Cover 3 College Football

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Week 8 Instant Reaction: Oregon’s statement win, Clemson and TCU remain undefeated, Texas and Texas A&M fall short (10/23) Oct 23, 2022

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The Cover 3 crew talks Oregon, Clemson, Oklahoma State, Ohio State, TCU and more. First, discussing Oregon’s impressive win against UCLA (1:10), Clemson benching DJ Uiagalelei in its win against Syracuse (9:57), Oklahoma State’s comeback win against Texas (18:41), TCU’s chances to win the Big 12 after beating Kansas State (25:20) and why Ohio State’s blowout win against Iowa still came with some criticism (34:07). Then, projecting what the new AP Top 25 college football rankings will look like after Week 8 (47:03) and then a conference-by-conference run down of results in the Big Ten (1:00:15), ACC (1:04:19), SEC (1:14:50), Big 12 (1:19:00), Pac-12 (1:23:00) and more takeaways from Saturday’s action.

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College football best bets: LSU-Ole Miss, UCLA-Oregon, Clemson-Syracuse and more Week 8 LOCKS (10/20) Oct 20, 2022

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The Cover 3 crew shares their favorite college football picks for the weekend. First, after a quick recap of last week’s action the show begins with picks for the weeknight games (7:40) before turning the page to Saturday with UCLA-Oregon (13:11). Other games with picks, previews and breakdowns included for Texas-Oklahoma State (17:14), Alabama-Mississippi State (21:53), TCU-Kansas State (24:40), Ohio State-Iowa (29:10), Clemson-Syracuse (35:36), Ole Miss-LSU (39:50), Hawaii-Colorado State (42:24), Texas A&M-South Carolina (44:40), UCF-ECU (50:30), Indiana-Rutgers (51:55), Army-ULM (52:30), Purdue-Wisconsin (55:36), Penn State-Minnesota (57:18), Miami-Duke (1:01:07) and much more from the Week 8 slate. Plus, the underdogs to take straight up in MoneyLine Sprinkles (1:09:24).

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Trade Machine: Ruling on proposals if CFB had a trade deadline (10/19) Oct 19, 2022

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The Cover 3 crew debates trades for Michigan, Georgia, Alabama, Ohio State and more. First, breaking down highlights from the 2022 CBS Sports Midseason All-America Team released this week (1:00), a look at the debate regarding on-campus games in the College Football Playoff (7:00) and a pick for Fun Belt Wednesday (17:01). Then it’s on to the College Football Trade Machine (21:45), as Michigan looks to get better at quarterback (23:40), Georgia tries to add some skill players (28:51), Alabama has future assets to offer and needs for the immediate future (31:49), ways Ohio State can utilize its deep wide receiver room at the trade deadline (34:38) and reviews for many more trade proposals from listeners and viewers.

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Upon Further Review: Deion’s Power Five future, Ole Miss’ SEC West hopes, Drake Maye as QB1, more! (10/17) Oct 17, 2022

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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).

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Week 7 Instant Reaction: Tennessee tops Alabama, Michigan impresses, TCU wins a 2OT thriller, more! (10/16) Oct 16, 2022

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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).

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Big12 Commissioner Brett Yormark joins Cover 3! | Cover 3 College Football Oct 14, 2022

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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!

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College football best bets: Alabama-Tennessee, Michigan-Penn State, TCU-Oklahoma State and more Week 7 LOCKS (10/13) Oct 13, 2022

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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)

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Week 7 Viewer’s Guide Game Draft: The matchups you need to watch on Saturday (10/12) Oct 12, 2022

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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.

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Texas’ chances to make a CFP run, best fit for Matt Rhule, QB injuries, more! (10/10) Oct 10, 2022

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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?”

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Week 6 Instant Reaction: Tennessee, UCLA shine, Alabama tested, busy weekend in the Big 12, more! (10/09) Oct 09, 2022

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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).

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