Cover 3 College Football

The Cover 3 crew breaks down the top QB battles in spring practice. First, with the news official what are the wide-ranging impacts of Nico Iamaleava’s commitment to Tennessee on the NIL market and the SEC (1:19) as well as an update on the biggest headlines from the transfer portal (15:58) and an NCAA Tournament-inspired debate on College Football Playoff format (20:10). Then it’s on to the quarterback battles in spring practice, with a specific focus on Clemson (27:50), Texas (38:10), Texas A&M (41:20), Oregon (47:14), LSU (53:15), Florida (58:45) and more . 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

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The Cover 3 crew talks transfer portal and what’s next if Nick Saban retires. First, taking a look into the transfer portal to discuss the ideal landing spot for JT Daniels and then discussing the different kinds of prospects in the portal ranging from proven production to unproven former blue chips with an eye on former five-star running back Camar Wheaton. Then, discussing the sport after Nick Saban decides to leave, starting with the expectation for how much longer Saban will coach and where Alabama might turn for his replacement. Plus, if Saban leaves, what does that mean for the balance of power in the SEC and more.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 discusses NIL’s impact on recruiting and more. First, with reports that an NIL collective has set up an $8 million deal for a recruit from the class of 2023, how does that impact the market and our expectations for the future of the NIL era? Then, looking at spring practice opening up at Auburn and Florida and answering listener questions about Minnesota in 2022 and whether the 2019 Clemson Tigers should be included as one of the best teams not to win a national title.  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 answers listener questions on Georgia, Texas Tech, BYU, Maryland and more. First, with Georgia winning the national championship and the offenses of Michigan and Cincinnati also making the College Football Playoff, is it still a necessity to have an elite quarterback or a dynamic modern offense to win big (4:00)? Then, analyzing the success rate of "home run hires" and assessing Joey McGuire's impact on Texas Tech (20:00), BYU's 2022 outlook with a tough schedule (34:00), whether bowl games should be moved to Labor Day weekend (44:00) and realistic expectations for Maryland football in the Big Ten (52:00).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 gets historical with a debate of the best teams that didn’t win it all. With 1970 as the cut line and various methods of ranking, the crew each share their individual top 10 teams that didn’t win it all (1:50). Discussions include a focus on 1994 Penn State (7:000, 2005 USC (10:20), 2019 Ohio State (13:20), various Miami teams through the years (16:52), 1983 Nebraska (22:29), 2004 Auburn (26:35), both the 2016 and 2018 Alabama teams (33:20), 2011 LSU and 2011 Oklahoma State (39:30), a handful of Oklahoma teams (42:55), Colt McCoy’s Texas squads (48:25) and many more of the sport’s best teams from the last 50-plus years. 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 debates teams that will soon break through and make the playoff. First, reacting to the news of Jayden Daniels’ move from Arizona State to LSU (1:36) and the NCAA rule proposals on targeting and faking injuries (13:51). Then it’s on to the second annual edition of the College Football Playoff First-Timers Draft, picking programs that have not made the CFP yet but will soon. The draft with strong debates around USC and Texas A&M but the first round includes a pick from the ACC and a second contender from the Pac-12 (31:40). Other topics of discussion include how long it will take Florida to be a national title contender under Billy Napier (48:00), which of the two Big 12 finalists from 2021 will get to the playoff first (55:30), a couple of New Years Six appearances falling to the fourth round (1:01:40) and then some conference realignment-influenced picks headline the fifth and final round (1:10:20). 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 answers listener questions on Georgia, Oklahoma, Boise State and more. First, hand size talk has the crew dipping into some early 2022 NFL Draft talk (1:23) before diving into the Big Ole Bag of Mail with a question about the future of the NCAA Tournament and March. Madness (7:45). Then, whether Boise State would be better off in the Mountain West or in a power conference (15:57), a Caleb Williams-Dillon Gabriel debate with a specific focus on Oklahoma (26:40), the future for programs without Texas A&M-sized booster support (39:30) and whether Georgia can make it back to the national title game in 2022 (45:42). 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 is joined by Dennis Dodd to look at the future of the sport. First, Dennis mentions an upcoming meeting with Brian Kelly and it prompts a discussion around the expectations for his time in Baton Rouge with LSU (2:30). Then it's on to the news of the week with an explanation of potential rules changes that could greatly impact the number of plays in a college football game (8:25). Plus, Dennis weighs in on the future of playoff expansion (21:05), what's behind college football's lowest attendance numbers since 1981 (39:00) and the spring practice storyline that he's most excited to follow in the weeks ahead (55:30).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 discusses teams set for a return to form, Art Briles back in CFB and more. First, reaction to the news that Grambling State head coach Hue Jackson is set to hire Art Briles as his offensive coordinator (1:23) and the NCAA relaxing its testing standards and punishments for marijuana (17:20). Then, a spotlight on Clemson as the Tigers get to start spring practice the week (26:35) and a larger look at teams set for a bounce back year in 2022 that includes USC (39:55), Nebraska (45:43), Penn State (46:50), Boston College (50:21), Florida (52:04), Miami (59:40) and more. 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