Week 8 with a check on the trajectory of the weekend's big winners and losers. Has Penn State peaked, or will the Nittany Lions continue to surge (2:30)? Is this rock bottom for teams like Michigan (10:00) and Tennessee (13:15)? Should we believe that LSU can continue to play at a high level (18:45)? All that, plus Lane Kiffin's FAU team on fire (22:45), Notre Dame's tough stretch to a playoff (27:30) and much, 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

Tom Fornelli is out but his locks are in as Chip and Barton break down 17 locks for the Week 8 slate. Games that get picks and/or breakdowns include: Penn State-Michigan (05:30), Oklahoma State-Texas (11:00), Miami-Syracuse (16:00), Mississippi State-Kentucky (19:30), UCF-Navy (23:45), USF-Tulane (28:30), Alabama-Tennessee (32:00), Georgia Tech-Wake Forest (35:30), Florida State-Louisville (38:00), Notre Dame-USC (45:00), Missouri-Idaho (53:00) 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

SEC on CBS lead analyst Gary Danielson joins Barton and Chip for his weekly segment, discussing what went wrong for Auburn at LSU (1:00), why the future looks bright for LSU (06:45), what to make of Ole Miss (13:00) and the challenge tied to fan expectations of coaches in the SEC (15:30). Plus Gary gives his outlook for Tennessee-Alabama (20:30) and wonders if anyone in the SEC will be able to challenge the Tide, even with room for improvement on the field (28:00). 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

Danny Kanell joins Barton and Chip to defend his No. 2 ranking of Clemson after the Tigers' loss at Syracuse (1:30) and analyze the best teams in college football. This episodes includes a breakdown for Miami (6:30), TCU (9:00), Notre Dame as a playoff dark horse (10:45) and Danny's story of being recruited by Dino Babers when the Syracuse coach was an assistant at Purdue (14:30). Plus, reactions to Auburn's fall from SEC title contention (19:00), what Texas' final record might look like (25:00). 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

Dennis Dodd joins Barton and Chip for the Midseason Report, where everything we thought we knew about college football is "BS" (1:30), Pac-12 is in trouble for the College Football Playoff (2:30) and the trio shares their reworked playoff picks after seven weeks of action (5:00). Dennis weighs in on the show's favorite weekly topic, "Are we buying Ohio State?" (12:00) and breaks down the hot seat situation at Tennessee (26:00), Arkansas (28:00) and potential landing spots for Chip Kelly. 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