Cover 3 College Football

The Cover 3 crew breaks down the win totals for Texas, Oklahoma and more. First, takeaways from the Pac-12 Media Days in Las Vegas (5:12) and the impact on Florida’s offense after a key lineman has left the program to return home for a family medical issue (14:10). Then it’s on to the first part of the Big 12 win totals, with a focus on whether Texas (21:17) and Oklahoma (29:16) will reach 10 wins and what to expect from UCF in its first year in the league (39:53). The rest of Part 1 focuses on the rest of the conference newcomers, looking at the path for Cincinnati (48:30), Houston (54:02) and BYU (58:55) to make a bowl in Year 1 as a Big 12 member. Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collection 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cover 3 crew talks Georgia, Alabama, LSU and debates the preseason SEC rankings. First, what Tennessee is getting with the commitment of five-star WR Mike Matthews (1:00), expectations for the Pac-12 media rights deal (4:15) and thoughts on the latest draft of an NIL bill in congress (13:42). Then it's on the big topics at SEC Media Days, including Georgia's strength of schedule (25:35), Alabama's quarterback battle and new coordinators (29:30), raised expectations for LSU (32:44) and more. Finally, how to fill out an All-SEC preseason ballot (41:49) and the preseason poll for the SEC West (51:50) and the SEC East (55:48). Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collection 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cover 3 crew answers listener questions and welcomes Barton back to the show. First, after a live audience question on gameday experience (1:15) and a discussion of Tennessee's punishment from the NCAA (6:51) the conversation turns to the Big Ol' Bag of Mail, with a focus on how to create more parity in college football (21:15) and Maryland's outlook in the future Big Ten (30:38). Then Barton Simmons, general manager of Vanderbilt football, returns to the show (35:30) and talks why GMs are important for college football programs (40:55) , an outlook for the Commodores in 2023 and beyond (51:02) and much, much more. Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collection 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3's Bud Elliott is joined by GoVols247's Patrick Brown to talk Tennessee! How will the Vols replace several NFL Draft picks on offense? Will the defense progress to further into the 2023 season? Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3's Bud Elliot chats with Mick Walker of Boiler Sports Report to preview the Jeff Brohm-less Purdue year. THEN Bud chats with Bobby Deren of Scarlet Nation about all things Rutgers! Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collection 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3's Bud Elliot sits down with Jeff Errman of InsideMdsports to learn about all things Maryland Terrapins Then Bud sits down with Rod Mackenzie of GoJackets.com to help preview Brent Key's first full season in Atlanta. Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collection 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3's Bud Elliot chats with Inside Carolina's Adam Smith to understand all things North Carolina! Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collection 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cover 3 crew talks Big 12, Heisman Trophy, Pac-12 QBs and more. First, after some early bird questions from the live audience the conversation turns to Big 12 media days and what commissioner Brett Yormark might have in store when it comes to conference expansion plans (9:00). Then it's on to the Big Ol' Bag of Mail, with questions on what a Group of Five player must do to win the Heisman Trophy (16:30), what the impact would be of college football adopting NFL hash marks (21:50), if the resurgence of Pac-12 quarterbacks is aided by playing Pac-12 defenses (27:30) and whether there is a common thread for teams that exceed low expectations (35:30). Finally, addressing a suggestion for how an NIL collective might help teams load up on stars and exceed the 85 scholarship limit (43:30). Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collection 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cover 3 crew picks win totals for USC, Deion Sanders' Year 1 at Colorado and more. Things get started with a look at whether USC will hit double-digit wins in 2023 (2:00) followed by the pursuit of UCLA with a new quarterback (10:00) and Utah looking to three-peat as Pac-12 champs (19:20). The win total breakdowns continue with a focus on Arizona looking to make a bowl game (28:00) and the Year 1 expectations for both Kenny Dillingham at Arizona State (36:00) and Deion Sanders at Colorado (45:50). Finally, as Northwestern looks to the future of its football program what kind of candidates might fit to be the school's next head football coach after Pat Fitzgerald's firing (54:20)? Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collection 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3's Bud Elliot talks to Sam Webb to find out if the Wolverines can build upon last year's experience Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collection 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cover 3 crew talks the breaking news of Northwestern firing Pat Fitzgerald. Topics include the reaction to the school's decision, including the timing, as well as the firing's impact on the 2023 season, Northwestern's future and more. Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collection 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cover 3 crew discusses the Northwestern hazing scandal and picks Pac-12 win totals. First, the latest from the ongoing developments at Northwestern, where an investigation into hazing has continued with more allegations from former players (2:00). Then it's on to the Pac-12 win totals, with a focus on the conference title pursuits of Oregon (17:00) and Washington (24:00), as well as Oregon State looking to build on a breakthrough in 2022 (30:00) and Washington State looking for some consistency (39:00). Plus, will Cal will be bowl-bound in 2023 (44:00) and what are reasonable expectations for Troy Taylor in Year 1 at Stanford (51:30)? Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collection 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NOTE: This episode was recorded in June, before the reports of hazing allegations within the Northwestern program. Cover 3's Bud Elliot heads midwest to Northwestern to figure out if the coaching changes there can spring the Wildcats forward Then, Bud talks all things Kansas State to see if those Wildcats can finish the drill and win the Big 12. Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collection 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3's Bud Elliot talks with Josh Calloway of Sooners Illustrated to get an idea of how the Oklahoma Sooners will do in their Big 12 Swan song. Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collection 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3's Bud Elliot talks to Noles 247's Brendan Sonnone to find out if the Seminoles can contend for the ACC Crown Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collection 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cover 3 crew talks San Diego State's future and answers listener questions. First, a dive into the messiest conference realignment news of the week with the Mountain West withholding payments to San Diego State in the wake of the break-up/make up that will have the Aztecs remaining in the conference, for now (5:00). Then it's on to listener questions, with topics including whether you would rather have an elite defensive line or a shutdown secondary for your first year as a DC at a Power Five program (14:00), which current Big 12 team will be the next to win a national championship (18:50), whether college football rules should be even more in line with NFL rules (33:10) and much, much more. Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collection 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a college football tripleheader as Cover 3's Bud Elliot gets a lay of the land in Houston, Syracuse and Oxford! Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3's Bud Elliot checks in with UCLA and sees in the can make noise in the Pac-12 this season Then Bud goes Lubbock bound and talks all things Texas Tech. Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3's Bud Elliot checks in with Hogs 247 to see what's going on THEN checks in Iowa State to see if the Cyclones can bounce back from last season's offensive drop off. Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3's Bud Elliot chats with Duck Territory's Matt Prehm to get a lay of the Oregon landscape. Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3's Bud Elliot chats with Chip Brown of Horns247 to figure out if the Longhorns are ready to take the main stage in 2023-2024. Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3's Bud Elliot talks with Inside The U's David Lake to figure out if Miami can turn all those recruiting stars into actual gains on the football field. Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cover 3 crew talks conference realignment, 2023 storylines, the playoff and more. First, with Saturday, July 1 marking moving day for the schools joining the Big 12, American Athletic Conference and Conference USA, which newcomer is each conference is best positioned to have a strong debut. Then it's on to mailbag questions, discussing the best possible outcomes for storylines in the 2023 season, what historically great college football players could be elite in any decade, whether the upcoming move to the SEC is going to inform coaching decisions at Texas or Oklahoma, a unique proposal to add some intrigue to the College Football Playoff and much, much more. Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collection 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cover 3 crew talks dark horse picks for the conference and national championships. First, what to make of the changes coming to the National Letter of Intent and the big winners on the recruiting trail for the month of June. Then it's on to the Dark Horse Candidates discussion, with a focus on teams further down on the odds board to win the national championship and each of the five power conferences. Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collection 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3's Bud Elliott is joined by CatsPause's Aaron Gershon to preview Kentucky! Will Liam Coen guide the Wildcat offense back to their 2021 success? How can Kentucky hope to replace Will Levis at quarterback? Then, Jake Hedberg of BeaverBlitz joins the show to talk Oregon State! Are the Beavers ready to take the next step in the Pac-12 in 2023? Is Jonathan Smith ready to lead his squad to wins against some of the conference's best? Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cover 3 crew talks Trent Dilfer, Nick Saban, strength of schedule and more. First, with UAB coach Trent Dilfer threatening to call out coaches for tampering, what is the state of the transfer portal with power conference coaches poaching Group of Five rosters? Then, debating whether Les Miles has a Hall of Fame profile and Nick Saban's promise to a recruit that he'd coach until he "croaks." After that it's on to debating the toughest schedules in the country, with a spotlight on Florida, Notre Dame, Alabama, South Carolina, Minnesota, Purdue and more. Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collection 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3's Bud Elliott is joined by TheDevilsDen's Adam Rowe to preview Duke! How do the Blue Devils build off a strong 2022 campaign? Where do we think Mike Elko's squad has improved the most? Then, Jackson Moore of CardinalAuthority joins the show to discuss Stanford's outlook for the 2023 season! How can Troy Taylor have the Cardinal ready to compete in year one? Finally, Badger247's Evan Flood hops on to talk all things Wisconsin! Will new head coach Luke Fickell have the Badgers ready to compete in the Big Ten immediately? Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3's Bud Elliott is joined by BearcatJournal's Chad Brendel to preview Cincinnati! What will the Bearcats look like under first year head coach Scott Satterfield? How can Cincy adjust to a step up in competition in the Big12? Then, Jacquie Franciuli of Wahoos247 joins the show to discuss Virginia's outlook for the 2023 season! How can Tony Elliott's sqaud rebound from a 2022 campaign filled with tragedy and disappointment? Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3's Bud Elliott is joined by BarkBoard's Jackson Moore to preview Fresno State! Can the Bulldogs manage to win the Mountain West back-to-back? Then, Steve Robertson of GenesPage joins the show to discuss Mississippi State's outlook for 2023! What will the Bulldogs look like under Zach Arnett? Will there be a shift away from Mike Leach's Air Raid? Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cover 3 crew talks teams that could disappoint, the playoff, Big Ten schedules and more. First, a live listener question on the expectations for Florida State and Miami in 2023 (1:06) then some discussion on the future of the College Football Playoff in the wake of executive director Bill Hancock announcing his retirement plans (3:20). Then it's on to more mailbag questions, including the worst Power Five team this season (10:04), teams that won't live up to the hype (16:00), the potential for Kansas State, or a similar program, to win a national championship in the expanded playoff era (38:30) and whether it is better to have Michigan or Penn State's Big Ten schedule when the conference expands in 2024 (52:25). Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collection 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cover 3 crew talks recruiting, quarterbacks, conference realignment and more. First, what to make of San Diego State's back-and-forth with the Mountain West about a potential exit, including where the Aztecs might be headed and the pressure on the Pac-12 to get a media rights deal done (1:06). Then, after Bud's trip to the Elite 11 finals he returns with takeaways from the next group of top quarterbacks. Topics including the value of the Elite 11 camp (13:40), Georgia commit Dylan Raiola defending his claim to top QB in the class (20:35), Alabama commit Julian Sayin winning camp MVP (27:25), the importance of DJ Lagway to Billy Napier's recruiting efforts (33:25) and more. Plus, the latest buzz on the quarterback battles at Alabama (39:50) and Georgia (46:08) and a true freshman QB who could surprise by winning the starting job at a Power Five program (48:15). Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collection 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3's Bud Elliott is joined by Auburn Undercover's Nathan King to forecast the Tiger's 2023 season! What is a realistic win-total for Hugh Freeze in year one? Which transfers will play a key role for Auburn this upcoming season? Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3's Bud Elliott is joined by Dawgman's Chris Fetters to talk all things Washington! What is the ceiling for the Huskies under Heisman-contender Michael Penix? Can Kalen DeBoer continue to overachieve in year two? Then, Stephen Leonard of Knights247 joins Bud to preview the 2023 season for Central Florida! Are the Knights ready to make the step from the AAC to the Big12? Who can step up for UCF on offense after so many offseason departures? Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3's Bud Elliott is joined by SunDevilSource's Chris Karpman to preview Arizona State! How can first-year head coach and prodigal son Kenny Dillingham restructure his team in just one offseason? Who will be at the helm of the offense come Week 1? Then, Ed O'Brien of Panther247 joins the show to discuss the outlook for Pitt in 2023! What will the Panthers look like with a new quarterback? How can Pat Narduzzi replace so many weapons lost the NFL Draft? Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3's Bud Elliott is joined by HornedFrogBlitz's Jeremy Clark to preview TCU for the 2023 season! How can the Horned Frogs replicate their success from 2022? How can TCU replace so many NFL Draft Picks? Then, Jackson Moore of BearTerritory joins the show to discuss the outlook for Cal in 2023! How can the Bears hope to make a bowl game for the first time since 2019? Who can step up in a major way for head coach Justin Wilcox? Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BuffStampede's Adam Munsterteiger joins Bud Elliott on the latest episode of Summer School to preview Colorado! What will things look like in year one under Deion Sanders? How can Prime manage a roster with such a large amount of transfers? Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cover 3 crew talks SEC schedule, best DBs in the country and more. First, the biggest takeaways from the SEC schedule release, including a tough slate for Oklahoma and some big-picture thoughts on how the conference will be perceived with Texas and Oklahoma as league members (1:15). Then it's on the listener-suggested DB Draft (13:20), as well as questions on the "good dudes in CFB" (36:00), the best coach rants or quotes (46:00), the worst quarterback that could win a national championship (50:17) and whether New Mexico State's win total is the lock of the year (52:20). Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collection 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cover 3 crew drafts college football coaching staffs. After some discussion previewing the release of the 2024 SEC conference schedule, the Cover 3 Coach Draft begins with both Nick Saban and Kirby Smart going in the first round. Later round highlights include nearly half of Georgia's assistant coaches getting picked and multiple coaches from the Ohio State and Clemson staffs being selected as well for the draft that requires each host to select one head coach, one offensive coordinator, one defensive coordinator and three non-coordinator assistants for a six-person staff. Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collection 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3's Bud Elliott is joined by Lions247's Daniel Gallen to preview the Penn State Nittany Lions! First, what will this year's squad look like with Drew Allar at the helm of the offense? Then, just how potent can Penn State's defense be? Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cover 3 crew drafts top OL, DL, LB and RB in the Oklahoma Drill Draft. First, reaction to the Big Ten's flex scheduling model for 2024 and 2025 when USC and UCLA join the league (3:25), including the advantages of inconsistency and the travel challenges the new conference roster will create. Then it's on to the Oklahoma Drill Draft, where one RB, two OL, two DL and one LB are selected across six rounds. After a review of the last year's draft (15:55), things get started with a couple of LSU players taken in the first round (21:30) and a couple deep sleepers make an appearance early. Stick around for grading all of the draft hauls (44:50) and more discussion around the best players who were not selected in the process (45:57). Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collection 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3's Bud Elliott is joined by HawkeyeInsider's David Eickholtz to talk all things Iowa! You already know Bud hit David with the 25-point per game question! Then, how can the Hawkeyes reload on defense after the departure of so many NFL Draft picks? Next up, GigEm247's Carter Karels hops on to discuss the Texas A&M Aggies! How can Jimbo Fisher rebound from a miserable 2022? Is Connor Weigman the future quarterback for the Aggies? Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3's Bud Elliott is joined by EerSports's Chris Anderson to preview the West Virginia Mountaineers! First, what can head coach Neal Brown do to extend his tenure in Morgantown? Then, which players step up for a salty Mountaineer defense in 2023? Next up, St. Louis Post Dispatch's Dave Matter hops on to discuss Missouri? How do fans evaluate the job Eli Drinkwitz has done over the past three seasons? Then, what will the Tigers look like on offense in 2023? Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3's Bud Elliott is joined by Dawgs247's Jordan Hill to talk all things Georgia! How do the Dawgs replace so many NFL Draft picks from last year's national championship team? Can Georgia do the unthinkable and win a third consecutive national championship? Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cover 3 crew talks Notre Dame, rivalry weekend, UCF and more. First, a discussion on what it takes for a "sleeping giant" program to "wake up" (1:05), expectations for UCF in the Big 12 (6:05) and addressing the mid-show breaking news of Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick stepping down (9:26). Plus, after going through the QB Draft and the WR/TE Draft earlier in the week, the players that made our "Do Not Draft" list (24:55), fan bases that have recently raised or lowered their expectations (34:03), whether it's necessary to play a rival on rivalry weekend (44:05), the simple pleasures of college football (51:10) and more! Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collection 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cover 3 crew talks recruiting and drafts the top pass catchers in college football. First, breaking down the 2023 edition of the Blue Chip Ratio (1:05), which measures how many four-star and five-star recruits have signed with a program compared to three-stars and below over a four-year span. This has proven to be an indicator of the talent required to win a national championship, so where do teams stand heading into the fall? Then it's on to Clemson's recent recruiting success (17:40) and the Pass Catcher's Draft, where we select the top wide receivers and tight ends in the country. After a review of the 2022 WR/TE draft (25:35) the highlights from this year's draft (29:12) include two Ohio State players in the first round, a conference-leading six picks from the Pac-12 and more. Finally, the best of the rest with top snubs from the 16-player draft (43:30). Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collection 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3's Bud Elliott is joined by Phog's Michael Swain to preview the Kansas Jayhawks! How will Lance Leipold fare in year three? Is Jalon Daniels healthy and ready to power the Jayhawk offense again? Then, VTScoop's Doug Bowman hops on to talk Virginia Tech! How can the Hokies rebound after a disappointing first year under Brent Pry? Is there enough improvement to be made of both sides of the ball? Finally, SpartanTailgate's Stephen Brooks discusses the Michigan State Spartans! Can Mel Tucker get Sparty back to its 2021 level of play? Who will step up offensively after key departures to the transfer portal? Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cover 3 crew picks the top quarterbacks in college football in a four-round draft. First, what UTSA transfer Zakhari Franklin can bring to the Ole Miss offense as Lane Kiffin lands yet another star from the portal (1:30), Urban Meyer talks NIL (4:00) and the SEC's decision to go with an 8-game league schedule for 2024 with Texas and Oklahoma joining the conference (9:00). Then it's on to the 2023 QB Draft, with highlights including a grading of the 2022 QB Draft (20:00), Caleb Williams and Drake Maye leading the way in Round 1 (23:50), a run on first-year starters in Round 2 (27:30), some late round picks that highlight the best from the Group of Five conferences and the best names who went undrafted (44:40). Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collection 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3's Bud Elliott is joined by Husker247's Brian Christophersen to talk all things Nebraska! First, are the Cornhuskers going to compete year one under Matt Rhule? Then, has Nebraska found their quarterback of the future in Georgia Tech transfer Jeff Sims? Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3's Bud Elliott is joined by IlliniInquirer's Jeremy Werner to talk all things Illinois! How do Bret Bielema and the Illini replace so many NFL Draft picks on the defensive side of the ball? Will Illinois take a step forward at quarterback in the 2023 season? Then, Jody Demling of Cardinal Authority joins Bud to preview Louisville's 2023 season! What will the Cardinals look like under first-year head coach Jeff Brohm? Can Louisville contend for an ACC title next season? Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3's Bud Elliott is joined by Swamp247's Jacob Rudner to talk all things Florida! How do the Gators move on from number three overall pick Anthony Richardson? Can the defense take a step forward in 2023? Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. 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/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices