Cover 3 College Football

247Sports has released its definitive college football player ranking, the Top247, for 2017. Chip Patterson and Barton Simmons react to the list (3:00) with debates on supremacy among quarterbacks (9:00) and what the list reveals about some teams flying below the radar (17:00). Barton and Chip also compare notes from their preseason top-50 team rankings in advance of the CBS Sports 130 release (30:00). Plus, talking Ole Miss hindsight in the award-winning Question of the Day segment (52:00). 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

This is the time of year when no one wants to see their team in the headlines. Chip Patterson and Barton Simmons discuss the latest off-field incidents around the SEC and how they might affect Week 1. Dennis Dodd joins the show to talk staff sizes (16:00), LSU closing the media out of fall camp (19:00) and the realistic candidates for Ole Miss (27:00). Plus, the debut of the award-winning closing segment, "Question of the Day" (40:00). 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

Monday's episode is all about the unknowns, taking a look at some of our biggest questions for fall camp and a focus on Tennessee, a team that lost a handful of its stars from the last two seasons to graduation and the NFL. Chip Patterson and Barton Simmons open the show with questions for Clemson (2:00), LSU (10:00), Michigan (16:30), Wisconsin (22:50) before GoVols247 insider Wes Rucker joins the show to chat Tennessee in 2017. Wes weighs in on the quarterback battle (33:30), the team's program depth (37:00), where Butch Jones stands (45:00), and more expectations for 2017. 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 conference preview and win total predictions wrap up with a trip out west to the Pac-12, where USC is back (3:00), Washington looks to return to the playoff (15:15), Stanford is a team to watch (22:50) and Colorado needs to reload after winning the Pac-12 South (30:30). Chip Patterson and Barton Simmons answer those questions and make win totals predictions for the entire Pac-12, so tune in for Oregon (34:00), UCLA (43:00) 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

Is the Big Ten the best conference in college football? With Ohio State, Penn State and Michigan leading the way, Barton Simmons argues the East is the best division in the country. Barton and Chip Patterson debate conference supremacy questions (5:00), talk the best coaches in the country (10:00) and then pick the win totals for Ohio State (13:00), Penn State (19:15), Michigan (26:00), Indiana (34:30), Michigan State (39:30), Maryland (47:00) and Rutgers (51:20). 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 packed Monday show on the 247Sports College Football Podcast, leading with reaction to Hugh Freeze's resignation at Ole Miss. Chip Patterson and Barton Simmons dissect how things came undone for the Rebels and where they might look next for his replacement. Also, a big recruiting win for Florida over the weekend and over/under picks for the Big Ten West win totals. 01:00 -- Ole Miss explains Hugh Freeze's resignation 04:21 -- Houston Nutt's role in the story 11:30 -- What's next for Ole Miss 14:45 -- Coaching rumors! What's a realistic option for the Rebels 21:30 -- Florida's big recruiting weekend 25:50 -- The history of Florida's Friday Night Lights, and other on-campus events 29:00 -- Is Wisconsin a playoff dark horse? 34:00 -- Northwestern can go as far as Clayton Thorson can throw 38:00 -- Minnesota's P.J. Fleck is more than catchphrases 40:55 -- Good defense, ugly wins ahead for Iowa 43:45 -- Expecting a step back for Nebraska 46:33 -- Big name doesn't mean big wins for Lovie Smith at Illinois 50:00 -- It'll take time, but we're buying Jeff Brohm long term 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 first guest of the 247Sports College Football Podcast is none other than former Heisman Trophy winner and national champion Tim Tebow. Tim joins us after a minor league baseball game to talk Dan Mullen, the SEC in 2017 and why community service matters in the lives of college football players. After that, Chip and Barton take a way-too-early look at the Heisman picture with thoughts on the favorites and a few sleepers. 02:15 -- The biggest CFB stars since Tebow 03:56 -- Best Tebow moments at Florida 05:25 -- Why has Florida struggled at QB since 2009? 08:15 -- Tim Tebow joins the show 09:45 -- Tebow's team to watch in the SEC 10:33 -- Underlying tension between Barton and Tebow 11:10 -- What makes Dan Mullen a good QB coach 12:50 -- In Nick Fitzgerald an NFL quarterback? 14:15 -- How Florida's offense will look in 2017 16:33 -- State of the QBs in the SEC 18:23 -- The importance of community service for CFB players 20:55 -- Difference between baseball and football locker rooms 21:50 -- What coaches say about Nick Fitzgerald 23:33 -- People take Jalen Hurts for granted, more SEC QBs talk 27:30 -- Early Heisman picture 30:37 -- Why can't we buy into Josh Rosen? 32:30 -- Heisman sleeper picks 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

A new page has turned in the Big 12 with head coaching changes at both Texas and Oklahoma. Chip Patterson and Barton Simmons project the future for both Tom Herman and Lincoln Riley, discuss whether the Big 12 title game will help the league and pick win totals for 2017 for all ten teams in the league. 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

With media days in full swing, the ACC is bragging about its spot as one of the top leagues in the land. Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson start their 2017 ACC preview with a discussion of those rankings, and pick the win totals for all 14 teams in the league. 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 Simmons and Chip Patterson pick the SEC East win totals for the 2017 season, making some predictions on teams that will take a step forward, a sleeper or two and of course their thoughts whether the eventual SEC East champion will be able to win the league. 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