
Cover 3 College Football
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.
Latest episodes

Sep 24, 2023 • 1h 29min
Week 4 Instant Reaction: Ohio State's ceiling after Notre Dame win, Oregon-Colorado takeaways, what's next for FSU and Clemson, more! (09/24)
The Cover 3 crew recaps a heavyweight Week 4 in college football. First, in the immediate wake of Ohio State's stunning win at Notre Dame, what worked and what didn't for both teams? And what's the path forward after the win for the Buckeyes and the loss for the Fighting Irish (1:00)? Then it's on to the rest of the slate, with observations from Florida State-Clemson (11:30), Oregon-Colorado (28:17) and Utah-UCLA (36:31). Plus, projections for the new AP Top 25 college football rankings (41:58) and what we learned from Alabama-Ole Miss (52:51), Penn State-Iowa (56:06), Texas-Baylor (1:02:31) and more.Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collectionWatch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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 21, 2023 • 1h 15min
College football best bets: Alabama-Ole Miss, Colorado-Oregon, OSU-Notre Dame, Clemson-FSU and more Week 4 LOCKS (09/21)
The Cover 3 crew shares their top against the spread and over-under plays for Week 4 in college football. After a brief recap of Week 3 results (1:00), the Week 4 breakdowns, previews and picks start with Thursday and Friday night action (7:26) before turning the attention to a loaded Saturday slate. Florida State-Clemson (16:37), Alabama-Ole Miss (19:43), Colorado-Oregon (24:37), Ohio State-Notre Dame (28:55) and Penn State-Iowa (34:05) are up first as some of the biggest games of the day, then the LOCKS board opens up for picks on USC-Arizona State (42:23), Kansas-BYU (44:42), TCU-SMU (46:20), Michigan-Rutgers (49:58), Auburn-Texas A&M (56:32), Illinois-FAU (58:05), Kansas State-UCF (1:01:12) and more. Finally, the underdogs to take straight up in MoneyLine Sprinkles (1:05:00).Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collectionWatch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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 21, 2023 • 2min
Introducing 'Kickin' It'
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Sep 20, 2023 • 1h 12min
Big Game Breakdown: Ohio State-Notre Dame, Alabama-Ole Miss, FSU-Clemson and more! (09/20)
The Cover 3 crew talks Ohio State, Notre Dame, Alabama, Colorado, Florida State and more. First, whether a promotion/relegation model would work for a merged conference of remaining Pac-12 teams with the Mountain West (1:22) and then right into the most important matchups, storylines and X-factors in Big Game Breakdown. With six ranked-on-ranked matchups in Week 4, it's a heavier edition of B.G.B. as the crew tackles everything to know for Ohio State-Notre Dame (11:04), Alabama-Ole Miss (26:44), Florida State-Clemson (38:02), Colorado-Oregon (50:01) and more.Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collectionWatch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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 18, 2023 • 1h 5min
Upon Further Review: Fallout from Colorado-Colorado State, Lane Kiffin trolling Alabama, AP Top 25 voter reactions, more! (09/18)
The Cover 3 crew talks Travis Hunter, Deion Sanders, Lane Kiffin, Nick Saban and more. First, a deep dive on Colorado's double-overtime win against Colorado State, focusing on Travis Hunter's injury, the Rams' inability to close out the upset, confusion about overtime rules and much more (1:35). Then it's on to Lane Kiffin's needling of Alabama ahead of Ole Miss' Week 4 showdown with the Tide (23:05), curious voter decisions in the AP Top 25 poll (36:28), a strong week for the Mountain West (50:15), a bleak outlook for Pitt (56:55) and how the strength at the top of the Pac-12 might hurt the conference's chances of making the College Football Playoff (1:01:12).Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collectionWatch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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, 2023 • 1h 16min
Week 3 Reaction: Florida downs Tennessee! Missouri edges Kansas State! The Backyard Brawl!
Cover 3's Bud Elliott & Tom Fornelli discuss the biggest news and notes from Week 3 in College Football! First, Tennessee falls 16-29 to the Florida Gators in the Swamp (1:16) and Missouri upsets the Kansas State Wildcats 30-27 (10:36). Then, more ranked matchups with Florida State-Boston College, Georgia-South Carolina and Alabama-South Florida (16:02). Finally, we rank the AP Top 25 Poll two days early (29:09)!Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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 14, 2023 • 1h 22min
College football best bets: Tennessee-Florida, Georgia-South Carolina, Pitt-WVU and more Week 3 LOCKS (09/14)
The Cover 3 crew talks favorite against the spread and over-under plays for Week 3. First, after a brief review of Week 2 results (3:50) the LOCKS card gets picks from Thursday-Friday action (11:26) before turning to Saturday's biggest games with previews, breakdowns and picks for Penn State-Illinois (23:45), Kansas State-Missouri (25:15), Mississippi State-LSU (28:25), Tennessee-Florida (36:58) and Pitt-WVU (39:18). Then, the board opens up and the crew has picks for Michigan-Bowling Green (45:55), Alabama-USF (48:20), Colorado-Colorado State (49:30), North Carolina-Minnesota (53:11), Ole Miss-Georgia Tech (55:51), UConn-FIU (57:38), Arizona-UTEP (59:30), UMass-Eastern Michigan (1:02:36), Ohio-Iowa State (1:03:34), Nebraska-Northern Illinois (1:06:05) and more. Finally, it's the underdogs to take straight up in MoneyLine Sprinkles (1:14:00).Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collectionWatch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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 13, 2023 • 1h 6min
Who can actually win the Heisman Trophy? Plus, Big Game Breakdowns on Vols-Gators, WVU-Pitt, more! (09/13)
The Cover 3 crew talks Heisman Trophy, Shedeur Sanders, Tennessee, Florida and more. First, latest news and updates around some notable quarterback injuries across the country (1:40) and then a larger discussion on the 2023 Heisman Trophy race, with a look not just at contenders to be finalists but who has a path to win the award (15:10). Then it's on to Big Game Breakdowns, with matchups to watch and keys to victory for Tennessee-Florida (35:42), Pitt-West Virginia (48:46), Kansas State-Missouri (52:55), LSU-Mississippi State (56:55) and Georgia-South Carolina (1:01:09).Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collectionWatch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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 11, 2023 • 1h 4min
Upon Further Review: Where should Texas rank? Is the SEC still No. 1? Rankings reaction, hot seat talk, more! (09/11)
The Cover 3 crew talks top 25 rankings, Texas A&M, Iowa and more. First, with more information since Sunday's breaking news a look at the future of the Michigan State football program (1:00) and reacting to the changes and voting in the AP Top 25 with Poll Assassin (12:00). Then it's on to Upon Further Review, with thoughts on the SEC's rocky start to 2023 (35:50), the road forward for Texas A&M after the loss to Miami (44:45), coaches who look more and less likely to be fired given the first two weeks of results (49:40) and updating the Save Brian Ferentz Iowa Points Tracker, with new distributions for how many points need to be scored in each game remaining on the Hawkeyes schedule (56:30).Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collectionWatch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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 10, 2023 • 27min
🚨 Mel Tucker Suspended: What's next for Michigan State, how the Spartans will move forward (09/10) 🚨
The Cover 3 crew reacts to the breaking news that Mel Tucker has been suspended. With reports indicating that Michigan State has suspended Mel Tucker amid an investigation into sexual harassment allegations, the crew discusses what's next for the Spartans in 2023 and what candidates might be at the top of the list if the full-time job opens as a result of the investigation.Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collectionWatch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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