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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College Football Playoff Contender Red Flags: Biggest Question Mark For 16 Teams 🚩
#16 trending · Football
The Cover 3 crew is back for this special episode on CBS Sports Network. The guys give out their biggest red flag for each of the top 16 College Football Playoff contende
Oct 28 43 min
Week 9 College Football Previews & Predictions | BIG GAME BREAKDOWN
#21 trending · Football
The Cover 3 crew is back with their big game breakdown episode for Week 9!
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(00:00) Intro
(1:35) Florida vs Georgia
(14:12) Ohio State at USC
(26:32) Arizona at Tex
Oct 27 1 h 10 min
Week 8 Breakdown: AP Poll Debates, Overreactions, Coaching Carousel & MORE | Upon Further Review
The Cover 3 crew is back to give their biggest takeaways from Week 8! The guys also react to the release of the latest AP Poll, go through Bud Elliott's CFP projection, a
Oct 26 1 h 15 min
WEEK 8 INSTANT REACTION: Texas Tops Ole Miss In Thriller | UCF Stuns BYU | Houston-Utah | MORE!
The Cover 3 crew is back for their Week 8 instant reaction show! The guys recap and give their thoughts for all of the notable results. They also predict what the new Top
Oct 25 2 h 10 min
Week 8 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 8 locks!
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(00:00) Intro
(1:31) Week 7 Locks Recap
(6:15) Thursday & Friday Locks
(14:02) Ole Miss at
Oct 22 1 h 23 min
Recruiting Show: 5-Star QBs Busts + Miami's Push for the No. 1 Class + Latest News & Notes
Are 5-star quarterbacks living up to the hype? Bud Elliott and Andrew Ivins revisit the top QB recruits from the 2022–2025 classes, evaluating stars like Arch Manning, Dr
Oct 21 54 min
Week 8 College Football Previews & Predictions | BIG GAME BREAKDOWN
The Cover 3 crew is back with their big game breakdown episode for Week 8!
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(00:00) Intro
(3:53) Ole Miss at Texas
(18:53) Houston at Utah
(30:05) Indiana at Michi
Oct 20 1 h 15 min
Week 7 Breakdown: AP Poll Reaction, Updated CFP Predictions & MORE | Upon Further Review
The Cover 3 crew is back to give their biggest takeaways from Week 7! The guys also react to the release of the latest AP Poll and more!
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(00:00) Intro
(2:18) Poll As
Oct 19 1 h 17 min
WEEK 7 INSTANT REACTION: Georgia & Notre Dame FALL | Miami SURVIVES | Ohio State Tops Indiana | MORE!
The Cover 3 crew is back for their Week 7 instant reaction show! The guys recap and give their thoughts for all of the notable results. They also predict what the new Top
Oct 18 2 h 00 min
Week 7 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 7 locks!
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(00:00) Intro
(3:09) Week 6 Locks Recap
(7:27) Thursday & Friday Locks
(17:48) Ohio State
Bud Elliott and Andrew Ivins break down 2027 WR Easton Royal flipping from Texas to the Gators and the latest recruiting buzz surrounding Kingston Allen, Raymond Hudson a
Oct 14 43 min
Week 7 College Football Previews & Predictions | BIG GAME BREAKDOWN
The Cover 3 crew is back with their big game breakdown episode for Week 7!
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(00:00) Intro
(1:31) Ohio State at Indiana
(19:31) Notre Dame at BYU
(32:31) Florida at
Oct 13 1 h 28 min
Week 6 Breakdown: Overreactions, AP Poll Takeaways & MORE | Upon Further Review
The Cover 3 crew is back to give their biggest takeaways from Week 6! The guys also react to the release of the latest AP Poll and more!
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(00:00) Intro
(1:23) Danny K
The Cover 3 crew is back for their Week 6 instant reaction show! The guys recap and give their thoughts for all of the notable results.
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(00:00) Intro
(1:46) Georgia
Oct 11 2 h 00 min
Week 6 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 6 locks!
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(00:00) Intro
(1:38) Week 5 Locks Recap
(7:46) Thursday & Friday Locks
(25:00) Georgia at
Oct 8 1 h 24 min
Recruiting Show: Power Balance Shift + 2028 Rising Stars + Big Weekend Ahead
Bud Elliott and Andrew Ivins examine the changing recruiting landscape, starting with Georgia and Alabama ahead of their massive SEC showdown. With both programs accustom
Oct 7 45 min
Week 6 College Football Previews & Predictions: Georgia-Alabama, Texas-Oklahoma, UCLA-Oregon & MORE!
The Cover 3 crew is back to break down the biggest games of Week 6! The guys preview a massive top-10 showdown between Georgia and Alabama, the latest edition of the Red
Oct 6 1 h 06 min
Upon Further Review: Week 5 Breakdown & Week 6 Lookahead | AP Poll Reaction, Hot Seat Analysis
The Cover 3 crew is back to put a bow on Week 5 and look ahead to a loaded Week 6! The guys react to the latest AP Poll, reveal Bud’s projected College Football Playoff b
The Cover 3 crew is back for their Week 5 instant reaction show! The guys recap and give their thoughts on all of the notable results.
(0:00) Intro
(1:30) USC holds off
Oct 4 1 h 43 min
Week 5 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 5 locks!
(0:00) Intro
(1:30) Week 4 Recap
(7:25) Thursday/Friday Locks
(17:40) Alabama @ Mississippi Sta
Oct 1 1 h 19 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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