Cover 3 College Football

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Week 3 Reaction: Florida downs Tennessee! Missouri edges Kansas State! The Backyard Brawl! Sep 17, 2023

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Cover 3's Bud Elliott & Tom Fornelli discuss the biggest news and notes from Week 3 in College Football! First, Tennessee falls 16-29 to the Florida Gators in the Swamp (1:16) and Missouri upsets the Kansas State Wildcats 30-27 (10:36). Then, more ranked matchups with Florida State-Boston College, Georgia-South Carolina and Alabama-South Florida (16:02). Finally, we rank the AP Top 25 Poll two days early (29:09)!

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College football best bets: Tennessee-Florida, Georgia-South Carolina, Pitt-WVU and more Week 3 LOCKS (09/14) Sep 14, 2023

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The Cover 3 crew talks favorite against the spread and over-under plays for Week 3. First, after a brief review of Week 2 results (3:50) the LOCKS card gets picks from Thursday-Friday action (11:26) before turning to Saturday's biggest games with previews, breakdowns and picks for Penn State-Illinois (23:45), Kansas State-Missouri (25:15), Mississippi State-LSU (28:25), Tennessee-Florida (36:58) and Pitt-WVU (39:18). Then, the board opens up and the crew has picks for Michigan-Bowling Green (45:55), Alabama-USF (48:20), Colorado-Colorado State (49:30), North Carolina-Minnesota (53:11), Ole Miss-Georgia Tech (55:51), UConn-FIU (57:38), Arizona-UTEP (59:30), UMass-Eastern Michigan (1:02:36), Ohio-Iowa State (1:03:34), Nebraska-Northern Illinois (1:06:05) and more. Finally, it's the underdogs to take straight up in MoneyLine Sprinkles (1:14:00).

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Who can actually win the Heisman Trophy? Plus, Big Game Breakdowns on Vols-Gators, WVU-Pitt, more! (09/13) Sep 13, 2023

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The Cover 3 crew talks Heisman Trophy, Shedeur Sanders, Tennessee, Florida and more. First, latest news and updates around some notable quarterback injuries across the country (1:40) and then a larger discussion on the 2023 Heisman Trophy race, with a look not just at contenders to be finalists but who has a path to win the award (15:10). Then it's on to Big Game Breakdowns, with matchups to watch and keys to victory for Tennessee-Florida (35:42), Pitt-West Virginia (48:46), Kansas State-Missouri (52:55), LSU-Mississippi State (56:55) and Georgia-South Carolina (1:01:09).

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Upon Further Review: Where should Texas rank? Is the SEC still No. 1? Rankings reaction, hot seat talk, more! (09/11) Sep 11, 2023

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The Cover 3 crew talks top 25 rankings, Texas A&M, Iowa and more. First, with more information since Sunday's breaking news a look at the future of the Michigan State football program (1:00) and reacting to the changes and voting in the AP Top 25 with Poll Assassin (12:00). Then it's on to Upon Further Review, with thoughts on the SEC's rocky start to 2023 (35:50), the road forward for Texas A&M after the loss to Miami (44:45), coaches who look more and less likely to be fired given the first two weeks of results (49:40) and updating the Save Brian Ferentz Iowa Points Tracker, with new distributions for how many points need to be scored in each game remaining on the Hawkeyes schedule (56:30).

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🚨 Mel Tucker Suspended: What's next for Michigan State, how the Spartans will move forward (09/10) 🚨 Sep 10, 2023

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The Cover 3 crew reacts to the breaking news that Mel Tucker has been suspended. With reports indicating that Michigan State has suspended Mel Tucker amid an investigation into sexual harassment allegations, the crew discusses what's next for the Spartans in 2023 and what candidates might be at the top of the list if the full-time job opens as a result of the investigation.

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Week 2 Instant Reaction: Texas rocks Alabama and the playoff picture, Miami and Colorado pick up big wins, more! (09/10) Sep 10, 2023

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The Cover 3 crew talks Texas, Alabama, Colorado, Miami and more. First, immediate reaction to Texas' stunning win at Alabama (1:00) and what to make of Miami's impressive win against Texas A&M (22:42) as well as Colorado improving to 2-0 in the Coach Prime era with a victory over Nebraska (28:47). Then it's on to reactions to Oregon's win at Texas Tech (45:53), Notre Dame rolling over NC State (57:10), Ole Miss surviving a tough test at Tulane (1:02:54) and Utah doing the same at Baylor (1:05:04) plus so much more.

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College football best bets: Alabama-Texas, Colorado-Nebraska, Texas A&M-Miami and more Week 2 LOCKS (09/07) Sep 07, 2023

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The Cover 3 crew shares their best bets for Alabama-Texas, Colorado-Nebraska and more. First, a brief review of Week 1 results the Week 2 previews and picks start with Friday night's action between Illinois and Kansas (8:58) and then a run through some of the biggest games of Saturday in Colorado-Nebraska (16:47), Texas A&M-Miami (22:58), Ole Miss-Tulane (27:49), Iowa-Iowa State (32:01) and Alabama-Texas (34:38). After that the board opens up with a wide array of picks including UTEP-Northwestern (43:06), UCF-Boise State (46:12), Utah-Baylor (49:46), Temple Rutgers (53:22), Notre Dame-NC State (57:33), UTSA-Texas State (1:00:15) and any more. Plus, underdogs to take straight up in MoneyLine Sprinkles (1:13:52).

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What's wrong with Clemson? Plus, Alabama-Texas breakdown and Week 2 GAME DRAFT! (09/06) Sep 06, 2023

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The Cover 3 crew talks Clemson, rankings, Alabama, Texas, Colorado and more. First, a breakdown of Duke's upset win against Clemson to close out Week 1, with important takeaways on how we should look at both teams moving forward (1:00). Then it's on to a review of the new AP Top 25 college football rankings (15:38) and Big Game Breakdowns for Alabama-Texas (25:48) and Colorado-Nebraska (42:30). Finally we build out our excitement for Week 2 with another Game Draft, selecting one game for each major TV window to put together the best possible viewer's guide against the competition (52:00).

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Upon Further Review: FSU's ceiling after win vs. LSU, Pac-12 showing out, ACC expansion takeaways, more! (09/04) Sep 04, 2023

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The Cover 3 crew talks Florida State, LSU, clock rule changes, ACC expansion and more. First, an extensive breakdown of Florida State' 45-21 against LSU (1:00), including what went right for the Seminoles, what went wrong for LSU and whether expectations should be adjusted for both teams after the result. Then after a brief return to the realignment news cycle with reaction to the ACC's expansion (24:40) and what's next for Oregon State and Washington State it's on to Upon Further Review. Topics looking back at Week 1 not covered in the Instant Reaction show include Dante Moore challenging for starter's snaps at UCLA (40:40), observations from the new clock rules (43:00), Penn State's defense (49:55), Wisconsin's Dairy Raid offense (53:51), Baylor's struggles (55:30) and more.

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Week 1 Instant Reaction: Deion Sanders and Colorado stun TCU, assessing Alabama and Ohio State QBs, more! (09/03) Sep 03, 2023

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The Cover 3 crew talks Travis Hunter, Ohio State, Alabama, Penn State and more. First, a deep dive on Colorado-TCU after the Buffs' 45-42 road win (1:05), including both game analysis and our own misreads on the contest heading into the weekend. Then it's on to another upset in the Lone Star State with Texas State beating Baylor (22:55) before pivoting to North Carolina's win against South Carolina (27:58), Ohio State's offense falling short of expectations against Indiana (33:27) and the latest on Iowa's chase for 25 points per game (40:05). Other topics include Washington cruising past Boise State (44:30), whether Jalen Milroe has won the Alabama QB1 job (51:45), Drew Allar looking strong against West Virginia (55:19) and much more.

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

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