The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast

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Is the Playoff Committee showing an SEC bias? Plus Klatt’s Heisman Rankings Nov 15, 2023

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FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to the latest College Football Playoff rankings as Georgia jumps ahead of Ohio State into the top spot. He questions the rankings of SEC teams like Missouri and Tennessee and considers the impact that those inflated rankings could have at the end of the season. Klatt also discusses Texas’ precarious position at #7 as they look poised to be boxed out of the Top 4 even if they run the table, even potentially by an Alabama team that they beat earlier in the season. Next, Klatt examines the Heisman race and ranks his top contenders, including Marvin Harrison Jr and Jayden Daniels. He also lays out the paths for each candidate to end up holding the Trophy in New York.

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Michigan takes down Penn St without Harbaugh, Jimbo is out at Texas A&M and Klatt’s Top 10 Rankings Nov 13, 2023

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FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to Michigan’s ground-based win in Happy Valley over a Top-10 Penn State team. He discusses what impressed him most with the Wolverines’ win in their first big test of the season. Klatt also discusses the Jim Harbaugh suspension – what he thinks of the penalty and also the timing of that decision being announced on the Friday afternoon before the game. He also gives his thoughts on what went wrong for Penn State against Michigan and also in this season as a whole. Following the firing of OC Mike Yurcich, he offers his analysis of what Penn State needs to change on offense to take the next step. Klatt then discusses his latest Top 10 rankings and how he ordered Michigan, Georgia and Ohio State plus why he has one of the unbeatens way down at #8. Finally, he discusses Texas A&M’s decision to fire Jimbo Fisher and sink over $75 million into his buyout. Klatt gives his thoughts on how good of a job the A&M head coaching position is in today’s college football landscape.

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Will Penn State take down Michigan? Anyone stopping Georgia? Are Oregon & Washington on upset alert? Nov 09, 2023

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FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt breaks down the biggest games of Week 11 starting with the Top 10 game he will be calling on Big Noon Saturday on FOX: #3 Michigan at #10 Penn State. He discusses what kind of atmosphere he expects in Beaver Stadium. He also breaks down how Michigan’s offense has evolved beyond what they were a year ago and why that makes them so dangerous going forward. Klatt also gives his pick in the other Top 10 matchup on Saturday between Georgia and Ole Miss. He makes picks in the two huge Pac-12 games: USC at #6 Oregon and #18 Utah at #5 Washington. He wraps up with 2 other SEC games as Nick Saban and Alabama look to keep rolling on the road against Kentucky and Tennessee and Missouri square off in a Top 15 matchup.

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CFP Rankings Reaction, more Michigan news & Klatt’s Tiers of National Championship Contenders Nov 08, 2023

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FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to the latest news in the Michigan sign-stealing investigation before giving his thoughts on the second College Football Playoff Rankings release. He discusses whether there should have been movement among the undefeated teams in the Top 5 and why Alabama needs some help if they are going to make it to the Playoff. Klatt then updates his “Above the Line” National Championship contenders list, placing the top teams in the country into tiers based off his evaluation of each team. He wraps up the show with some Playoff-themed mailbag questions.

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Look out for Alabama, USC makes a big change & what will the Big Ten do with Michigan? Nov 06, 2023

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FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to the best Saturday of the College Football season so far. He lists the teams that really impressed him this past weekend, starting with Nick Saban and Alabama after their win over LSU. He then discusses the teams that simply found a way to get through a November Saturday without a loss and keep their Playoff hopes on track – including the defending national champion Georgia Bulldogs along with the Ohio State Buckeyes. He also lists teams that deserve to get more recognition for what they are doing, like Louisville and Arizona. Klatt gives his thoughts on Lincoln Riley and USC’s decision to part ways with Defensive Coordinator Alex Grinch. Klatt finishes the podcast by discussing the latest in the Michigan sign-stealing investigation and gives his thoughts on what the Big Ten should do next.

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Week 10 Previews: LSU-Bama, Washington-USC, Mizzou-Georgia, K-State-Texas, Bedlam & More Nov 02, 2023

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FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt breaks down the biggest games of a jam-packed weekend as CFB enters the stretch run in November. He begins with the Big Noon game on Fox as a surging #23 Kansas State team takes on #7 Texas. He makes his picks in the pivotal matchups in the SEC between #14 LSU and #8 Alabama as well as #12 Missouri at #2 Georgia. Klatt also makes his pick between the two high scoring Offenses of #5 Washington and #20 USC and their QBs Michael Penix Jr and Caleb Williams. He discusses the atmosphere #9 Oklahoma is heading into in Stillwater this weekend as well as Dabo Swinney’s rant going into Clemson’s game vs #15 Notre Dame. He wraps up the pod with his pick in the ACC clash between Virginia Tech and #13 Louisville which will go a long way in determining who plays in the ACC Championship Game before making his pick in the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy game between Army and #25 Air Force

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CFP Rankings Reaction: Ohio State at #1, Michigan behind Georgia and Oklahoma behind Texas Nov 01, 2023

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FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to the first College Football Playoff Rankings. He discusses the decision to put Ohio State at #1 and why the Committee chose to put Georgia over Michigan despite very similarly rated schedules. Klatt also discusses inconsistencies in the rankings, particularly when considering Texas, Alabama and Oklahoma. He concludes the show by naming two teams that are currently outside the Top 10 but have the runway to make it to the Playoff.

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Oregon is a Playoff Team, Georgia is still Georgia, Ohio State keeps grinding & Oklahoma deja vu Oct 30, 2023

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FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt kicks off the show by discussing Oregon after their emphatic road win over Utah and why he believes the Ducks are going to be in the College Football Playoff. He then reacts to Georgia’s blowout win over Florida and why he had to shift his perspective when evaluating this year’s version of the Dawgs. Klatt then points out why this defense-led Ohio State team is potentially better suited for a Playoff run than even the offensive juggernaut Buckeye teams of recent years. Later, he discusses Oklahoma’s upset loss to Kansas and why he’s worried about the Sooners’ chances of making the Big 12 Championship Game after seeing this team look like an OU team of the past. Lastly, he points out 3 Conference title game races that are about to descend into pure chaos.

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Oregon-Utah, Georgia-Florida, Ohio St-Wisconsin, Coach Prime looks to bounce back & more Previews Oct 26, 2023

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FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt previews this weekend’s biggest games including the Top-15 clash between Oregon and Utah that he will be calling on Saturday. He makes his picks in the FOX Big Noon Saturday matchup between #6 Oklahoma and Kansas as well #1 Georgia’s first game without Brock Bowers when they take on Florida. He discusses the possibility of a letdown from #3 Ohio State following their big win over Penn State when they head to Madison to take on Big Ten West-leading Wisconsin. Klatt then breaks down the keys for Coach Prime and Colorado as they look to pull off an upset in the Rose Bowl against #23 UCLA. He concludes the show by checking in with the Group of 5’s highest ranked team, #19 Air Force as they continue their push for a New Year’s Six Bowl against in-state rival, Colorado State.

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J.J. McCarthy & Marvin Harrison Jr set for Heisman showdown & Michigan’s Sign-Stealing Investigation Oct 25, 2023

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FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt takes a look at the Heisman race and selects the 4 players that he can see winning the Trophy in December. He breaks down what needs to happen for each player and discusses the possibility of a Heisman showdown between Michigan QB J.J. McCarthy and Ohio State WR Marvin Harrison Jr in Ann Arbor at the end of the season. Next, he discusses the latest reports on the Michigan sign-stealing investigation and what questions still need to be answered. He then lists the reasons why sign-stealing has not been solved and the factors that are stopping College Football from copying what the NFL has done. He closes the episode by answering a listener-submitted mailbag question.

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