
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 10, 2023 • 1h 27min
Week 2 Instant Reaction: Texas rocks Alabama and the playoff picture, Miami and Colorado pick up big wins, more! (09/10)
The Cover 3 crew talks Texas, Alabama, Colorado, Miami and more. First, immediate reaction to Texas' stunning win at Alabama (1:00) and what to make of Miami's impressive win against Texas A&M (22:42) as well as Colorado improving to 2-0 in the Coach Prime era with a victory over Nebraska (28:47). Then it's on to reactions to Oregon's win at Texas Tech (45:53), Notre Dame rolling over NC State (57:10), Ole Miss surviving a tough test at Tulane (1:02:54) and Utah doing the same at Baylor (1:05:04) plus so much 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 7, 2023 • 1h 24min
College football best bets: Alabama-Texas, Colorado-Nebraska, Texas A&M-Miami and more Week 2 LOCKS (09/07)
The Cover 3 crew shares their best bets for Alabama-Texas, Colorado-Nebraska, and more. They discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each team, analyze offensive and defensive strategies, and make predictions for the outcomes. They also discuss notable college football games, analyze team performances, and share their best bets for the week.

Sep 6, 2023 • 1h 22min
What's wrong with Clemson? Plus, Alabama-Texas breakdown and Week 2 GAME DRAFT! (09/06)
The Cover 3 crew talks Clemson, rankings, Alabama, Texas, Colorado and more. First, a breakdown of Duke's upset win against Clemson to close out Week 1, with important takeaways on how we should look at both teams moving forward (1:00). Then it's on to a review of the new AP Top 25 college football rankings (15:38) and Big Game Breakdowns for Alabama-Texas (25:48) and Colorado-Nebraska (42:30). Finally we build out our excitement for Week 2 with another Game Draft, selecting one game for each major TV window to put together the best possible viewer's guide against the competition (52:00).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 4, 2023 • 1h 6min
Upon Further Review: FSU's ceiling after win vs. LSU, Pac-12 showing out, ACC expansion takeaways, more! (09/04)
The Cover 3 crew talks Florida State, LSU, clock rule changes, ACC expansion and more. First, an extensive breakdown of Florida State' 45-21 against LSU (1:00), including what went right for the Seminoles, what went wrong for LSU and whether expectations should be adjusted for both teams after the result. Then after a brief return to the realignment news cycle with reaction to the ACC's expansion (24:40) and what's next for Oregon State and Washington State it's on to Upon Further Review. Topics looking back at Week 1 not covered in the Instant Reaction show include Dante Moore challenging for starter's snaps at UCLA (40:40), observations from the new clock rules (43:00), Penn State's defense (49:55), Wisconsin's Dairy Raid offense (53:51), Baylor's struggles (55:30) 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 3, 2023 • 1h 18min
Week 1 Instant Reaction: Deion Sanders and Colorado stun TCU, assessing Alabama and Ohio State QBs, more! (09/03)
The Cover 3 crew talks Travis Hunter, Ohio State, Alabama, Penn State and more. First, a deep dive on Colorado-TCU after the Buffs' 45-42 road win (1:05), including both game analysis and our own misreads on the contest heading into the weekend. Then it's on to another upset in the Lone Star State with Texas State beating Baylor (22:55) before pivoting to North Carolina's win against South Carolina (27:58), Ohio State's offense falling short of expectations against Indiana (33:27) and the latest on Iowa's chase for 25 points per game (40:05). Other topics include Washington cruising past Boise State (44:30), whether Jalen Milroe has won the Alabama QB1 job (51:45), Drew Allar looking strong against West Virginia (55:19) and much 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

Aug 31, 2023 • 1h 19min
College football best bets: LSU-FSU, UNC-South Carolina, TCU-Colorado and more Week 1 LOCKS! (08/31)
The Cover 3 crew shares their top picks for Week 1 in college football. After a brief review of our Week 0 results (1:00) the breakdown of best bets starts with the weeknight action with picks for NC State-UConn (14:13), Florida-Utah (14:13) and the Friday games (16:13). Then it's on to Saturday and Sunday's slate with breakdowns of TCU-Colorado (20:49), Ohio State-Indiana (26:17), UNC-South Carolina (29:58), LSU-FSU (33:49), Texas Tech-Wyoming (42:20), Tennessee-Virginia (45:50), Washington State-Colorado State (48:26), Alabama-Middle Tennessee (54:21), Northwestern-Rutgers (56:48), Iowa-Utah State (59:54), Washington-Boise State (1:03:29), USC-Nevada (1:05:56) and more plus MoneyLine Sprinkles (1:12:08).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

Aug 30, 2023 • 1h 3min
Week 1 Viewer's Guide: Drafting the best games for Saturday, LSU-FSU keys to the game, more! (08/30)
The Cover 3 crew previews LSU-FSU and drafts the best Saturday games from Week 1. First, takeaways from Kyle McCord being named the starting quarterback at Ohio State, including expectations for whether Devin Brown can still win the job on the field (2:19) and the latest speculation on Utah quarterback Cam Rising's availability for Thursday's season opener against Florida (9:15). Then it's on to official College Football Playoff predictions for 2023 (10:56) and a Big Game Breakdown for LSU-Florida State that focuses on strengths, weaknesses, X-factors and keys to the game (17:45). Finally the show concludes with the Week 1 Game Draft, as each host selects one game for each primary TV window to fill out the ideal viewer's guide for the day (33:05).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

Aug 28, 2023 • 58min
Week 1 Early Lookahead: Utah-Florida, Minnesota-Nebraska previews, Arizona State bowl ban, more! (08/28)
The Cover 3 crew talks Arizona State, injury reports and Thursday night's CFB action. First, what to make of Arizona State self-imposing a bowl ban for 2023 because of the ongoing NCAA investigation into violations from Herm Edwards' tenure as head coach (1:32) and the Big Ten making moves towards standardized injury reports (9:42). Then, an abbreviated Upon Further Review looks at some interesting postgame win expectancy numbers from Week 0 (19:30) and then Big Game Breakdowns gets rolling with matchups to watch and keys to success for Utah-Florida (29:44) and Minnesota-Nebraska (42:37) and more from Thursday night's CFB slate.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

Aug 27, 2023 • 55min
Week 0 Instant Reaction: Notre Dame dominates Navy, USC's offense starts hot and more takeaways
The Cover 3 crew talks Notre Dame, USC, UMass and more. First, live updates from USC-San Jose State as the game is closer at halftime than what was expected (1:38) then on to recapping the biggest takeaways from Notre Dame's blowout win against Navy in Ireland (10:08). Then it's on to in-game observations from Vanderbilt-Hawaii (20:10) and thoughts on Jax State-UTEP (29:05), UMass-New Mexico State (34:42), San Diego State-Ohio (42:37) and more from the Week 0 slate.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

Aug 24, 2023 • 60min
College football best bets: Notre Dame-Navy, USC-San Jose State and more Week 0 LOCKS! (08/24)
The Cover 3 crew shares their best bets for the weekend in college football. Before diving into the seven-game Week 0 slate, a quick run through recent headlines including the ACC getting serious about expansion plans that could include Cal, Stanford and SMU (1:10), a projected starter on LSU's defensive line expected to miss the Florida State game because of a one-game NCAA suspension (9:50) and a notable injury for Georgia's offensive backfield (15:05). Then it's on to the first LOCKS of the 2023 season, with best bets for Notre Dame-Navy (19:40), USC-San Jose State (24:48), Vanderbilt-Hawaii (30:40), Ohio-San Diego State (38:45), Jacksonville State-UTEP (40:50), New Mexico State-UMass (45:12), Louisiana Tech-FIU (50:00) and MoneyLine Sprinkles for Saturday (55:46).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