Cover 3 College Football

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Upon Further Review: Can Brock Bowers win the Heisman? AP Top 25 poll reactions, ranking the top of the Pac-12, more! (10/2) Oct 02, 2023

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The Cover 3 crew talks Georgia, Oregon, Iowa, Duke, Kentucky, rankings and more. First, responding to the updated college football rankings, including questions of why two-loss LSU is still in the AP Top 25 poll (1:20). Then, how Cade McNamara's injury impacts Iowa's efforts to average 25 points per game (16:48), how Riley Leonard's injury impacts Duke's contention in the ACC (20:50) and more injury-related headlines of note. Upon Further Review then discusses Brock Bowers' Heisman Trophy chances after a game-saving performance against Auburn (29:40), how the top of the Pac-12 stacks up against each other (36:20), what Kentucky showed in its win against Florida (44:40) and also the Gators' notable stuggles away from The Swamp (47:20). Finally, breaking down the top of the Sun Belt (51:25), Michigan's excellence on full display (1:00:50) and more.

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Week 5 Instant Reaction: Georgia, Notre Dame avoid road upsets, Ole Miss tops LSU in a shootout, rankings predictions, more! (09/30) Oct 01, 2023

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The Cover 3 crew talks Notre Dame, Ole Miss, USC, Georgia, rankings and more. First, reacting to Notre Dame’s incredible late-game execution in a close road win at Duke (1:20) and then the biggest takeaways from Ole Miss’ record-setting shootout win against LSU (12:43). After that it’s on to top teams dealing with close final margins, first USC’s second half effort against Colorado (23:12) then how Georgia escaped Auburn with its No. 1 status intact (32:19). Plus, projecting the changes ahead in the new college football rankings (46:10), whether to panic about Penn State’s struggles at Northwestern (57:30), Bowling Green knocking off Georgia Tech (1:04:30) and much, much more.

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College football best bets: USC-Colorado, Georgia-Auburn, Notre Dame-Duke and more Week 5 LOCKS (09/28) Sep 28, 2023

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The Cover 3 crew shares their best against the spread and over-under plays for Week 5. First, after a brief review of Week 4 results (1:10) the picks get rolling with Thursday and Friday night action (8:11). Then it's on to some of the biggest games from Saturday's slate with breakdowns and picks for USC-Colorado (21:12), Texas-Kansas (26:12), Georgia-Auburn (28:10) and Notre Dame-Duke (31:15). From there the board ups with picks for Clemson-Syracuse (38:05), Washington-Arizona (42:17), LSU-Ole Miss (48:00), Texas A&M-Arkansas (50:55), Oklahoma-Iowa State (51:50), Michigan-Nebraska (53:07), Pitt-Virginia Tech (57:18), Air Force-San Diego State (1:01:03), TCU-West Virginia (1:03:22), Tennessee-South Carolina (1:04:55), Florida-Kentucky (1:06:33), Oregon-Stanford (1:08:45) and more. Plus, the underdogs to take straight up in MoneyLine Sprinkles (1:13:11).

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QB injury news at Texas A&M, matchups to watch in USC-Colorado and Notre Dame-Duke, more! (09/27) Sep 27, 2023

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The Cover 3 crew talks Texas A&M, Iowa, USC, Colorado, Notre Dame and more. First, reacting to the breaking news that Texas A&M quarterback Conner Weigman could be out for the year with a foot injury (1:00) as well as the outlook for the College Football Playoff (8:06) and a deep dive on what's happening with Iowa's offense (16:12). Then it's on to Big Game Breakdown, with matchups to watch, notable storylines and more for USC-Colorado (29:30), Texas-Kansas (40:45), Notre Dame-Duke (47:40), Utah-Oregon State (55:48) and LSU-Ole Miss (1:03:20).

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Upon Further Review: Notre Dame explains 10-man defense, Washington joins debate for No. 1, more! (09/25) Sep 25, 2023

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The Cover 3 crew talks Notre Dame, Florida State, Oklahoma and more. First, reviewing Marcus Freeman's explanation for how the Fighting Irish defense wound up with 10 men on the field for Ohio State's game-winning touchdown (1:00) and a huge recruiting win for Steve Sarkisian and Texas (9:35). Then it's on to takeaways from the new AP Top 25 college football rankings, starting with the debate for No. 1 as six different teams received first-place votes (14:41). Finally, Upon Further Review hits notes from Utah-UCLA (32:49), Florida State-Clemson (37:25), Oklahoma (45:30), Minnesota (52:25), Iowa (58:01) and USC (1:01:30).

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Week 4 Instant Reaction: Ohio State's ceiling after Notre Dame win, Oregon-Colorado takeaways, what's next for FSU and Clemson, more! (09/24) Sep 24, 2023

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The Cover 3 crew recaps a heavyweight Week 4 in college football. First, in the immediate wake of Ohio State's stunning win at Notre Dame, what worked and what didn't for both teams? And what's the path forward after the win for the Buckeyes and the loss for the Fighting Irish (1:00)? Then it's on to the rest of the slate, with observations from Florida State-Clemson (11:30), Oregon-Colorado (28:17) and Utah-UCLA (36:31). Plus, projections for the new AP Top 25 college football rankings (41:58) and what we learned from Alabama-Ole Miss (52:51), Penn State-Iowa (56:06), Texas-Baylor (1:02:31) and more.

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College football best bets: Alabama-Ole Miss, Colorado-Oregon, OSU-Notre Dame, Clemson-FSU and more Week 4 LOCKS (09/21) Sep 21, 2023

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The Cover 3 crew shares their top against the spread and over-under plays for Week 4 in college football. After a brief recap of Week 3 results (1:00), the Week 4 breakdowns, previews and picks start with Thursday and Friday night action (7:26) before turning the attention to a loaded Saturday slate. Florida State-Clemson (16:37), Alabama-Ole Miss (19:43), Colorado-Oregon (24:37), Ohio State-Notre Dame (28:55) and Penn State-Iowa (34:05) are up first as some of the biggest games of the day, then the LOCKS board opens up for picks on USC-Arizona State (42:23), Kansas-BYU (44:42), TCU-SMU (46:20), Michigan-Rutgers (49:58), Auburn-Texas A&M (56:32), Illinois-FAU (58:05), Kansas State-UCF (1:01:12) and more. Finally, the underdogs to take straight up in MoneyLine Sprinkles (1:05:00).

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Introducing 'Kickin' It' Sep 21, 2023

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Big Game Breakdown: Ohio State-Notre Dame, Alabama-Ole Miss, FSU-Clemson and more! (09/20) Sep 20, 2023

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The Cover 3 crew talks Ohio State, Notre Dame, Alabama, Colorado, Florida State and more. First, whether a promotion/relegation model would work for a merged conference of remaining Pac-12 teams with the Mountain West (1:22) and then right into the most important matchups, storylines and X-factors in Big Game Breakdown. With six ranked-on-ranked matchups in Week 4, it's a heavier edition of B.G.B. as the crew tackles everything to know for Ohio State-Notre Dame (11:04), Alabama-Ole Miss (26:44), Florida State-Clemson (38:02), Colorado-Oregon (50:01) and more.

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Upon Further Review: Fallout from Colorado-Colorado State, Lane Kiffin trolling Alabama, AP Top 25 voter reactions, more! (09/18) Sep 18, 2023

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The Cover 3 crew talks Travis Hunter, Deion Sanders, Lane Kiffin, Nick Saban and more. First, a deep dive on Colorado's double-overtime win against Colorado State, focusing on Travis Hunter's injury, the Rams' inability to close out the upset, confusion about overtime rules and much more (1:35). Then it's on to Lane Kiffin's needling of Alabama ahead of Ole Miss' Week 4 showdown with the Tide (23:05), curious voter decisions in the AP Top 25 poll (36:28), a strong week for the Mountain West (50:15), a bleak outlook for Pitt (56:55) and how the strength at the top of the Pac-12 might hurt the conference's chances of making the College Football Playoff (1:01:12).

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