The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt shares his reaction to the non CFP New Year's Six Bowl games. Joel talks about Tennessee's impressive win over Clemson in the Orange Bowl, and if Clemson is falling out of the elite teams in college football. Then, he praises Alabama for their dominant win over Kansas State in the Sugar Bowl. Next, he talks about USC's defense crumbling against Tulane in the Cotton Bowl, and stresses the importance for Lincoln Riley to improve the Trojans' defense. Lastly, Joel shows some love to Penn State for their Rose Bowl win, and wonders if the Nittany Lions can breakthrough Michigan and Ohio State in the Big Ten East next season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt shares his thoughts on the epic CFP semifinal matchups between Ohio State-Georgia and TCU-Michigan. First, Joel talks through the Peach Bowl and breaks down how Georgia was able to come back to defeat Ohio State 42-41 and why Kirby Smart’s timeout to prevent Ohio State from converting on a fake punt and Marvin Harrison Jr.’s injury were so crucial to the Bulldogs' victory. Then, Joel discusses the Fiesta Bowl and explains what went wrong for Michigan in their stunning loss to TCU. Finally, Joel explains why even Georgia needs an offense capable of winning a game in which your defense give up 40+ points to win a Championship in today's college football, and gives his solution for fixing the problems with targeting and instant replay in the sport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt previews the College Football Playoff semifinal games featuring Ohio State-Georgia in the Peach Bowl and TCU-Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl. First, Joel shares his thoughts on the matchup between the Buckeyes and the Bulldogs in the Peach Bowl, and explains the keys to the game for both teams. Georgia needs to be themselves and lean into their identity, while Ohio State should try and exploit Georgia’s pass defense. Then, Joel shifts to the Fiesta Bowl matchup. Joel explains why Michigan is such a big favorite, and describes the path to victory for both teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt previews the non CFP New Year’s Six games. Joel breaks down the key match-ups and storylines in the Orange Bowl between Tennessee and Clemson, the Sugar Bowl between Alabama and Kansas State, the Rose Bowl between Utah and Penn State, and the Cotton Bowl between USC and Tulane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt previews some of the biggest bowl games leading up to the New Year’s Six games. Joel breaks down the key match-ups and storylines in the Guaranteed Rate bowl between Wisconsin and Oklahoma State, the Holiday bowl between Oregon and North Carolina, the Cheez-it Bowl between Oklahoma and Florida State, the Alamo Bowl between Washington and Texas, and the Gator Bowl between Notre Dame and South Carolina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt shares his thoughts on Bowl Season in the modern era of college football. Joel explains why opt-outs are not as big of a problem as people think, and provides solutions as to how Bowl Season can improve in the future. Joel presents some of his ideas on how to fix bowl season, including playing the national championship game at the Rose Bowl each year and giving the players a share of the bowl game revenue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FOX Sports' lead college football analyst Joel Klatt remembers Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach. Leach died Monday night at the age of 61. His impact on the college football world was immense and included revolutionizing the passing game with his air raid offense, as well as producing a coaching tree of Lincoln Riley, Sonny Dykes, Josh Heupel, Kliff Kingsbury and more. Joel ends the podcast by sharing some of his favorite moments and stories of Mike Leach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt discusses USC’s Caleb Williams becoming the third Heisman Trophy winner under head coach Lincoln Riley. Joel explains why this stretch for Riley is so unprecedented and what makes Williams so special. Then, Joel discusses other award winners, including TCU’s Max Duggan, Alabama’s Will Anderson, Texas’ Bijan Robinson, and more. Finally, Joel shares his thoughts on Deion Sanders’ moves since becoming the head coach of Colorado and the early success Coach Prime has had on the recruiting trail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The Joel Klatt Show, Joel talks about the four Heisman finalists who were invited to New York: USC QB Caleb Williams, Ohio State QB C.J. Stroud, TCU QB Max Duggan and Georgia QB Stetson Bennett. Joel brings up some other names including Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker and Michigan RB Blake Corum who he believes were snubbed by the Heisman voters. Joel compares their stats with the four finalists, and offers solutions to the Heisman voting process. Lastly, Joel discuses the importance of the transfer portal, how coaches and their staffs can adapt to the transfer portal process, and offers a few changes and regulations he would add to the portal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Joel Klatt Show, Joel is joined by FOX College Football Reporter Bruce Feldman to talk four of the biggest coaching hires of the year. Bruce and Joel discuss Colorado hiring Deion Sanders, what it means for the Buffaloes' program and how Sanders can clean up in the transfer portal. Then, Bruce and Joel discuss two big hirings in the Big Ten: Matt Rhule at Nebraska and Luke Fickell at Wisconsin. They discuss if either of these coaches can have success in their first year similar to the likes of Lincoln Riley and Sonny Dykes. Lastly, Bruce and Joel discuss Auburn hiring Hugh Freeze and the baggage that Freeze has heading into his new gig. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices