The 'Cover 3 College Football' Podcast is the perfect call for any die-hard fan. Join hosts Chip Patterson, Tom Fornelli, Danny Kanell and Bud Elliott as they take you from National Signing Day to the national championship with in-depth analysis from some of the biggest names in the sport. Cover 3 offers insider insight on the hottest topics in college football, tells you who is creating a buzz and previews each weekend with against-the-spread locks. From coaching searches to quarterback battles and everything in between, Cover 3 has it locked down.
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Week 3 LOCKS 🔒 Best Bets, Against The Spread Picks, Moneyline Sprinkles & More! | Cover 3
🎶Come get these locks🎶 The Cover 3 crew is back with their Week 3 locks!
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(00:00) Intro
(3:47) Locks Recap Week 2
(9:53) Thursday / Friday Locks
(17:27) LSU at Ole
Sep 17 1 h 30 min
Biggest Week 3 Questions: What's At Stake | CFP Debate | First Coach Fired | Players To Watch & MORE
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The Cover 3 crew is back to preview Week 3 of the college football season! The guys break down who has more to gain and lose in all three ranked-on-ranked matchup. They a
Sep 16 44 min
Recruiting Show: Texas Class Continues To Grow, 5-Stars On Flip Watch
On this episode of the Cover 3 Recruiting Show, Bud Elliott and Andrew Ivins have their eyes on a pair of 5-star prospects hitting the road. Ohio State EDGE commit DJ Jac
Sep 16 35 min
BIG GAME BREAKDOWN: LSU-Ole Miss, Florida State-Alabama, Houston-Texas Tech, SMU-Louisville & MORE!
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The Cover 3 crew is back with their big game breakdown episode for Week 3!
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(2:14) 7 LSU at 8 Ole Miss
(20:23) 22 Houston at 13 Texas Tech
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Sep 15 1 h 27 min
Upon Further Review: Texas NEW No. 1 | Week 2 Overreactions | AP Poll Takeaways & MORE!
The Cover 3 crew is back to give their biggest takeaways from Week 2! The guys also react to the release of the latest AP Poll.
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(2:49) Florida State Fi
The Cover 3 crew is back for their Week 2 instant reaction show! The guys recap and give their thoughts for all of the notable results.
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(2:18) Texas Hi
Sep 13 1 h 54 min
Week 2 LOCKS 🔒 Best Bets, Against The Spread Picks, Moneyline Sprinkles & More! | Cover 3
🎶Come get these locks🎶 The Cover 3 crew is back with their Week 2 locks!
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(00:00) Intro
(2:56) Week 1 Recap
(9:22) Thursday & Friday Locks
(15:57) Ohio State at Tex
Sep 10 1 h 15 min
Recruiting Show: LSU Class Is Heating Up: 5-Star Targets, Flip Candidates & MORE
On this episode of the Cover 3 Recruiting Show, Bud Elliott and 247Sports Director of Scouting Andrew Ivins check in on LSU's 2027 recruiting class following the Tigers'
Sep 9 39 min
BIG GAME BREAKDOWN: Ohio State-Texas, Oklahoma-Michigan & MORE | SMU-FSU REACTION!
The Cover 3 crew is back with their big game breakdown episode for Week 2. The guys preview all the notable matchups and discuss keys to win! They also recap the Week 1 g
Sep 8 1 h 22 min
Upon Further Review: Should Michigan Have Won? | Notre Dame & Ole Miss Recaps | SMU-FSU Picks | MORE
The Cover 3 crew is back to give their biggest takeaways from the weekend of Week 1! Sunday reaction, more fallout from Michigan-Western Michigan, and much more! The guys
The Cover 3 crew is back for their Week 1 instant reaction show! The guys recap and give their thoughts for all of the notable results.
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(2:50) Michigan
Sep 6 2 h 02 min
Week 1 LOCKS 🔒 Best Bets, Against The Spread Picks, Moneyline Sprinkles & More! | Cover 3
🎶Come get these locks🎶 The Cover 3 crew is back with their Week 1 locks!
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(00:00) Intro
(1:30) Week 0 Recap
(5:13) Thursday & Friday Locks
(19:53) Boise State at Or
Sep 3 1 h 12 min
Week 1 College Football Preview: Notable Trends, CFP Debates, MUST-WATCH Games & More!
The Cover 3 crew is back for this special episode on CBS Sports Network. The guys go through some of their favorite Week 1 storylines, trends, and much more!
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Sep 2 43 min
RECRUITING SHOW: Future College Football Stars Going Off + Top High School Performers
On this episode of the Cover 3 Recruiting Show, Bud Elliott and Andrew Ivins break down the biggest early performers from the high school football season, including 5-sta
Sep 2 47 min
BIG GAME BREAKDOWN: Biggest Storylines + Keys To Win For Clemson-LSU, Louisville-Ole Miss & MORE!
The Cover 3 crew is back with their big game breakdown episode for Week 1. The guys preview all the notable matchups and discuss keys to win!
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(00:00) Intro
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Sep 1 1 h 01 min
Upon Further Review: Sell Your UNC Stock, Concern For Florida State, Memphis CFP Buzz & MORE!
The Cover 3 crew is back to give their biggest takeaways from Week 0 and look ahead to Week 1!
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(1:59) NCAA changes rules for Week 0
(10:40) Memphis De
The Cover 3 crew is back for their Week 0 instant reaction show! The guys recap and give their thoughts for all of the notable results.
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(2:10) Florid
Aug 30 51 min
Week 0 LOCKS 🔒 Best Bets, Against The Spread Picks, Moneyline Sprinkles & More! | Cover 3
🎶Come get these locks🎶 The Cover 3 crew is back with their Week 0 locks!
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(00:00) Intro
(2:39) Conferences Take Aim At Ex-NFL Players
(11:39) North Carolina vs TCU
Aug 27 57 min
WEEK 0 BIG GAME BREAKDOWN: Biggest Storylines + Keys To Win For UNC-TCU, NC State-Virginia & MORE!
The Cover 3 crew is back with their big game breakdown episode for Week 0. The guys preview all the notable matchups on the slate to kick off the 2026 season!
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Aug 25 1 h 07 min
CAMP BUZZ: Alabama, Florida & Tennessee Name Starters, Other QB Battles, Injury Updates & MORE!
The Cover 3 crew is back to break down the biggest storylines around college football camps ahead of the season!
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(2:34) Dae’Quan Wright Set To Leave NF
Aug 24 1 h 00 min
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I listen to such a wide variety of podcasts during the entire year, but then football comes around and I have to listen to my NFL team podcasts, general leagues podcasts, my college team podcast and fantasy podcasts.
this is the only general college football podcast that I listen to because there’s a wide variety of opinions, experience and insight plus they actually interact with fans on Twitter
smrdad · Aug 2026
I’ve been listening to Cover 3 for years. Going way back to when Barton Simmons was there and no Bud Elliott or Danny Kannel.
The content is amazing, their knowledge is deep and vast, and I always feel like I learned something.
The audio however, HAS RECENTLY STUNK! I listen to other podcasts often one after another. When Cover 3 comes on, you can’t hear a thing and I have to crank up the volume. When the next pod comes on, it blows out my ear drums.
Cmon Producer guy, get the audio square away.
DCTrojanLA · Jan 2025
I’ve been listening to this podcast since 2018 before they changed the name to Cover 3. I still love the podcast it provides a lot more insight than anything on TV. My ONLY complaint is that the Locks Pod has become messy and hard to follow along. There are way too many “locks” in general and I feel like it has diluted the Locks Pod.
PMo561 · Dec 2024
I love the pod, and all episodes are a part of my weekly listening routine. Since 2021 the locks pod has been one of my favorite shows because it’s been a great combination of game previews and gambling insight (I get that second part isn’t for everyone).
This year I’m starting to lose interest because of the addition of the Mackenzie segment. I’m no Mackenzie hater, I think there can be a place for her on the show. However, her popping in and throwing out random picks before the big games have been discussed completely throws me off as a listener. Guys are agreeing with some picks, fighting others, and then these games don’t get the conversation they deserve because there’s no order to things during her segment. When she popped on with one pick, no big deal. Now she has several at once and they don’t follow the format of the rest of the show. Why can’t her picks come later after big games have already been discussed? Hoping for some format changes in the future or this may not be as big of a priority for me.
NatRhomberg · Dec 2024
I really really love the pod… but the product quality is seriously suffering with an exploding number of ads. Really negatively impacts the listening experience.
C’mon CBS. Do better. Don’t ruin a great thing.
Bearcat Flash · Dec 2024
Formerly the best football podcast. Unfortunately the quality has fallen off and the show seems infused with negativity. Opinions toward several teams come across as spiteful and often demeaning. Still enjoy listening to Danny.
DJBA331 · Nov 2024
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