Cover 3 College Football

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Week 2 Instant Reaction: Texas A&M, Notre Dame fall to the Sun Belt, Alabama survives against Texas, more! (09/11) Sep 11, 2022

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The Cover 3 crew talks Alabama, Texas, Texas A&M, Notre Dame, Georgia and more. First, in a day filled with upsets one of the most significant results was a near-upset as Alabama won 20-19 at Texas (1:40). After a discussion of the Crimson Tide’s struggles and what’s next for Texas without Quinn Ewers the attention turns to the biggest upsets with Appalachian State over Texas A&M (16:36), Marshall over Notre Dame (21:15) and Georgia Southern over Nebraska (26:30). Plus, Iowa State snaps its losing streak to Iowa (30:10), Kentucky picks up a huge road win at Florida (34:32), Tennessee outlasts Pitt in overtime (38:40) and much more from a chaotic and thrilling Week 2 slate in college football.

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College football best bets: Alabama-Texas, Tennessee-Pitt and more Week 2 LOCKS Sep 08, 2022

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The Cover 3 shares their favorite college football picks for the weekend. Game breakdowns, previews and picks included for Louisville-UCF (7:33), Alabama-Texas (11:20), Florida-Kentucky (18:30), Tennessee-Pitt (22:13), Baylor-BYU (26:25), Iowa-Iowa State (30:38), Northwestern-Duke (35:46), USC-Stanford (39:39), West Virginia-Kansas (41:59), Cal-UNLV (43:38), Air Force-Colorado (46:01), Oklahoma State-Arizona State (49:40), Memphis-Navy (50:49), North Carolina-Georgia State (51:46), Wake Forest-Vanderbilt (54:15) and the underdogs to take straight up in MoneyLine Sprinkles (1:00:35).

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Clemson’s QBs, AP Top 25 poll reaction, best Week 2 games to watch (09/07) Sep 07, 2022

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The Cover 3 crew breaks down the games to watch in Week 2 of college football. First, tackling some of the biggest news of the week with the return of Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman (1:15), then grading DJ Uiagalelei and Clemson’s offense after its 2022 debut against Georgia Tech (5:30) and reacting to the AP Top 25 poll with a focus on both Georgia and Florida (16:41). Then it’s on to a Week 2 Game Draft trying to spotlight the games you don’t want to miss on Saturday (24:20) and another edition of “Where He Been?” (57:00).

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Upon Further Review: Florida State’s epic win vs. LSU, should Georgia be No. 1? (09/05) Sep 05, 2022

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The Cover 3 crew recaps FSU's last-second win and debates No. 1 in CFB. First, after Florida State’s wild 24-23 win against LSU in New Orleans there’s no way to start other than an extended edition of “Notes To Go” focusing on the win and what went wrong for the Tigers in Brian Kelly’s debut (1:00). Then it’s on to Upon Further Review with notes from Week 1 that didn’t make it into the Instant Reaction show, including Florida’s ceiling with Anthony Richardson (20:38), Oklahoma’s strong start to the Brent Venables era (24:26), whether Georgia should be the No. 1 team in the country (35:20) and how to adjust our rating of both North Carolina and NC State following Saturday’s wins against in-state foes (39:00).

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Week 1 Reaction! Florida downs (7) Utah! (2) Ohio State moves past (5) Notre Dame! | Cover 3 College Football Sep 03, 2022

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The Cover 3 crew discuss the biggest games from Week 1!

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🚨EMERGENCY EPISODE🚨 College Football Playoff expanding to 12 teams! Sep 02, 2022

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Cover 3's Chip Patterson and Tom Fornelli discuss the board's decision to expand and how this affects the college football landscape!

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Week 1 LOCKS!!! Which ranked teams WON'T live up to expectations and where to place your bets! Sep 01, 2022

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The Cover 3 crew is back with another batch of fresh, hot LOCKS for Week 1! First, we recap what was a very profitable Week 0 slate! Next we hit the marquee games on Thursday (6:03), along with a few Sicko Mode plays courtesy of Bud Elliott. The guys then move on to Friday's schedule (17:50) with plays on Michigan State-Western Michigan and Illinois-Indiana. Then we move to Saturday's slate starting with NC State-East Carolina (25:17) and hit all the top ranked matchups with Ohio State-Notre Dame (30:20) and Georgia-Oregon (33:24)! And finish it up with Moneyline Sprinkles (58:00)!

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Mailbag! Urban Meyer at Nebraska? Florida over Utah? QB battles, more (08/31) Aug 31, 2022

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The Cover 3 crew answers listener questions on Nebraska, Florida, Iowa and more. First, taking a spin around the country with predictions for the last remaining quarterback battles, focusing on LSU (4:40), Oregon (6:55), Cincinnati (10:20), TCU (12:04) and Indiana (14:04). Then on to the Big Ol Bag of Mail with questions on whether Urban Meyer would work at Nebraska (18:21), the next Blue Blood program to open (25:51), whether Florida over Utah would be considered an upset (29:24), why Phil Parker isn’t mentioned more for top DC jobs (34:29) and the debut of a new Cover 3 Game Show: Where He Been? (44:29).

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College football viewer’s guide: Drafting the best Week 1 games (08/29) Aug 29, 2022

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The Cover 3 crew previews the Week 1 schedule with the games to watch. First, the impact of Nebraska’s loss to Northwestern in Ireland has brought a lot of pressure on Scott Frost, but is the discussion of a coaching change premature? Plus, expectations for Auburn and its offense with TJ Finley now named the starting quarterback. Then it’s on to the draft of Week 1 matchups, where each host is tasked with picking exactly one game for Thursday night, Friday night and one game for each Saturday window (early, midday, primetime). With games taken off the board once they were selected, the result is a good look at the best action of Week 1 plus some off-the-radar options to keep your eye on.

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Week 0 Instant Reaction: Scott Frost, Nebraska fall to Northwestern, Illinois and FSU cruise in wins (08/27) Aug 28, 2022

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The Cover 3 crew talks Scott Frost hot seat, Texas A&M, Michigan and more. First, after Nebraska blew two double-digit leads as a double-digit favorite in a loss to Northwestern in Ireland, what’s the future look like for the Cornhuskers in 2022 and Scott Frost as the team’s head coach (1:00)? Then, what went right for Northwestern, thoughts on Illinois’ romp os Wyoming (20:25) and Florida State emerging from a weather delay with a dominant win (38:30). Finally, reaction to the starting quarterback announcements at Texas A&M and Michigan (48:56) as well as live commentary for in-progress action in North Carolina-Florida A&M and Vanderbilt-Hawaii.

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