Cover 3 College Football

Four top-10 teams lost in Week 7 but what teams (or conferences) lost the most ground in the College Football Playoff race. Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson scan the country with notes from the biggest games. Topics include Clemson-Syracuse (2:15), Washington State-Cal (14:00), Washington-Arizona State (18:00) and what it means for the Pac-12 playoff hopes, Auburn-LSU (22:30), whether Kevin Sumlin has things in the right direction at Texas A&M (27:45), Miami (33:00), USC's playoff chances (37:45), Oklahoma-Texas (41:00) as the game of the week. Buying the fools gold at Ohio State (47:15)? What's wrong with Michigan (52:30), the state of Tennessee football with Butch Jones (56:45) and the exhausting fan experience of rooting for West Virginia (1:04:30). 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

After a positive weekend of winning for the syndicate, Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson are back with a card full of locks for Week 7. The games picked and broken down this week include Auburn-LSU (4:30), UCLA-Arizona (9:15), Miami-Georgia Tech (13:00), Florida-Texas A&M (19:00), NC State-Pitt (26:00), Louisville-Boston College (29:00), Temple-UConn (31:30), Florida State-Duke (36:15), Oklahoma-Texas (42:15), West Virginia-Texas Tech (47:00), TCU-Kansas State (50:45), Washington-Arizona State (55:00), Tennessee-South Carolina (57:00) and many 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

Gary Danielson and Danny Kanell are the guests of honor for Wednesday's show. First Gary shares some reactions to LSU's win against Florida (2:45), discusses how far Feleipe Franks can take the Gators offense (5:40), then it's looking ahead to Florida-Texas A&M (10:00), Tennessee's quarterback change (15:00) and a preview of Auburn-LSU (19:00). Danny Kanell asks if we can trust the Big 12 (32:00), the group talks about what's next for Miami after beating Florida State (35:00) and what to expect moving forward from Seminoles running back Cam Akers (39:45). Then it's to the Big Ten where we shouldn't believe the fools gold from Ohio State and Penn State (47:45) and after calling the game against Utah, Danny weighs in on Stanford's quarterback situation (56:00). 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

Is "The U" or your favorite traditional power "back?" In honor of Miami snapping its losing streak against Florida State, Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson put some of the weekends' winners under the "are they back?" test. After discussing the fallout from devastating losses for Oklahoma (1:30) and Michigan (8:30), the "Back" test begins with Michigan State (17:30) and continues with Miami (21:30), Texas (27:00), LSU (35:30), TCU (42:00) and Arizona (47:15). Plus a closer look at the positive trends for Stanford (51:30), Auburn (54:30), Ohio State (59:30) and Washington (1:03:10). 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

We've got lock fights and lock unity as Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson unveil the most active card yet in the season-long locks competition. Breakdowns and picks for Florida State-Miami (2:30), Penn State-Northwestern (10:15), Auburn-Ole Miss (16:30), Florida-LSU (20:30), Michigan-Michigan State (26:30), Missouri-Kentucky (34:15), Boise State-BYU (36:30), TCU-West Virginia (38:15), Tulane-Tulsa (40:45) and UCF-Cincinnati (44:45) all included in our collective locks, plus a closer look at Washington State-Oregon (50:00), Stanford-Utah (52:30), Alabama-Texas A&M (59:00), Notre Dame-UNC (1:01:45) 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

It's a double dose of quarterbacks on Wednesday's edition of the show. First SEC on CBS lead analyst Gary Danielson weighs in on how Georgia might handle the quarterback position now that Jacob Eason is getting healthy (2:00), Butch Jones (7:30), where LSU isn't as strong as they used to be (11:30), what happened to the Tigers against Troy and what to expect from Florida-LSU (15:00). Plus, Texas A&M flying below the radar (21:00) and a look at what's ahead for Auburn and Alabama (27:00). Then Danny Kanell joins to preview Miami-Florida State (35:00), discusses the mindset of coaches and quarterbacks during a midseason battle (40:00) and quarterback transfers (45:00). Then Barton and Chip bring it home with some football that's been flying below the radar in a week full of drama (49:00). 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

Chip Patterson and Barton Simmons cover the biggest talking points from across the country after Week 5 action in college football. Topics include: Alabama and Clemson as the top tier of college football (3:00), updated College Football Playoff predictions (7:00), what we learned from USC's loss to Washington State (11:45), Washington starting heat up (17:45), what the immediate future looks like for Butch Jones (20:00), Georgia's elite defense (26:00), what's wrong with LSU (30:00), the outlook for Miami and Notre Dame (38:00), grading Florida State after its first win (45:00), Oklahoma State escapes Lubbock (51:30) and wholehearted appreciation for Saquon Barkley (56:00) as the best college football player on the planet. 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

Barton, Tom and Chip are here with trends and picks to fade or follow, with 10 combined locks and against-the-spread picks for all the most interesting games on the Week 5 schedule. Tune in for breakdowns of Alabama-Ole Miss (8:50), Clemson-Virginia Tech (14:15), Auburn-Mississippi State (21:00), Oklahoma State-Texas Tech (26:15), Houston-Temple (30:30), Oregon-Cal (32:30), Kansas State-Baylor (36:45), NC State-Syracuse (39:15), Georgia-Tennessee (45:15) and as a bonus, Friday night's action with Miami-Duke (47:00) and USC-Washington State (49:15). 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

CBS Sports college football analyst Danny Kanell makes his podcast debut. Danny joins Barton and Chip to discuss where Georgia stands among the top teams in the nation (2:30), Florida State's struggles and the challenge moving forward (5:00), the keys to victory in Clemson-Virginia Tech (11:30) and the ceiling for Auburn and teams to watch in the SEC West (14:00). Plus, where USC stands as a title contender (17:00) and how Danny sees the Big 12 playing out (21:00). 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 details what went wrong for Vanderbilt (4:00), how the changes in Alabama's offense left him "delightfully surprised" (5:00), Florida's decision to start Luke Del Rio at quarterback (13:00), reasons why Tennessee is struggling on offense (15:00) and how Kirby Smart is applying Alabama lessons at Georgia (18:00). Then Dennis Dodd joins the show to discuss the FBI's investigation into college basketball and how it could impact the world of college football recruiting (30:30), how streaming services could play a role in the next round of conference realignment (42:30), the hot seats in the SEC (47:30) and whether it's a good move for Scott Frost to jump to Nebraska if the job is open this year (49:00). 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