Cover 3 College Football

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NEW 2025 College Football Playoff Rankings Reaction: Miami creeping up, Top 4 remains unchanged Nov 12, 2025

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Alabama & Ohio State Shift Recruiting To Hyper Drive, Top Transfer Portal QBs | Recruiting Show Nov 11, 2025

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On this episode of the Cover 3 Recruiting Show, Bud Elliott brings on 247Sports Director of Scouting Andrew Ivins to talk about Alabama's recent recruiting moves, Jayden Wade's commitment, who the top transfer portal QB might be and much more.

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:00:57) - Alabama's Future

(00:10:40) - Jayden Wade Commitment Date

(00:18:50) - Iowa Lands A QB

(00:21:45) - Markets FOR QBs

(00:37:30) - Cristobal-Brown Beef

(00:42:50) - Scouting Recent Commits

(00:52:20) - Recruitments to follow

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Upon Further Review: College Football Rankings Reaction, Playoff Projections, Bowl or NO Bowl & More Nov 10, 2025

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The Cover 3 crew is back with their Monday recap breaking down the latest news around the college football world. The boys react to the latest Ap top 25, go over Bud's CFP projections and much more!

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:00:30) - Tailgate Questions
(00:01:45) - Poll Assassin
(00:11:40) - Bud's CFP Rankings
(00:30:20) - Coaching Carousel: Hot Seat Watch
(00:38:17) - PNC's Brilliantly Boring Win of The Week

(00:42:15) - UFR: Grading Mike Bobo's 2025
(00:45:07) - UFR: Nebraska Defeats UCLA
(00:53:05) - UFR: Bowl or No Bowl

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

Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest in sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos for betting on college football.

Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3

Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3

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Week 11 INSTANT REACTION | BYU-Texas Tech | Oregon-Iowa | LSU-Alabama | College Football Nov 09, 2025

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The Cover 3 crew is back with an instant reaction to Week 11 in college football. The boys react to Oregon-Iowa, BYU-Texas Tech, LSU-Alabama and much more!

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:02:00) - Indiana-Penn State

(00:15:00) - Oregon-Iowa

(00:27:00) - Texas A&M-Missouri

(00:36:20) - Georgia-Mississippi State

(00:42:00) - Alabama-LSU

(00:46:15) - Texas Tech-BYU

(00:53:15) - ACC Chaos

(01:03:45) - Vanderbilt-Auburn

(01:11:30) - Wisconsin-Washington

(01:16:00) - Week 11 Recap Rapid Fire

(01:21:25) - Re-Ranking The Top 25

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

Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest in sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos for betting on college football.

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Week 11 LOCKS: Best Bets, Against The Spread Picks, Moneyline Sprinkles & More! | Cover 3 Nov 06, 2025

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🎶 COME GET THESE LOCKS 🎶 The Cover 3 crew is back with their Week 11 Locks podcast. The guys give their locks for Oregon-Iowa, BYU-Texas Tech & MUCH MORE!

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:00:30) - General Banter
(00:01:20) - Week 10 Recap

(00:04:50) - Thursday Locks

(00:08:00) - Friday Locks

(00:11:00) - BYU-Texas Tech

(00:16:00) - Georgia-Mississippi State

(00:19:00) - Oregon-Iowa

(00:23:10) - Wake Forest-Virginia

(00:25:10) - LSU-Alabama

(00:27:30) - Rest of Week 11 Locks

(00:52:20) - Club Kenz

(00:55:20) - More of Week 11 Locks

(01:03:20) - Week 11 Recap

(01:06:00) - Moneyline Sprinkles

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

Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest in sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos for betting on college football.

Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3

Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3

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Big Game Breakdown: Keys To The Game, X-Factors For Oregon-Iowa, BYU-Texas Tech, more! | Cover 3 Nov 05, 2025

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The cover 3 crew is back for their big game breakdown episode. The boys preview Oregon-Iowa, Byu-Texas Tech, Texas A&M-Missouri and more!

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:01:50) - Oregon-Iowa

(00:18:20) - BYU-Texas Tech

(00:28:10) - Texas A&M-Missouri

(00:34:00) - Day Trading Danny

(00:45:00) - Rest of Week 11 Preview

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

Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest in sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos for betting on college football.

Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3

Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3

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College Football Playoff Rankings Reaction: Who Makes The CFP? | Cover 3 Nov 05, 2025

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The Cover 3 crew breaks down the first version of the College Football Playoff rankings.

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

Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest in sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos for betting on college football.

Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3

Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3

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

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College Football Playoff Rankings Predictions & Breakdown | Cover 3 College Football Nov 04, 2025

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The Cover 3 crew is back on CBSSN to preview how they think the College Football Playoff rankings should look for week one.

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

Visit ⁠the betting arena on CBSSports.com⁠ for all the latest in ⁠sportsbook reviews⁠ and ⁠sportsbook promos⁠ for ⁠betting on college football⁠.

Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/cover3⁠

Follow our hosts on Twitter: ⁠@Chip_Patterson⁠, ⁠@TomFornelli⁠, ⁠@DannyKanell⁠, ⁠@BudElliott3⁠

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

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Recruiting Updates: Chris Henry Jr., Big 12 Shakeup & Auburn’s Next Move | Cover 3 Recruiting Hour Nov 04, 2025

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On this episode of the Cover 3 Recruiting Show, Bud Elliott brings on 247Sports Director of Scouting Andrew Ivins to talk about Ohio State recruiting and their status with Chris Henry Jr. and Kaden Dixon-Wyatt. Big 12, Texas Tech just got another HUGE commitment with 4-star QB Kavian Bryant, what does this mean for the Big 12. With Hugh Freeze out at Auburn what's gonna happen with their recruiting and what they have to do. Some 5-star situations to keep evaluating including, Calvin Russell, Darius Gray and Zion Elee. 0:00 - Intro 1:19 - Ohio State Recruiting 15:55 - Big 12 Recruiting, Texas Tech, Houston and MORE 30:05: Hugh Freeze OUT at Auburn 43:30 - 5-star Situations 58:39 - Evaluation of the Week: CJ Bailey

Upon Further Review: College Football Playoff Projections, Poll Rankings Reactions, More! | Cover 3 Nov 03, 2025

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The Cover 3 crew is back with their upon further review episode, breaking down the latest news around the college football world. The boys discuss Bud's CFP Projections, Dylan Raiola's injury, Hugh Freeze getting fired and much more.

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:01:00) - C3 CFP Reaction Show Update

(00:03:00) - Dylan Raiola Injury Update

(00:09:20) - Poll Assassin

(00:20:00) - Coaching Carousel

(00:33:25) - PNC's Brilliantly Boring Win of the week

(00:36:20) - Mike Norvell's Future

(00:45:35) - UFR: NC State Upsets Georgia Tech

(00:50:00) - UFR: SEC Standings Theory

(00:58:20) - UFR: UTSA Crazy Stat

(01:00:00) - UFR: Rapid Fire

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