

Cover 3 College Football
CBS Sports, College Football, Football, CFB, College Football Picks
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.
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Oct 14, 2021 • 1h 22min
College football betting picks: Best bets for Georgia-Kentucky, Oklahoma-TCU and more Week 7 LOCKS (10/14)
The Cover 3 crew shares their locks for Week 7 in college football. After a quick review of last week’s results (1:00) the picks get rolling with plays from Thursday and Fright night including thoughts on Clemson’s return to action at Syracuse (7:54). Then it’s on to Saturday’s headliners with game breakdowns, previews and picks for Auburn-Arkansas (14:54), Georgia-Kentucky (17:22) and TCU-Oklahoma (21:03). Other best bets for Week 7 include Texas-Oklahoma State (29:59), Iowa-Purdue (39:17), Ole Miss-Tennessee (42:00), Northwestern-Rutgers (47:02), Florida-LSU (50:00), Alabama-Mississippi State (51:50), Wisconsin-Army (54:15), Baylor-BYU (56:30), Arizona State-Utah (58:14), NC State-Boston College (59:40), North Carolina-Miami (1:01:20), South Carolina-Vanderbilt (1:03:30), Michigan State-Indiana (1:06:08) and the underdogs to take straight up in MoneyLine Sprinkles (1:09:00). 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

Oct 13, 2021 • 1h 3min
Mailbag! The best player at each position, why QB play has regressed, more (10/13)
The Cover 3 crew answers listener questions on awards, the SEC, Big Ten, Oregon and more. First, a quick recap of Louisiana’s win over Appalachian State in Tuesday night Fun Belt action (1:30) and then it’s on to opening the Big Ol Bag of Mail with some explanations as to why quarterback play has seemingly regressed in 2021 (5:00) and a college basketball-style breakdown of a SEC West-Big Ten East division challenge (17:00). Next, a detailed breakdown of the frontrunners for the individual awards in college football by naming the best players at each position (26:00) and a question regarding Mario Cristobal’s fit and future with Oregon (51:35). 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

Oct 11, 2021 • 59min
Upon Further Review: Jimbo vs. Saban, rankings bias, College Football Playoff outlook, more (10/11)
The Cover 3 crew discusses Alabama, Georgia, Iowa and more takeaways from the weekend. First, updating our Instant Reaction takes from Alabama and Texas A&M with further notes on how Jimbo Fisher fared compared to his former boss Nick Saban (4:30). Then it’s on to looking at the rankings, with thoughts on Alabama (17:31), Arkansas (20:05), Arizona State and Notre Dame (23:17), Coastal Carolina (27:00), Florida and Kentucky (31:05). Plus, what conference has the best chance to get two teams in the College Football Playoff (37:56), how Georgia might handle its quarterback situation moving forward (45:30) and why to buy stock in Utah still being in the Pac-12 title race (52:30). 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

Oct 10, 2021 • 1h 28min
Week 6 Instant Reaction: Alabama falls, Oklahoma’s epic comeback vs. Texas, Iowa’s top-five win and more (10/10)
The Cover 3 crew recaps the biggest results in college football. The SEC on CBS doubleheader delivered in primetime with Alabama losing on the road at Texas A&M after Georgia made its case for No. 1 on the field in a win at Auburn, and the Tide’s defeat kicks off the conversation of the biggest results in Week 6 (2:00). Then, after hitting on Kentucky’s win against LSU (16:00) the attention pivots to Oklahoma’s epic comeback win against Texas in Dallas (21:00) and resetting the Heisman Trophy conversation (30:00). Plus, Iowa’s clear path to the Big Ten Championship Game after beating Penn State and more fallout from Saturday’s top-five clash in the Big Ten (40:00), some late-game thrillers in the ACC with Wake Forest over Syracuse and Notre Dame over Virginia Tech (48:00), Michigan outlasting Nebraska on the road in Lincoln (55:45) and much more from Saturday’s action in college football. 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

Oct 7, 2021 • 1h 17min
College football betting picks: Best bets for Iowa-Penn State, Oklahoma-Texas and more Week 6 LOCKS (10/07)
The Cover 3 crew shares their locks for Week 6 in college football. After a review of last week’s results. (1:30) the picks get rolling with selections from the Thursday and Friday night slates (7:46). Then, game breakdowns, picks and previews for Saturday include Oklahoma-Texas (14:00), Georgia-Auburn (19:50), Iowa-Penn State (23:30), Alabama-Texas A&M (27:15), Nebraska-Michigan (39:00), Bowling Green-Akron (44:00), Louisville-Virginia (47:00), Ole Miss-Arkansas (49:00), Western Kentucky-UTSA (54:00), San Jose State-Colorado State (1:01:30) and many more. Plus, the underdogs to take straight up in MoneyLine Sprinkles (1:08:00). 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

Oct 6, 2021 • 57min
Potential conference championship and College Football Playoff path for top contenders (10/06)
The Cover 3 crew updates 2021 fantasy league standings and re-grades the preseason draft. With five weeks in the books on the 2021 college football season, it’s time to review the 10-team squads assembled in the Cover 3 Fantasy Draft before the year. With bonus points awarded at the end of the year for making a bowl, winning a conference, making the College Football Playoff and more, the draft is reviewed with an eye on the future and teams most likely to cash in on those bonuses. The conversation starts with a show bet on whether both Alabama and Georgia will finish the year in the SEC Championship Game a combined 24-0 (3:30) before moving to the opposite end of the spectrum, with Clemson and Wisconsin falling short of expectations that had them both picked in the first two rounds (13:00). Then, judging Oregon’s playoff chances given its great win and one loss through five weeks (28:35), whether Ohio State or Georgia is more likely to win the national championship (37:20), what it would take for Cincinnati to make the playoff and much more (43:15). 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

Oct 4, 2021 • 1h 6min
Upon Further Review: Ranking Kentucky, Arkansas and Arizona State, Coaches Under Pressure, more (10/04)
The Cover 3 crew discusses the new AP poll, coaches on the hot seat and more. First, looking at how the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll differentiate on the rankings of Kentucky, Arkansas and Arizona State (3:30). Then, Upon Further Review looks back at some games and results that went under the radar on Saturday, including Spencer Rattler’s performance in leading Oklahoma to a win over Kansas State (22:00). Finally, Ed Orgeron, Manny Diaz and Justin Fuente are among the coaches under pressure with key games ahead in the month of October (40:10). 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

Oct 3, 2021 • 1h 3min
Week 5 Instant Reaction: Alabama or Georgia for No. 1, Oregon and Florida lose, Cincinnati playoff worthy? (10/03)
The Cover 3 crew has a recap for all the biggest games in college football. First, after both teams notched dominant wins against top-12 SEC foes the group debates Alabama vs. Georgia as the best team in the country (1:00) and where Florida sits in comparison to the league’s top tier after losing at Kentucky (9:38). Then, looking at the fallout from Cincinnati’s win at Notre Dame from the Bearcats’ perspective and their playoff hopes (15:34), the many factors going into Oregon’s loss at Stanford (24:22), an impressive win for Tennessee (34:00) and reassessing the SEC West after Texas A&M’s home loss to Mississippi State (38:00). Plus, Iowa showed out on Friday night ahead of a huge meeting with Penn State (46:31), live reaction to Bo Nix leading Auburn to a win against LSU in Baton Rouge (47:29), what went wrong for Miami on Thursday night (49:40) and much more from Week 5. 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 30, 2021 • 1h 26min
College football betting picks: Alabama-Ole Miss, UGA-Arkansas, Cincinnati-Notre Dame and more Week 5 locks (09/30)
The Cover 3 crew offers best bets for Week 5 in college football. After a quick recap of last week (1:00) and thoughts on the Thursday and Friday night action (8:00), the game breakdowns and picks for Saturday start with Georgia hosting Arkansas (16:40) and Cincinnati traveling to Notre Dame (20:40). Then, several different ways to play the SEC on CBS Game of the Week between Alabama and Ole Miss (25:20), the best angles for Florida-Kentucky and Clemson-Boston College (31:00), Oregon-Stanford (35:40), Wisconsin-Michigan (42:35) and UCLA-Arizona State (49:00). Plus, picks for Auburn-LSU (54:15), Oklahoma-Kansas State (57:35), Oklahoma State-Baylor (59:20), Washington-Oregon State (1:02:50), Pitt-Georgia Tech (1:04:02), Ohio State-Rutgers (1:07:21) and underdogs to take straight up in the MoneyLine Sprinkles for Week 5 (1:16:21). 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 29, 2021 • 56min
September Superlatives! Awards for Team, Player, Coach and Game of the Month (09/29)
The Cover 3 Podcast highlights the best of college football in September. First, deciding a winner between Arkansas and Penn State as team of the month after both have logged notable ranked wins (2:00) then turning the attention to individuals where players like Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett, Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral and Michigan State running back Kenneth Walker III are in the running for best player (12:50). There’s several great nominations of note for Coach of the Month even beyond the head coaches of September’s best teams (27:00) and our rundown of the best games finishes with crowning a heroic late night performance with the Game of the Month winner (40:42). 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