Cover 3 College Football

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Matchups that will decide Ohio State-Penn State, Alabama-Tennessee, Florida State-Duke and more! (10/18) Oct 18, 2023

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The Cover 3 crew talks Midseason All-Americans and breaks down the biggest Week 8 games. First, a quick recap of Tuesday night's midweek action plus picks for Wednesday night (1:00) and then the impact of significant injuries at Iowa and Wisconsin (6:00). After that it's on to discussing the CBS Sports Midseason All-America team (12:55) and going inside the matchup with Big Game Breakdowns for Ohio State-Penn. State (19:57), Florida State-Duke (34:54), Alabama-Tennessee (49:15), USC-Utah (1:02:05), Clemson-Miami (1:09:58) and more!

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Upon Further Review: Brock Bowers' injury impact for Georgia, USC's poll ranking, QB stock report, more! (10/16) Oct 16, 2023

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The Cover 3 crew talks Georgia, Iowa, Texas A&M, Caleb Williams, rankings and more. First, addressing the breaking news of Brock Bowers missing the next several weeks after undergoing ankle surgery, including the impact on the Bulldogs' offense and outlook for the rest of the season (1:15). Then it's on to the new AP Top 25 poll with reactions including a fair ranking of USC, Washington's case for the top three and more (10:25). Plus, an update on Iowa's points total chart (21:05) and a QB stock report with Day Tradin' Danny (32:20). Upon Further Review has takeaways and discussions around Texas A&M (48:15), comparisons between the SEC and Big Ten (52:30), some shoutouts to great running backs (58:15), whether Oregon State can make the Pac-12 title game (1:02:52) and thoughts on the Tuesday night midweek games in Conference USA and the Sun Belt.

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Week 7 Instant Reaction: Washington wins heavyweight bout with Oregon, USC falls short at Notre Dame, AP Top 25 predictions, more! (10/15) Oct 15, 2023

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The Cover 3 crew talks Washington, Oregon, USC, Notre Dame, UNC and more. First, the biggest takeaways from Washington's thrilling win against Oregon (1:30) and what Notre Dame's romp of USC says about both teams (23:02). Then it's on to projecting movement in the new AP Top 25 (32:05) and the biggest takeaways from UNC-Miami (54:15), Stanford-Colorado (1:00:10) and more.

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College football best bets: Oregon-Washington, USC-Notre Dame, UNC-Miami, Tennessee-Texas A&M and more Week 7 LOCKS! (10/12) Oct 12, 2023

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The Cover 3 crew shares their best over-under and against the spread plays for Week 7. First is a brief review of Week 6 results (1:08) followed by the weeknight action with picks for games on Thursday and Friday night (7:23). Then it's on to some of the biggest games of the weekend with picks and breakdowns for Oregon-Washington (12:15), Tennessee-Texas A&M (21:23), Notre Dame-UNC (27:10) and UCLA-Oregon State (37:00). After that the board opens up for all of Saturday's action, with LOCKS for Florida State-Syracuse (44:40), Ohio State-Purdue (49:15), Florida-South Carolina (53:41), Louisville-Pitt (56:41), Virginia Tech-Wake Forest (59:45), Buffalo-Bowling Green (1:00:50), Navy-Charlotte (1:02:16), Georgia-Vanderbilt (1:05:50), Michigan-Indiana (1:07:58), Auburn-LSU (1:09:40) and much more including underdogs to take on the spread in MoneyLine Sprinkles (1:23:46).

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Mark Stoops' NIL comments, Big Game Breakdowns for Oregon-Washington, USC-Notre Dame, UNC-Miami and more! Oct 11, 2023

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The Cover 3 crew talks Mark Stoops, NIL, Washington, Oregon, Miami, UNC and more. With midweek football in full swing, the show opens with takeaways from Tuesday night's games in Conference USA and the Sun Belt as well as a preview of what's to come on Wednesday (1:30). Plus, diving into Mark Stoops' comments about Georgia "buying players" with NIL including a look at what Kentucky has accomplished under his tenure prior to previous coaches (7:10). Then it's on to Big Game Breakdown, with matchups to watch, X-factors, storylines of note and more in Washington-Oregon (21:15), Notre Dame-USC (35:47), Tennessee-Texas A&M (48:13), North Carolina-Miami (54:55) and Oregon State-UCLA (1:05:40).

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The RECRUITING news College Football fans NEED to know with 10 weeks to National Signing day! Oct 10, 2023

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Cover 3's Bud Elliott is joined by 247Sports' Andrew Ivins, Cooper Petagna and Steve Wiltfong to discuss the most important recruiting news heading into National Signing Day! First, the guys hit on Georgia's number one overall class. Can the Dawgs hang on to the number one spot? (2:16) Then, we move on to NCAA rule changes with photoshoots being elimintated! (17:20) Next, we spotlight two BIG TIME recruits in Michigan OT Commit Andrew Sprague (27:55) and Florida QB Commit DJ Lagway! (32:53) Finally, we wrap things up with a LIVE Q&A! (43:00)

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Upon Further Review: Mario explains Miami ending, QB Stock Up-Stock Down, USC's defense, rankings reaction, more! (10/9) Oct 09, 2023

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The Cover 3 crew talks Mario Cristobal, Miami, Jimbo Fisher, Oklahoma, rankings and more. First, how Mario Cristobal explained the botched ending to Miami's home loss to Georgia (1:17) and then looking at some of the AP Top 25 college football rankings changes (10:43). After that, the debut of a new QB Stock Report with Day Trading Danny (29:05) and then a full slate of Upon Further Review talking points that include USC's defense (40:25), other bad coaching decisions from Week 6 (46:30), whether Alabama has improved in recent weeks (53:07), Oklahoma's execution on the game-winning play against Texas (1:00:00) an update on the Brian Ferentz Tracker after Iowa's win against Purdue (1:03:14) and much more.

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Week 6 Instant Reaction: Oklahoma downs Texas in epic Red River clash, Miami's late-game miscues, AP Top 25 rankings predictions, more! (10/7) Oct 08, 2023

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The Cover 3 crew talks Oklahoma, Texas, Miami, Alabama, Texas A&M and more. First, unpacking another wild edition of the Oklahoma-Texas rivalry (1:17) and Miami's late-game miscues (16:12) before diving into the projections for the new college football rankings in the AP Top 25 (25:09). Then it's on to the biggest takeaways from Alabama's win against Texas A&M (43:00), Louisville's win against Notre Dame (58:35), how LSU downed Missouri (1:08:35) and much, much more from a chaotic Saturday in the sport.

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College football best bets: Texas-Oklahoma, Alabama-Texas A&M, Notre Dame-Louisville and more Week 6 LOCKS (10/5) Oct 05, 2023

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The Cover 3 crew shares their best against the spread and over-under plays for Week 6. First, after a review of Week 5 results (1:45) the picks begin with a focus on the Thursday and Friday action (7:25). Then it's on to some of Saturday's headliners with picks and breakdowns for Alabama-Texas A&M (15:54), Texas-Oklahoma (18:38), LSU-Missouri (21:50), Georgia-Kentucky (25:54) and Notre Dame-Louisville (30:53). After that the card opens up with a wide range of LOCKS that includes NC State-Marshall (38:08), Arkansas State-Troy (40:14), ODU-Southern Miss (42:20), Akron-Northern Illinois (44:36), Utah State-Colorado State (46:00), UCLA-Washington State (48:42), Purdue-Iowa (51:30), Ohio State-Maryland (54:53), Fresno State-Wyoming (57:30), UNC-Syracuse (58:35), Oregon State-Cal (59:25), Colorado-Arizona State (1:01:47) and much more. Plus, the underdogs to take straight up in MoneyLine Sprinkles (1:04:47).

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September Superlatives plus Big Game Breakdowns for Alabama-Texas A&M, Texas-Oklahoma and Notre Dame-Louisville (10/4) Oct 04, 2023

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The Cover 3 crew talks Deion Sanders, Texas, Oklahoma, Alabama, Texas A&M and more. First, after a quick preview of Wednesday night college football action (1:40) the award show gets rolling with the Cover 3 September Superlatives. Find out who takes home the esteemed honors for Player of the Month (5:45), Coach of the Month (12:00), Team of the Month (17:10) and Game of the Month (22:14) along with the most unique awards of the month, The Fornellis (29:50). After that it's on to Big Game Breakdown, going inside the matchup with keys to the game for Alabama-Texas A&M (34:23), Texas-Oklahoma (48:40) and Notre Dame-Louisville (1:00:17).

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