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**Cover 3 College Football**

The ‘Cover 3 College Football’ Podcast is the perfect call for any die-hard fan. Join hosts Chip Patterson, Tom Fornelli, Danny Kanell and Bud Elliott as they take you from National Signing Day to the national championship with in-depth analysis from some of the biggest names in the sport. Cover 3 offers insider insight on the hottest topics in college football, tells you who is creating a buzz and previews each weekend with against-the-spread locks. From coaching searches to quarterback battles and everything in between, Cover 3 has it locked down.

Latest Episodes:

Week 4 LOCKS 🔒 Best Bets, Against The Spread Picks, Moneyline Sprinkles & More! | Cover 3 Sep 24, 2026

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🎶Come get these locks🎶 The Cover 3 crew is back with their Week 4 locks!

(0:00) Intro

(2:42) Week 3 Recap

(8:30) Thursday & Friday Locks

(16:30) Texas @ Tennessee

(21:00) Ole Miss @ Florida

(25:11) Texas A&M @ LSU

(28:06) Oregon @ USC

(35:00) Iowa @ Michigan

(39:40) Oklahoma @ Georgia

(46:55) Other Week 4 Locks

(59:33) Club Kenz

(1:15:03) Locks Recap

(1:17:34) 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

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/

Recruiting Show: Future CFB STARS + Ole Miss Class Check-In + Recruiting Pressure Index Sep 23, 2026

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On this episode of the Cover 3 Recruiting Show, Bud Elliott and Andrew Ivins are back with the latest from the recruiting trail, starting with what Andrew saw in person as IMG Academy rallied past The First Academy in a matchup featuring more than two dozen Power Four recruits. The guys spotlight Georgia QB commit Jayden Wade, Alabama WR commit Osani Gayles, Texas A&M WR commit Eric McFarland and 2028 OL Major Green.

Then, the guys check in on the latest recruiting momentum at Ole Miss before introducing the Recruiting Pressure Index. What does the recruiting trail look like for programs whose head coaches are facing pressure? Bud and Andrew examine the situations at South Carolina, Florida State, Maryland and NC State.

Finally, they look ahead to Iowa LB Cam Buffington against Michigan and revisit the unusual path that took the former 8-man football standout from high school to becoming the Hawkeyes' leading tackler.

(0:00) Intro
(1:00) From The Road: IMG Academy vs. The First Academy
(13:12) Ole Miss Class Check-In
(23:32) Recruiting Pressure Index
(41:06) Iowa LB Cam Buffington

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BIG GAME BREAKDOWN: Texas-Tennessee, Ole Miss-Florida, Texas A&M-LSU, Oregon-USC & MORE! Sep 22, 2026

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The Cover 3 crew is back with their big game breakdown episode for Week 3!

(00:00) Intro

(1:55) Texas at Tennessee

(13:38) Ole Miss at Florida

(24:26) Texas A&M at LSU

(33:12) Oregon at USC

(43:57) Iowa at Michigan

(53:51) Oklahoma at Georgia

(1:05:57) Other Week 4 Game Previews

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/⁠

To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit ⁠https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/

Upon Further Review: Ole Miss Climbs To No. 4 | Week 3 Overreactions & AP Poll Takeaways Sep 21, 2026

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The Cover 3 crew is back to give their biggest takeaways from Week 3! The guys also react to the release of the latest AP Poll.

(00:00) Intro

(2:04) Tom Brady Stealing From Danny Kanell?

(5:32) Poll Assassin

(17:08) Ole Miss Spoils Lane Kiffin’s Return

(30:59) Kentucky Upsets Texas A&M - FWAA Team Of The Week

(36:59) Are we giving Florida too much credit?

(44:05) SEC With 10 Teams In Top 25

(52:07) Breaking Down West Virginia’s Win Over Virginia

(57:18) Put Some Respect On Duke RB Nate Sheppard

(1:01:30) People are being idiots about Oregon

(1:04:55) Hot Seat Check-In

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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WEEK 3 INSTANT REACTION: Ole Miss Wins THRILLER Over Lane Kiffin & LSU | SMU-Louisville | Texas A&M Upset | MORE! Sep 20, 2026

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The Cover 3 crew is back for their Week 3 instant reaction show! The guys recap and give their thoughts for all of the notable results.

(00:00) Intro

(1:57) Ole Miss Beats Lane Kiffin & LSU In Thriller

(23:06) NC State Fumbles Win To Vanderbilt

(32:52) Kentucky Upsets Texas A&M

(38:06) Louisville Takes Down SMU

(45:48) Florida State Crumbles In Loss To Alabama

(53:47) Florida Beats Auburn

(59:13) Kamario Taylor Leads Mississippi State Past South Carolina

(1:06:07) Takeaways From Texas Tech vs Houston

(1:13:52) Re-Ranking The Top 25

(1:21:21) USC Holds Off Rutgers

(1:25:51) Georgia Blows Out Arkansas

(1:29:04) Oklahoma Struggles vs New Mexico

(1:34:12) West Virginia Upsets Virginia

(1:36:53) Virginia Tech Beat Maryland

(1:40:34) Recapping Other Week 3 Games

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/⁠

To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit ⁠https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/

Week 3 LOCKS 🔒 Best Bets, Against The Spread Picks, Moneyline Sprinkles & More! | Cover 3 Sep 17, 2026

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🎶Come get these locks🎶 The Cover 3 crew is back with their Week 3 locks!

(00:00) Intro

(3:47) Locks Recap Week 2

(9:53) Thursday / Friday Locks

(17:27) LSU at Ole Miss

(28:40) SMU at Louisville

(32:28) Florida State at Alabama

(36:29) USC at Rutgers on CBS - producer pick 👀

(43:24) Cover 3 Tailgate Locks

(1:13:26) Best of the Rest Locks

(1:27:46) Locks Week 3 Recap

(1:29:22) 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

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/

Biggest Week 3 Questions: What's At Stake | CFP Debate | First Coach Fired | Players To Watch & MORE Sep 16, 2026

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The Cover 3 crew is back to preview Week 3 of the college football season! The guys break down who has more to gain and lose in all three ranked-on-ranked matchup. They also discuss CFP hypotheticals, check in on the CFB stock market, discuss the head coach hot seat, and much more!

(00:00) Intro

(00:52) What’s At Stake: LSU vs Ole Miss

(5:02) What’s At Stake: Houston vs Texas Tech

(10:00) What’s At Stake: SMU vs Louisville

(16:26) Day Tradin’ Danny

(32:18) CFP Hypothetical: Ohio State vs Miami

(41:01) Who Gets Fired First: Mike Norvell or Greg Schiano

(45:17) Players To Watch In Week 3

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/⁠

To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit ⁠https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/

Recruiting Show: Texas Class Continues To Grow, 5-Stars On Flip Watch Sep 16, 2026

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On this episode of the Cover 3 Recruiting Show, Bud Elliott and Andrew Ivins have their eyes on a pair of 5-star prospects hitting the road. Ohio State EDGE commit DJ Jacobs visits Georgia, while Oregon WR commit Dakota Guerrant heads to Michigan. Is there reason to put either commitment on flip watch?

Then, the guys check in on Steve Sarkisian and Texas' latest recruiting class as the Longhorns pursue a sixth consecutive Top 10 finish in the 247Sports Team Rankings. They break down the strength of the class, including OL Ismael Camara, DL Kasi Currie, WR Easton Royal, RB Landen Williams-Callis and TE Brock Williams, identify WR Briceson Thrower Jr. as a sleeper and examine Kentucky LB commit Sean Fox as a potential flip target.

Plus, did the recruiting industry miss on Oregon State WR Jesse Legree? The former prospect has exploded onto the college football scene as a true freshman. And meet 2029 QB Ty Snell, who has turned heads during an impressive start at Allen.

Finally, the guys look ahead to former Top247 prospect Will Echoles and what they'll be watching when the Ole Miss defensive lineman takes on LSU.

(0:00) Weekend Recap

(1:50) DJ Jacobs

(6:55) Dakota Guerrant

(10:10) Texas 2027 Class

(22:00) Jesse Legree

(26:30) Ty Snell

(31:06) Will Echoles

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BIG GAME BREAKDOWN: LSU-Ole Miss, Florida State-Alabama, Houston-Texas Tech, SMU-Louisville & MORE! Sep 15, 2026

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The Cover 3 crew is back with their big game breakdown episode for Week 3!

(00:00) Intro

(2:14) 7 LSU at 8 Ole Miss

(20:23) 22 Houston at 13 Texas Tech

(31:34) 16 SMU at 23 Louisville

(44:25) Florida State at 10 Alabama

(53:16) Upset Alert: West Virginia vs 25 Virginia

(1:01:00) Florida at Auburn

(1:04:54) Mississippi State at South Carolina

(1:07:47) 12 USC at Rutgers on CBS

(1:09:55) 11 BYU at Colorado State on CBS

(1:12:45) Arizona State vs Kansas

(1:15:05) JMU at San Diego State

(1:16:35) Virginia Tech at Maryland

(1:22:00) Rapid-Fire Game Previews

(1:24:41) North Carolina at Clemson

(1:27:47) Michigan State at 3 Notre Dame

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/⁠

To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit ⁠https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/

Upon Further Review: Texas NEW No. 1 | Week 2 Overreactions | AP Poll Takeaways & MORE! Sep 14, 2026

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The Cover 3 crew is back to give their biggest takeaways from Week 2! The guys also react to the release of the latest AP Poll.

(00:00) Intro

(2:49) Florida State Fires AD Michael Alford

(11:37) Poll Assassin

(26:19) FWAA Team Of The Week: Oklahoma State

(33:48) What To Make Of Oregon?

(42:28) Takeaways From BYU’s Win Over Arizona

(47:31) Does Julian Sayin Rely Too Much On Jeremiah Smith?

(58:40) Big Ten Struggles In Week 2

(1:02:07) Texas Tech QB Controversy?

(1:05:19) Nebraska Offense Impresses Through Week 2

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/⁠

To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit ⁠https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/

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