The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to the final college football playoff rankings of the year. Joel believes the CFP Committee got the top four right and agrees with the decision to keep Alabama out at #5. Then he previews the semifinal matchups and wonders if #1 Georgia received a bad draw in having to play #4 Ohio State, and touches on how #3 TCU will be a tough matchup for Michigan. Lastly, Joel shares his excitement about his alma mater, Colorado, hiring Deion Sanders to be their next head coach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt previews the Power 5 conference championship games, starting with the Big Ten Championship between Purdue and Michigan. Joel explains why Jim Harbaugh has done such a great job in the past couple years as the Head Coach of Michigan, and explains why the Wolverines are 17-point favorites. Then, Joel shares his thoughts on the Pac-12 Championship and the challenge for Utah to stop Caleb Williams, followed by his prediction that TCU will win the Big 12 Championship and make the CFP. Next, Joel breaks down the SEC Championship and the ACC Championship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to the CFP Rankings after Week 13 of the College Football season. Joel believes the committee correctly picked the top six teams in this version of the rankings, starting with Georgia at one, followed by Michigan, TCU, USC, Ohio State, and Alabama. Further, Joel explains why even if Georgia, Michigan, or TCU were to lose in their conference championship games, they should still make the CFP. Next, Joel shares his thoughts on USC being ranked ahead of Ohio State and what could happen if USC were to lose to Utah in the Pac-12 Championship game. Finally, Joel discusses the 15 teams who made the top 25 that were not ranked in the preseason and gives props to Oregon State for their impressive season which was capped off by a win over in-state rival Oregon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fox Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt discusses the biggest games and storylines from Week 13 of the College Football season. Joel opens with his main takeaways from calling the Big Noon matchup between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan Wolverines. Joel believes Jim Harbaugh has been building up to this point since 2018, and Saturday’s game was an example that proves the gap between the two programs has closed. Then, Joel shares his thoughts on the fallout from Ohio State’s loss. Next, Joel discusses USC’s win over Notre Dame and another really impressive performance by USC QB Caleb Williams. Finally, Joel shares his thoughts on Nebraska’s hire of Matt Rhule to become their next Head Coach as well as Wisconsin’s hire of Luke Fickell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt previews the biggest game of the college football season between #3 Michigan and #2 Ohio State. Joel will be calling the Big Noon Matchup on FOX and breaks down the keys for the Buckeyes and the Wolverines on both sides of the ball. Further, Joel explains what each team must do in order to win and who are the most important players to watch for. Then, Joel discusses the matchup between the USC Trojans and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and potential clinching scenarios for conference championship games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to The CFP Rankings after Week 12 of the College Football season. The top four remains the same with Georgia coming in at number one, followed by Ohio State, Michigan, and TCU. But the CFP Committee surprised Joel by putting two-loss LSU ahead of one-loss USC at 5 and 6 respectively. Joel explains why moves like this lead to distrust in the system, and why it is yet another example that the 4-team College Football Playoff isn't good for the sport. Joel goes on to explain why Alabama is overvalued by the Committee this season, and how that affects other teams in the rankings. Finally, Joel closes by pointing out that if the CFP had a 12-team playoff, 25 teams would still be fighting for a spot and the sport would be in a better place because of it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt recaps the biggest games and storylines from Week 12 of the College Football season. Joel opens with his main takeaways from calling the USC-UCLA game on Saturday night. Joel was thoroughly impressed by Caleb Williams’ performance against the Bruins and believes he is one of the favorites to win the Heisman Trophy. Next, Joel shares his thoughts on the close wins by Michigan and Ohio State in the week before they square off in ‘The Game’ and explains why Michigan’s injury concerns might give Ohio State the advantage. Then, Joel explains his criticisms of teams scheduling low level non-conference opponents in November. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt previews the biggest matchups in Week 12 of the college football season. Joel shares his thoughts on the matchup between the USC Trojans and the UCLA Bruins. Spoiler Alert: Joel is expecting a lot of points to be scored. Then, Joel breaks down other key matchups, including Ohio State-Maryland, Illinois Michigan, TCU-Baylor, and Utah-Oregon. Next, Joel takes a look at the Big Ten West Race, and reveals who he thinks will face the winner of Michigan-Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship. Finally, Joel explains why he and the SEC love ‘cupcakes.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to the CFP Rankings after Week 11 of the College Football Season. The top five remains the same, with Georgia coming in at number one, followed by Ohio State, Michigan, TCU, and Tennessee. Joel discusses the path for #7 USC to be the lone Pac-12 representative in the CFP. Then, Joel explains why he is concerned that Clemson will make the playoff during a down year. Finally, Joel explains why having a 12-team playoff would make these final two weeks of the regular season much more exciting, and illustrates how 33 teams would still be in the race if that were the case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fox Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt discusses the biggest games and storylines from Week 11 of the College Football season. Joel opens with his main takeaways and questions on both the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan Wolverines as they grow closer to facing each other in 'The Game'. Joel admits being impressed with the Buckeyes' run game against Indiana, but has a few other questions he's pondering about the team. Then Joel takes a look at Michigan including praising their defense and run game, but has other questions about the Wolverine offense. Next, Joel discusses TCU’s big win over Texas and Washington’s win over Oregon, and explains what they mean for the CFP race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices