Cover 3 College Football

The Cover 3 talks Tennessee, Auburn, USC, Michigan and more. First, more thoughts on what’s next for Tennessee and how the Vols’ start compares to LSU’s memorable 2019 run (1:15). Then it’s on to reviewing comments from Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders on CBS’ “60 Minutes” regarding how he’d treat a potential Power Five offer (12:04) as well as a look at one of the jobs that could be open with an assessment of Auburn and Bryan Harsin (19:00). Plus, Poll Assassin identifies some preseason biases lingering in the rankings (23:45) and Upon Further Review has more notes on Ole Miss (32:00), Notre Dame (39:25), North Carolina (44:45), Texas (45:50), USC (51:00), Minnesota (54:30) and Michigan (55:50). Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Nominate the Cover 3 Podcast in the “Sports” category of the The People’s Choice Podcast Awards! http://podcastawards.com/app/signupGet 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

The Cover 3 crew recaps the most noteworthy scores and results from college football. First, firing up victory cigars for Tennessee after snapping the 15-game losing streak to Alabama and entering the College Football Playoff discussion with a 52-49 win (2:00), then thoughts on the other matchups between undefeated teams with TCU’s double-overtime win against Oklahoma State (18:41) and Michigan’s romp of Penn State (26:06). Plus, Syracuse remains unbeaten (32:05), Utah’s win over USC goes final during the show (38:49), Kansas falls for a second straight week (47:40), Texas survives an upset bid from Iowa State (49:30), Illinois in the thick of the Big Ten West race (55:12) and a projection of the new college football rankings with thoughts on Sunday’s AP Top 25 release (1:04:10). Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Nominate the Cover 3 Podcast in the “Sports” category of the The People’s Choice Podcast Awards! http://podcastawards.com/app/signupGet 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

Big12 Commissioner Brett Yormark joins Cover 3's Bud Elliott to discuss the future expansion plans for the conference, where the Big12 might be looking to secure their next television deal and the overall success of the conference thus far in the 2022 season!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

The Cover 3 crew shares their favorite college football picks for the weekend. Game breakdowns and picks included for the Thursday and Friday night action (10:40), Michigan-Penn State (16:42), Alabama-Tennessee (21:04), TCU-Oklahoma State (27:17), USC-Utah (29:40), Clemson-Florida State (37:02), Oklahoma-Kansas (42:48), Texas-Iowa State (47:03), NC State-Syracuse (49:57), BYU-Arkansas (53:30), Minnesota-Illinois (55:10), Auburn-Ole Miss (58:14), Mississippi State-Kentucky (1:00:30), Miami-Virginia Tech (1:02:06), UNC-Duke (1:03:32), Fresno State-San Jose State (1:07:25), Miami (OH)-Bowling Green (1:09:04), and NIU-EMU (1:10:00). Plus, the underdogs to take straight up in MoneyLine Sprinkles (1:13:20)Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Nominate the Cover 3 Podcast in the “Sports” category of the The People’s Choice Podcast Awards! http://podcastawards.com/app/signupGet 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

The Cover 3 crew picks the games you have to watch in a loaded Week 7 slate. First, discussing the uncertainty around Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels as the Jayhawks star woks his way back from a shoulder injury (1:16) and thoughts on the Big 12 title race (7:26). Then, it’s on to the Viewer’s Guide Game Draft with breakdowns and discussions around Alabama-Tennessee (21:05), Michigan-Penn State (27:41), Texas-Iowa State (32:49), Oklahoma State-TCU (35:40), USC-Utah (38:20), Clemson-Florida State (41:06), NC State-Syracuse (46:05) and much more from Week 7. Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Nominate the Cover 3 Podcast in the “Sports” category of the The People’s Choice Podcast Awards! http://podcastawards.com/app/signupGet 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

The Cover 3 crew talks Bryce Young, Texas, Auburn, Nebraska, Oregon and more. First, a breakdown of the quarterback injuries at Alabama, NC State, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Arkansas and Kansas with a look at the significance each starter has to their team’s success in the coming weeks (1:10). Then, looking ahead to Mississippi State’s path to SEC West title contention (13:52) before addressing the mid-show breaking news that the Carolina Panthers have fired Matt Rhule. With a return to college football potentially on the table, what job is the best fit for Rhule (19:58). Then, Noles to Go recaps a gut punch loss at NC State (36:20), Poll Assassin has found the strangest AP Top 25 ballot from the weekend (41:52) and Upon Further Review (53:00) asks “Can Texas go on a run with Quinn Ewers and make the College Football Playoff?” Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Nominate the Cover 3 Podcast in the “Sports” category of the The People’s Choice Podcast Awards! http://podcastawards.com/app/signupGet 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

The Cover 3 crew talks Tennessee, Texas, UCLA, Alabama, Georgia and more. The conversation starts live in the moment late on Saturday night with reaction to Alabama escaping on the last play against Texas A&M (1:40) before pivoting to a look ahead at next week’s battle between the Crimson Tide and Tennessee after the Vols looked dominant at LSU (7:13). Then it’s on to NC State-Florida State (15:30), Illinois-Iowa (20:32), Purdue-Maryland (25:38) and a big-picture look at the Big Ten after Ohio State (27:00) and Michigan (31:30) picked up road wins. Plus, the state of the Pac-12 after UCLA’s win against Utah (36:26), the Big 12 title picture in the wake of Week 6 wins for TCU (43:52), Oklahoma State (48:00) and Texas (50:53) as well as our projection for the AP Top 25 college football rankings (1:03:18). Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Nominate the Cover 3 Podcast in the “Sports” category of the The People’s Choice Podcast Awards! http://podcastawards.com/app/signupGet 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

The Cover 3 crew shares their favorite college football picks for the weekend. After a brief review of last week’s action the Week 6 edition of LOCKS gets rolling with a focus on the weeknight games (8:09) and then some of the biggest top 25 action with picks and previews for Tennessee-LSU (11:30), TCU-Kansas (15:11), Georgia-Auburn (20:00), Utah-UCLA (24:01), BYU-Notre Dame (27:15) and Alabama-Texas A&M (30:00). Then, the board opens up with picks for Duke-Georgia Tech (37:31), NC State-Florida State (39:55), Oklahoma State-Texas Tech (45:27), Florida-Missouri (51:23), Oregon State-Stanford (53:26), Pitt-Virginia Tech (55:00), Louisville-Virginia (59:30), Maryland-Purdue (1:01:30) and the underdogs to take straight up in MoneyLine Sprinkles (1:17:00). Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Nominate the Cover 3 Podcast in the “Sports” category of the The People’s Choice Podcast Awards! http://podcastawards.com/app/signupGet 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

The Cover 3 crew reviews their preseason win total picks after five weeks of the season. First, a quick preview of Wednesday night’s college football game between UCF and SMU, including reactions to the report that several Mustangs are going to redshirt the rest of the season with intentions to transfer and maintain their eligibility (2:15). Then it’s on to our Win Total Updates, celebrating the cashed tickets for Vanderbilt and Arizona (16:00), picking our most confident plays based on the first five weeks of the season including Michigan Over 9.5 wins and Arizona State Under 6 (20:00), then our least confident plays including Tennessee Under 8 and Oklahoma State Under 8.5 (26:12) and our biggest sweats. Finally, the return of the coaching-focused game show, “Where He Been?” (41:35). Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Nominate the Cover 3 Podcast in the “Sports” category of the The People’s Choice Podcast Awards! http://podcastawards.com/app/signupGet 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

The Cover 3 crew talks Wisconsin and Colorado firing their coaches, the top 25 and more. First, more reaction to the news of Wisconsin firing Paul Chryst (2:30) and what to expect as the Badgers begin their search for a new coach. Plus, what should Colorado look for in the replacement for Karl Dorrell (13:06) and ranking the open Power Five jobs against each other. Then, our weekly review of the AP Top 25 rankings and Coaches Poll in Poll Assassin (29:30) and Upon Further Review takes a hard look at the Big 12 title race (40:00), the best teams in the ACC (52:04) and more takeaways from the weekend. Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Nominate the Cover 3 Podcast in the “Sports” category of the The People’s Choice Podcast Awards! http://podcastawards.com/app/signupGet 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