Cover 3 College Football
Episodes
Oklahoma State 2020 playoff hype starts now (01/24)
24 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Reviewing the winners and losers from the NFL Draft early entry deadline. First, the return of former Arizona State coach Todd Graham as the next head...
Georgia's staff hires, Clemson gets a star back for 2020, more (01/20)
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Answering listener questions on a Mailbag Monday. First, addressing staff changes at Ohio State and Nebraska (3:00), Graham Harrell's decision to stay...
Can Orgeron catch lightning in a bottle again? (01/16)
16 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Talking fallout from LSU's win, including NFL Draft exits and Odell Beckham. First, how the title game points to the need for modern offenses to win c...
TITLE GAME INSTANT ANALYSIS: Joe Burrow, LSU crush Clemson to win National Championship (01/14)
14 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson discuss LSU's College Football Playoff win against Clemson. Topics include how LSU overcame the early 10-point deficit...
Mike Leach Emergency Pod (01/09)
09 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Instant reaction to Mike Leach's hire at Mississippi State from Barton, Tom and Chip. First, initial thoughts on the move from Mississippi State's per...
LSU-Clemson Preview: Picks, Props, Locks (01/09)
09 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Picks for the College Football Playoff title game from Barton, Tom and Chip. First, the X-factors in the matchup (9:30) and a Lock Fight for against t...
Matt Rhule Emergency Pod (01/07)
07 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Rhule is gone to the NFL, what's next for Baylor? Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson discuss Rhule's fit with the Carolina Panthers (1:15), who Ba...
Who will start at QB for Alabama in 2020? (01/06)
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Reacting to Tua's NFL Draft announcement and a coach firing in the SEC. First, whether Tua Tagovailoa's decision to pro was a surprise (2:30), the fut...
Counting down to Tua's decision day (01/02)
03 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Discussing DJ Durkin's return to coaching, Tua's 2020 options and more. First, the many angles to Lane Kiffin hiring former Maryland coach DJ Durkin t...
Does Clemson or LSU have a 'greatest team' argument with a CFP win? (12/30)
31 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Answering listener questions on a Mailbag Monday. Topics discussed include: whether 2019 LSU or 2019 Clemson would have an argument for greatest team ...
Playoff Saturday Instant Reaction (12/29)
29 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton, Tom and Chip recap the Peach Bowl, Fiesta Bowl and preview LSU-Clemson. First, addressing the bad breaks for Ohio State, whether Clemson benef...
College football picks: Bowl Locks Vol. 3 (12/27)
27 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton, Tom and Chip pick the New Years Eve and New Years Day bowl games. Game breakdowns and picks included for the Florida State-Arizona State (6:45...
College football picks: Bowl Locks Vol. 2 (12/24)
24 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton, Tom and Chip pick the College Football Playoffs and the bowl games through Dec. 30. Game breakdowns and Locks included for North Carolina-Temp...
What's Penn State's record with Clemson's schedule? (12/23)
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton, Tom and Chip answer listener questions on a Mailbag Monday. Topics discussed include the best X's and O's coaches (2:30), the impact of online...
College football picks: Bowl Locks Vol. 1 (12/19)
20 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton, Tom and Chip make picks for the first slate of college football bowl games. Game breakdowns and picks included for Buffalo-Charlotte (7:30), U...
Who won Signing Day? (12/18)
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson offer instant reaction to National Signing Day. First, how the race for No. 1 shook out (3:30), Mike Norvell's posit...
Signing Day Storylines (12/17)
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson preview the Early Signing Period. First, what to expect from the new coaching hires (3:00) with a focus on Mike Norv...
Army-Navy picks, Missouri's Moneyline Sprinkle (12/11)
11 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton, Tom and Chip preview Army-Navy, compare All-America ballots and more. First, reacting in real time to reports of UNLV's interest in LSU defens...
What's the best bowl game? (12/09)
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton, Tom and Chip discuss coaching hires and bowl announcements. First, what to expect from Georgia offensive line coach Sam Pittman's hire at Arka...
Championship Week Instant Reaction (12/08)
08 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton, Tom and Chip discuss the playoff picture after Championship Saturday. First, how Oregon opened up the door bro the Big 12 (4:30), whether Okla...
College football picks: Championship Week Locks (12/05)
05 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton, Tom and Chip share their best bets for the weekend in college football. Game breakdowns, previews and picks included for Utah-Oregon (8:15), O...
Playoff rankings, FSU search and more with Danny Kanell (12/03)
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Danny Kanell joins Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson to react to the new College Football Playoff Rankings. First, whether to root for a clean finish ...
Chris Petersen did what? (12/02)
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton, Tom and Chip react to Chris Petersen's sudden resignation at Washington. First, discussing Petersen's motivating factors (1:30) and what the m...
Coaching Carousel Emergency Pod (12/01)
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sunday brought a wave of coach firings in college football. First, the refuted Clay Helton reports (1:30), whether Matt Luke's ouster at Ole Miss is a...
Week 14 Instant Reaction (12/01)
01 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton, Tom and Chip offer a Saturday night recap of rivalry week in college football. First, takeaways from the Iron Bowl (3:00), another dominant Oh...
College football picks: More Thanksgiving Locks (11/28)
28 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A second helping of Locks as Barton, Tom and Chip share their best rivalry week bets for Saturday. Game breakdowns and picks included for Ohio State-M...
College football picks: Thanksgiving Locks Pt. 1 (11/27)
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton, Tom and Chip share best bets from the Thursday-Friday slate in college football. Game breakdowns and picks included for Mississippi State-Ole ...
Playoff rankings reaction with Danny Kanell (11/26)
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Danny Kanell joins Barton and Chip on Tuesday night to discuss the new playoff rankings. First, addressing the change at No. 1 (2:00), the importance ...
Texas back-ness check (11/25)
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Listener questions answered on a Mailbag Monday! Topics include whether the Alabama dynasty is over (3:00), how to know when school's should move on f...
Week 13 Instant Reaction (11/24)
24 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Breaking down the top stories from the weekend action in college football. First, the wild scene at Yale-Harvard (1:00), what went wrong for Oregon at...
College football picks: Week 13 Locks (11/21)
21 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Best bets for Week 13 from Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson. Game breakdowns and picks included for Georgia-Texas A&M (7:20), Ohio Stat...
Playoff rankings reaction with Dennis Dodd (11/19)
20 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dennis Dodd joins Barton and Chip to discuss the new selection committee rankings. First, whether the committee tipped its hands with how it will hand...
Best QBs that won't be drafted (11/18)
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's Mailbag Monday! Barton, Tom and Chip answer listener questions. Discussion topics include Mac Jones at Alabama (3:00), the postseason options for...
Week 12 Instant Reaction (11/17)
17 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
From Tua's injury to Oklahoma's comeback, Barton, Tom and Chip recap Week 12 in college football. First, addressing Tua Tagovailoa's season-ending inj...
Week 12 Locks (11/14)
14 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Best bets and game previews from Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson. Game breakdowns and locks included for Georgia-Auburn (7:00), Florid...
Playoff Rankings Reaction: Winners, losers what to watch in Week 12 (11/12)
13 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson reset the playoff picture after the latest rankings release. First, why Oklahoma is a big winner even though it drop...
How can programs raise their recruiting ceiling? (11/11)
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's a Mailbag Monday! Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson answer listener questions. First, addressing Chad Morris' exit at Arkansas and ...
Week 11 Instant Reaction (11/10)
10 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
LSU beat Alabama and Penn State lost at Minnesota, what does it all mean? Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson react to Saturday's action. ...
Week 11 Locks (11/07)
07 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Best bets for the weekend in college football from Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson. Game breakdowns and picks included for Alabama-LSU...
Playoff rankings reaction, LSU-Alabama preview (11/05)
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Reaction to the College Football Playoff Rankings from Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson. First, whether there any surprises in the initial rankings (...
Better job: Penn State or Florida State? (11/04)
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's a Mailbag Monday! Barton, Tom and Chip answer listener questions. Topics discussed include bad clock management (3:00), Florida's defense (8:00),...
Emergency Pod: Willie Taggart out at Florida State (11/03)
03 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson react to Florida State firing Willie Taggart. First, whether two years is enough time to give a new he...
Week 10 Instant Reaction (11/03)
03 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson sit down on Saturday night to recap the day in college football. First, how Jake Fromm and Georgia ans...
Week 10 Locks (10/31)
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson share their best bets for the weekend in college football. Game breakdowns and picks included for Bayl...
Clarifying the NCAA's stance on NIL (10/30)
30 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dennis Dodd joins Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson to discuss NCAA rule changes, Chase Young's Hesiman hopes and more. First, Barton and Chip discuss...
Programs on the cusp of becoming playoff favorites (10/28)
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson answer listener questions on a Mailbag Monday. Topics include whether Georgia needs an offensive spark...
Week 9 Instant Reaction (10/27)
27 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson recap to Oklahoma's loss, LSU's win and more from Saturday's action. First, where Oklahoma stands afte...
Week 9 Locks (10/24)
24 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson share their best bets and picks for the weekend in college football. Game breakdowns and previews incl...
LSU-Auburn, Tua's ankle and more with Barrett Sallee (10/22)
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barrett Sallee joins Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson to preview the SEC on CBS Game of the Week. First, Barton and Chip discuss the injuries piling ...
Do you need 5-stars to win a national title? (10/21)
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson answer questions from the listener mailbag. First, addressing some news of the day with Willie Taggart...
Week 8 Instant Reaction (10/20)
20 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson review a wild Saturday in college football. First, what to make of Wisconsin's loss at Illinois (2:00)...
Week 8 Locks (10/17)
17 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson share their best bets and top picks for the weekend in college football. Game breakdowns and picks inc...
Surprises, disappointments, All-America team and coaches to watch (10/16)
16 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson hand out midseason superlatives for 2019 in college football. First, a second chance at College Football Playoff pic...
Best Oklahoma QB, Jonathan Taylor's Heisman outlook (10/14)
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson answer listener questions. First, debating and ranking the best quarterbacks from Oklahoma's run of st...
Week 7 Instant Reaction (10/13)
13 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson recap a top-five shakeup and more from the weekend in college football. First, how LSU-Florida provided enough evidenc...
Week 7 Locks (10/10)
10 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson share their best bets for the weekend in college football. It's a loaded card with breakdowns and LOCK...
Red River Preview with Ben Kercheval (10/09)
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Kercheval joins Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson to preview Oklahoma-Texas. First, updating USC's chances to knock off Notre Dame with Kedon Slov...
Where is each Big Ten coach in five years? (10/07)
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson answer listener questions. First, comparing Ohio State to Georgia in the discussion of the next blue b...
Week 6 Instant Reaction (10/06)
06 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson recap Florida's big win and more from Week 6 in college football. First, the big-picture takeaways fro...
Week 6 Locks (10/03)
03 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson share their best bets and top picks for the weekend action in college football. Game breakdowns and LO...
Dennis Dodd's Hot Seat Rankings (10/02)
02 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dennis Dodd joins Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson with hot seat talk and amateurism analysis. First, Barton and Chip discuss three burning questions...
Rutgers' next move, Mike Leach, September Superlatives (09/30)
30 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson break down the Rutgers job with Chris Ash fired following Week 5. First, reaction to the timing of the news and what...
Week 5 Instant Reaction (09/29)
29 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson break down the highlights and lowlights from Week 5 across college football. First, considering the st...
Week 5 Locks (09/26)
26 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson reveal their best bets and top picks for Week 5 in college football. Game breakdowns and LOCKS in this...
Brady Quinn (09/25)
25 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Brady Quinn joins Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson to talk Notre Dame, USC and what's wrong with Michigan's offense. First, Barton and Chip catch up ...
Post-Tua QB future looking bright for Alabama (09/23)
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson discuss Alabama's recruiting win, Year 2 Coaches and true freshman QBs making an impact. First, news of the day incl...
Week 4 Instant Reaction (09/22)
22 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson recap a landscape-shifting weekend in college football. First, whether more was learned about Georgia ...
Week 4 Locks (09/19)
19 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson share their best bets and top picks for Week 4 in college football. Game breakdowns and LOCKS from the...
Jamie Erdahl (09/17)
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
SEC on CBS lead reporter Jamie Erdahl joins Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson ahead of Week 4's SEC on CBS doubleheader. First, Barton and Chip spotli...
Conference Predictions Redux (09/16)
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
With three weeks of the 2019 season in the books, Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson update their predicted order of finish for the Power Five conferen...
Week 3 Instant Reaction (09/15)
15 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson check in with Saturday night reactions to Week 3 in college football. First, Clemson's win, Florida St...
Week 3 Locks (09/12)
12 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson share their best against the spread and over-under picks for Week 3 in college football. Game breakdow...
Lynn Swann out, USC fights on for Clay Helton (09/11)
11 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Abraham of USCFootball.com joins Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson to discuss changes at the university and the Trojans' 2-0 start to the season....
Who would you rather be? (09/09)
09 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson put themselves in the shoes of the fan bases across the country. First, what's next for Kentucky at quarterback afte...
Week 2 Instant Reaction Live from Austin (09/08)
08 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson discuss LSU's win at Texas and the rest of Week 2 action. First. the major takeaways from LSU's win, i...
Week 2 Locks (09/05)
05 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson reveal their best picks for Week 2 in college football. Game breakdowns and picks included for Miami-N...
Is Texas A&M destined to be the best 8-4 team in the country? (09/04)
04 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dennis Dodd joins Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson to discuss his trips to Dallas and Norman in Week 1 and preview Clemson-Texas A&M. First, Barton a...
Jalen Hurts, Clay Helton's future, Georgia is old Alabama (09/02)
02 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson discuss the lessons learned in Week 1 in college football. First, recapping Jalen Hurts' performance in Oklahoma's w...
Week 1 Instant Reaction (09/01)
01 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson gather on Saturday night to discuss the biggest stories from Week 1 in college football. First, the ma...
Week 1 Locks, Pt. 2 (08/29)
29 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson reveal their best college football picks for the rest of Week 1. Game breakdowns, previews and picks i...
SportsLine's Kenny White (08/28)
28 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kenny White joins the Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson to talk handicapping, power ratings and more. First, addressing the news of Dylan Moses' injur...
Week 1 Locks, Pt. 1 (08/27)
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson share their best picks for the Thursday and Friday slate of Week 1 in college football. Game previews ...
Predicting the Overreactions to Week 1 (08/26)
26 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson predict the bad takes that will follow Week 1. First, what to make from the quarterback news out of Washington (5:30...
Live Saturday Night Week 0 Reaction (08/25)
25 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson break down Florida's win over Miami and more Week 0 thoughts. First, how the turnovers and miscues liv...
Week 0 Locks (08/22)
22 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson pick Week 0 against the spread. First, how to pick the spread and over-under for Florida-Miami (3:00) ...
Florida-Miami preview with Barrett Sallee (08/21)
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barrett Sallee and Chip Patterson talk Florida, Miami and Arizona in this Week Zero lookahead. First, whether Florida's offensive success has more to ...
True freshman All-Americans, concerns for title hopefuls (08/19)
19 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson run through the latest from fall camp. First, whether North Carolina naming Sam Howell the starting quarterback shou...
2019 Win Totals: We're picking Locks (08/15)
15 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson offer their locks for the entire slate of 2019 college football win totals. Tune in for breakdowns, de...
Dennis Dodd talks War on Football, All-America teams (08/14)
14 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson recap the latest on Tate Martell at Miami, then Dennis Dodd joins to discuss the future of football. First, Martell'...
Big Ten beef, key injuries, position battles to watch (08/12)
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson detail the latest buzz from fall camps around the country. First, the brewing war of words between Maryland coach Mi...
2019 Win Totals: Notre Dame, Independents, Group of Five (08/09)
09 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson predict the win totals for Notre Dame, UCF, BYU and more. First, with fall camp underway we check in at Tennessee, W...
2019 Win Totals: SEC West (08/08)
08 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson discuss the toughest division in college football, the SEC West. First, where the few doubts lie with Alabama's 2019...
2019 Win Totals: SEC East (08/07)
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson predict the win totals for every team in the SEC East. First, whether Georgia still has its hold on the division (5:...
2019 Win Totals: Big Ten East (08/01)
01 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson predict how 2019 will go for Michigan, Ohio State and the rest of the Big Ten East. First, whether this is the year ...
Cover 3 Live on CBS Sports HQ: Championship Picks
01 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli, Barrett Sallee and Chip Patterson joined Chris Hassel on CBS Sports HQ on Tuesday to make conference championship and pl...
Cover 3 Live on CBS Sports HQ: Preseason Top 10
01 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli, Barrett Sallee and Chip Patterson joined Chris Hassel on CBS Sports HQ on Monday to unveil the top 10 of the CBS Sports ...
2019 Win Totals: Big Ten West (07/30)
30 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson pick the over-under win totals for the Big Ten West. First, addressing some discrepancies in Syracuse's win total (3...
2019 Win Totals: ACC Atlantic (07/25)
25 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson pick over-under on the win totals for the ACC Atlantic Division. First, thoughts on the Pac-12's proposed breakfast ...
2019 Win Totals: ACC Coastal (07/23)
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson pick over-under on the win totals for the ACC Coastal Division. First, addressing Pat Fitzgerald's assessment that c...
Media Days Takeaways (07/19)
19 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson recap the sights and sounds from the SEC, ACC and Big 12. First, the joys of the Alabama-Clemson rivalry in full swi...