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College football picks, best bets: Week 11 Locks (11/12) Nov 12, 2020

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Previews and picks for Michigan-Wisconsin, Notre Dame-BC and more from the weekend schedule. Game breakdowns and locks included for Indiana-Michigan State (7:00) Notre Dame-Boston College (18:00), Miami-Virginia Tech (29:40), NC State-Florida State (36:45), Florida-Arkansas (42:20), Pitt-Georgia Tech (50:30), Ole Miss-South Carolina (52:30) and much more from the Week 11 slate, plus moneyline sprinkles.

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Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @bartonsimmons, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell

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Mailbag: Would we fire Jim Harbaugh? (College Football 11/11) Nov 11, 2020

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Listener questions include Jim Harbaugh's job security and Trevor Lawrence vs. Justin Fields. First, how the different paths to being a head coach compare between being a head coach at a smaller school or Power Five coordinator (2:30), whether our Cover 3 Conference schools -- Barton A&M, CPU, Fornelli Tech and DK State -- would fire Jim Harbaugh if he was the head coach at our school (11:30) and how long it would take to eat your way through a grocery store (26:15). Plus, how the debate of Trevor Lawrence vs. Justin Fields has evolved since their days as high school prospects (31:45) and whether Tennessee should turn to its true freshman quarterback (47:00).

Cover 3' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @bartonsimmons, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell

For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/

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🚨 Emergency Pod: Alabama-LSU, Texas A&M-Tennessee postponed (College Football 11/10) 🚨 Nov 10, 2020

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Instant reaction to the breaking news that Alabama-LSU has been added to list of postponed games for Week 11. News broke that Alabama-LSU and Texas A&M-Tennessee were postponed right as the Cover 3 Podcast on CBS Sports HQ was set to begin, so Chip Patterson, Danny Kanell, Tom Fornelli and Dennis Dodd offered reaction and analysis heard here. Watch the Cover 3 Podcast on CBS Sports HQ on Tuesday's at 4 p.m. for Top 25 picks against the spread every week.

Penn State's struggles, MAC Locks, more (College Football 11/09) Nov 09, 2020

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College football headlines and early betting leans for Week 11. First, recapping a busy Monday of COVID-related updates in the SEC and Wisconsin's return to action (1:30), a at Penn State's struggles (16:20) and how 2020 results will need context for every coach in the sport. Then, the most interest or enticing betting lines discussed in the Early Line Lookahead (33:30), winners for Tuesday and Wednesday MACtion (48:30) and Danny's reaction to a blowout loss against Pitt in Noles To-Go (54:15).

Cover 3' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @bartonsimmons, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell

For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/

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Week 10 Instant Reaction: Notre Dame, Florida notch top-10 upsets (College Football 11/08) Nov 08, 2020

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From Clemson losing at Notre Dame to the Jim Harbaugh hot seat, all the Week 10 observations. First, how Notre Dame made a statement not only about its team in 2020 but its program with a win against Clemson (1:30) and whether the Florida win against Georgia said more about the Gators or the Bulldogs moving forward (14:00). Plus, what went wrong for Michigan (23:00) and how Liberty's win at Virginia Tech puts Hugh Freeze on the radar of SEC message boards (40:30).

Cover 3' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @bartonsimmons, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell

For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/

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College Football Picks, Best Bets: Week 10 Locks (11/05) Nov 05, 2020

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Previews and picks for Clemson-Notre Dame, Florida-Georgia and the rest of the Week 10 slate. Game breakdowns and picks included for Michigan-Indiana (9:00), BYU-Boise State (16:00), Florida-Georgia (20:30), Clemson-Notre Dame (36:19), Tennessee-Arkansas (46:30), Oklahoma State-Kansas State (52:00), USC-Arizona State (1:02:00), Mississippi State-Vanderbilt (1:07:30), Iowa-Michigan State (1:22:50) and more from a loaded weekend of action. Plus, underdogs to win straight up in moneyline sprinkles (1:28:20).

Cover 3' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @bartonsimmons, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell

For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/

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Pac-12 South Win Totals (College Football 11/04) Nov 04, 2020

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USC and the Pac-12 are back this weekend, so we've got win totals for every team. First, the benchmarks that Clay Helton needs to hit in order to keep the hot seat talk quiet and a breakdown of the Trojans' schedule (5:00). Then, how Jayden Daniels makes Arizona State a contender in the division (16:25), whether Utah can replace all of the key pieces it lost from the 2019 team (22:30), the difficulty of figuring out UCLA (30:45), what Karl Dorrell inherited at Colorado (39:00) and why you shouldn't count out Kevin Sumlin and Arizona (44:45).

Cover 3' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @bartonsimmons, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell

For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/

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Pac-12 North Win Totals (College Football 11/03) Nov 03, 2020

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The Pac-12 returns this weekend and we're setting and picking win totals for every team. First, a discussion of the league's role in the College Football Playoff race with an eye on Oregon and a breakdown of the Ducks' schedule (4:50). Then it's on to checking out the Jimmy Lake era at Washington (13:30), the importance of Chase Garbers to Cal's success (24:40), whether Stanford is in for bounce back season (38:50), expectations for Nick Rolovich at Washington State (38:50) and the next step for Jonathan Smith and Oregon State (45:30).

Cover 3' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @bartonsimmons, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell

For 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/

Georgia's injuries, midseason opt outs, who's No. 1? (College Football 11/02) Nov 02, 2020

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Georgia's defense takes a hit, who's No. 1, Tom Herman and Jim Harbaugh hot seat talk. First, how Georgia's injuries impact the outlook for the Florida game (1:30), whether midseason opt-outs are a new concern for 2020 and beyond (19:00) and a debate for the top team in the country with Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State (34:00). Plus, how expectations should be adjusted for Harbaugh and Michigan (43:00) and the early line lookahead celebrates the return of MACtion on Wednesday (56:50).

Cover 3' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @bartonsimmons, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell

For 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/

Week 9 Instant Reaction: Clemson's scare, Michigan falls short while Ohio State rolls (College Football 11/01) Nov 01, 2020

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Late Saturday night recap of the day in college football. Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson share notes from a busy Week 9 Saturday. Topics included are Clemson's upset scare against Boston College (3:00), how Michigan and Jim Harbaugh should be discussed after the loss to Michigan State (14:00) and whether Oklahoma State is still the team to beat in the Big 12 (23:30). Plus, Ohio State rolls Penn State (35:15), Bo Nix has the best game of his Auburn career (49:00) and much more.

Cover 3' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @bartonsimmons, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell

For 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/

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