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Josh Pate's College Football Show delivers college football the way you want it. Behind-the-scenes whispers and intel thanks to a network of team insiders. Game breakdowns and rapid reaction along with the occasional gambling and recruiting twist. No offseason, no low-hanging fruit, no hot take — just the information you need to know on a show built with YOU in mind.
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Feb 3, 2023 • 1h 2min
Signing Day Recap | Late Kick Live Ep. 359
Late Kick Live Ep. 359 includes Josh Pate reacting to National Signing Day with thoughts on several of the top classes as well as how the P5 conferences shook out. Who excelled and who disappointed? Continuing the theme of Playoff expansion, what sort of changes should we expect with a new 12-team format on the horizon? Will Nick Saban end up going with Notre Dame’s Tommy Rees as his next offensive coordinator at Alabama? Josh also responds to a viewer question about why College Football fans love the Saturday product more than the NFL. All that plus Josh revisits 5 more bold predictions from the preseason.Follow Josh on Twitter: @LateKickJoshFollow Josh on Instagram: @LateKickJoshFollow Josh on TikTok: @LateKickJoshHave a question for Josh? Email the show!Follow or Subscribe to The Late Kick with Josh Pate on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe to the Late Kick YouTube Channel! 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/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 1, 2023 • 1h 1min
NIL & Schedule Releases | Late Kick Live Ep. 358
Late Kick Live Ep. 358 includes Josh Pate reacting to Nick Saban taking a hardline stance on NIL and how other coaches may start approaching this in the future. The ACC and Big12 have released their 2023 schedules with several noteworthy matchups plus four new additions in the Big12 with Cincinnati, UCF, Houston, and BYU making the leap. With Jalen Hurts shining in the NFL Playoffs, we take a look back to his College Football days as Josh responds to a viewer question about whether Oklahoma or Alabama should be able to claim him. Speaking of Playoff glory, what sort of changes should we expect with a new 12-team format on the horizon? All that plus he revisits 5 more bold predictions from the preseason.Follow Josh on Twitter: @LateKickJoshFollow Josh on Instagram: @LateKickJoshFollow Josh on TikTok: @LateKickJoshHave a question for Josh? Email the show!Follow or Subscribe to The Late Kick with Josh Pate on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe to the Late Kick YouTube Channel! 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/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 27, 2023 • 1h 11min
New 5-Stars & New Contenders | Late Kick Live Ep. 357
Late Kick Live Ep. 357 includes Josh Pate taking a look at the teams poised to make the biggest jumps in 2023 along with revisiting job approval ratings for College Football head coaches across the country. How would you grade Dave Aranda at Baylor with a Big12 title already under his belt? Do Chip Kelly and Gus Malzahn have UCLA and UCF headed in the right directions? What grade does Mark Stoops deserve at Kentucky? How will the landscape of College Football change in the 12-team Playoff era? The final 247Sports player rankings were released earlier today and Josh reacts to some of the final moves including new 5-stars. Josh also responds to a viewer question asking for a comparison between College Football and storm chasing plus he revisits 5 more bold predictions from the preseason.Late Kick Store OPEN: https://patestatematerial.com/SUBSCRIBE to the Late Kick Podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/LateKickTwitter: twitter.com/LateKickJoshInstagram: instagram.com/latekickjosh 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/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 25, 2023 • 1h 9min
The Next Elite College Football Team | Late Kick Live Ep. 356
Late Kick Live Ep. 356 includes Josh Pate revisiting job approval ratings for College Football head coaches across the country. How would you grade Brent Venables and Mario Cristobal in their debut campaigns at Oklahoma and Miami? Will Sam Pittman see the Hogs rebound from a somewhat down year? What about Kalen DeBoer at Washington? We also take a dive into the Late Kick mailbag with questions about College Football officiating and which team will be the next elite candidate. Josh also revisits 5 more bold predictions from the preseason.Follow Josh on Twitter: @LateKickJoshFollow Josh on Instagram: @LateKickJoshFollow Josh on TikTok: @LateKickJoshHave a question for Josh? Email the show!Follow or Subscribe to The Late Kick with Josh Pate on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe to the Late Kick YouTube Channel! 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/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 23, 2023 • 41min
Star Rating Conspiracies are EVERYWHERE | Late Kick Live Ep. 355
Late Kick Live Ep. 355 includes Josh Pate revisiting job approval ratings for College Football head coaches across the country. How would you grade Jim Harbaugh at Michigan after back to back Big Ten titles? Did Brian Kelly and Dan Lanning over-deliver in their debut seasons at LSU and Oregon? What about Dabo Swinney and the slight dip in recent production at Clemson? With the NFL Playoffs underway and QBs like Joe Burrow and Brock Purdy shining, questions are being asked about the star rating process and why these guys weren't more highly rated coming out of high school. Deion Sanders landing Travis Hunter and Cormani McClain has people once again speculating about how big the 2023 impact will be on Colorado and the Pac12. All that plus another dive into your boldest predictions from August.Late Kick Store OPEN: https://patestatematerial.com/SUBSCRIBE to the Late Kick Podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/LateKickTwitter: twitter.com/LateKickJoshInstagram: instagram.com/latekickjosh 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/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 20, 2023 • 1h 10min
Cormani McClain Commits to Colorado | Late Kick Live Ep. 354
Late Kick Live Ep. 354 includes Josh Pate revisiting job approval ratings for College Football head coaches across the country. How would you grade Lincoln Riley at USC and Marcus Freeman at Notre Dame? Will Mack Brown ever see North Carolina turn the corner? What about Josh Heupel’s job at Tennessee so far? The early Transfer Portal window has closed with Ole Miss loading up on QBs. The NCAA continues to look into Michigan and it appears Jim Harbaugh and the Wolverines aren’t budging an inch. Arkansas just saw another coordinator depart which has some asking if there are issues in Fayetteville. All that plus Jaden Rashada has been officially released from this NLI at Florida and another dive into your boldest predictions from August.Follow Josh on Twitter: @LateKickJoshFollow Josh on Instagram: @LateKickJoshFollow Josh on TikTok: @LateKickJoshHave a question for Josh? Email the show!Follow or Subscribe to The Late Kick with Josh Pate on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe to the Late Kick YouTube Channel! 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/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 18, 2023 • 1h 5min
Harbaugh Returns & Head Coach Approval Ratings | Late Kick Live Ep. 353
Late Kick Live Ep. 353 includes Josh Pate revisiting job approval ratings for College Football head coaches across the country. How would you grade Jimbo Fisher’s performance at Texas A&M? What about Ryan Day, Shane Beamer, and Neal Brown? Jim Harbaugh announced yesterday he will remain as Michigan head coach. What will that mean for the Big Ten? Kirby Smart is flying high in the job approval category, but tonight we discuss the peculiar case of pregame speech audio leaking from the Bulldog locker room. Next up, Josh takes a look at four more mystery programs. Where is Auburn headed under Hugh Freeze? What will Iowa and Arkansas do this year? And will Virginia Tech ever be back to what they once were? All that plus another dive into your boldest predictions from August.Follow Josh on Twitter: @LateKickJoshFollow Josh on Instagram: @LateKickJoshFollow Josh on TikTok: @LateKickJoshHave a question for Josh? Email the show!Follow or Subscribe to The Late Kick with Josh Pate on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe to the Late Kick YouTube Channel! 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/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 16, 2023 • 1h 3min
Do You Like Your Head Coach? | Late Kick Live Ep. 352
Late Kick Live Ep. 352 includes Josh Pate taking a look at head coaches across College Football and placing a job approval rating on them following the 2022 season. Which guys are soaring and which guys are struggling? The Transfer Portal continues to be red hot with several noteworthy names entering and finding new homes. In this show we share the latest whispers and intel. The Bold Predictions Revisited segment returns tonight with a look at those who thought UGA would miss the CFP along with the entire Big Ten & Big12 plus more. Josh also offers some thoughts on Nick Saban making staff moves at Alabama and if more could be on the way.Late Kick Store OPEN: https://patestatematerial.com/SUBSCRIBE to the Late Kick Podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/LateKickTwitter: twitter.com/LateKickJoshInstagram: instagram.com/latekickjosh 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/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 13, 2023 • 1h 1min
Dynasties & NIL Drama | Late Kick Live Ep. 351
Late Kick Live Ep. 351 includes Josh Pate taking a look at the current state of College Football. Are we seeing more oxygen in the room for new contenders to emerge in tier 1 than we have in the last decade? Which program has truly exhibited stranglehold on a conference for a current multi-year stretch? We continue looking back at bold predictions from the preseason. Who was right on and who whiffed bigtime? Josh also discusses the latest intel surrounding Jim Harbaugh and whether or not he’ll be moving on to the NFL thus opening up the Michigan job. All that plus a look at what constitutes a dynasty in College Football, the latest NIL drama surrounding the Florida program and Jaden Rashada, and Dabo Swinney making staff moves at Clemson.Follow Josh on Twitter: @LateKickJoshFollow Josh on Instagram: @LateKickJoshFollow Josh on TikTok: @LateKickJoshHave a question for Josh? Email the show!Follow or Subscribe to The Late Kick with Josh Pate on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe to the Late Kick YouTube Channel! 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/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 10, 2023 • 47min
Georgia Splatters TCU In National Championship | Late Kick Live Ep. 350
Late Kick Live Ep. 350 includes Josh Pate reacting to UGA destroying TCU en route to winning their second national title is as many years. With Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs doing what nobody has ever seen before in Athens, how long could this run stretch? What do we make of how thorough the mismatch was in a championship game? Is there any legitimacy to claiming the College Football Playoff Committee put the wrong teams in? Josh also takes a look ahead to the 2023 College Football season. Will UGA be taken down by Alabama or perhaps someone else in the SEC? Will Texas finally break through in the Big12? Could Oregon or USC make more noise out west? What will happen in the Big Ten? Will FSU overtake Clemson?Follow Josh on Twitter: @LateKickJoshFollow Josh on Instagram: @LateKickJoshFollow Josh on TikTok: @LateKickJoshHave a question for Josh? Email the show!Follow or Subscribe to The Late Kick with Josh Pate on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe to the Late Kick YouTube Channel! 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/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


