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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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Jul 22, 2022 • 25min
Dabo & Harsin On Fire | Late Kick Live Ep. 283
Late Kick Live Ep. 283 includes Josh Pate welcoming Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel onto the show to discuss the future of the Vols program including a 2022 campaign they hope will springboard off a faster-than-expected start last season. What are the things standing in the way of Tennessee and where they want to be? Josh also discusses Dabo Swinney’s comments at ACC Media Days where he stepped up to defend his QB against criticism after a down season in 2021. What is the ceiling for the Tigers this fall? We also revisit what Auburn head coach Bryan Harsin had to say about the off-field drama that surrounded the Tiger program a few months back as well as Jimbo Fisher at SECMD. Follow Josh on Twitter: @LateKickJosh Follow Josh on Instagram: @LateKickJosh Follow Josh on TikTok: @LateKickJosh Have 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.

Jul 21, 2022 • 29min
Kirby Smart & Sam Pittman join the show | Late Kick Live Ep. 282
Late Kick Live Ep. 282 features Josh Pate being joined by UGA head coach Kirby Smart from SEC Media Days. What does the Bulldog head coach think about the upcoming season as well as all the changes currently happening across College Football? Josh is also joined by Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman with a deep dive into the Hogs program and what it will take to improve this season. We also open the Late Kick mailbag and discuss the latest on conference expansion. Follow Josh on Twitter: @LateKickJosh Follow Josh on Instagram: @LateKickJosh Follow Josh on TikTok: @LateKickJosh Have 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.

Jul 20, 2022 • 22min
Nick Saban joins the show | Late Kick Live Ep. 281
Late Kick Live Ep. 281 features Josh Pate being joined by Alabama head coach Nick Saban from SEC Media Days. What does the Bama head coach think about the upcoming season as well as all the changes currently happening across College Football? We also discuss Shane Beamer and the future of South Carolina football. How will the Gamecocks fare entering 2022? Is there legitimacy behind the growing hype in Columbia? What were your biggest takeaways from SEC Media Day Tuesday? We also discuss the latest rumors on the conference realignment front. Follow Josh on Twitter: @LateKickJosh Follow Josh on Instagram: @LateKickJosh Follow Josh on TikTok: @LateKickJosh Have 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.

Jul 19, 2022 • 32min
Brian Kelly + SEC Media Days Part 1 | Late Kick Live Ep. 280
Late Kick Live Ep. 280 features Josh Pate being joined by LSU head coach Brian Kelly from SEC Media Days. What does the new Tiger head man think about the team he’s inherited? What would success look like for LSU in year 1? SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey also spoke today on a wide variety of topics including whether the SEC is comfortable at 16 teams or whether there could be more expansion coming. Ole Miss Lane Kiffin was in town Monday as well - hear what Josh has to say about Ole Miss in 2022. We also take a look at brand new 247Sports rankings updates. Follow Josh on Twitter: @LateKickJosh Follow Josh on Instagram: @LateKickJosh Follow Josh on TikTok: @LateKickJosh Have 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.

Jul 18, 2022 • 50min
Broken Promise Alert | Late Kick Live Ep. 279
Late Kick Live Ep. 279 features Josh Pate discussing the growing whispers behind the scenes in College Football about NIL promises being made but not necessarily kept to players. What impact could this have on locker rooms, recruiting, and the Transfer Portal moving forward? The bold prediction segment also returns with the wildest takes Pate State has to offer including Quinn Ewers having a very slow start for Texas, Auburn managing to far exceed expectations en route to winning 9 games, West Virginia topping 7 wins, Kansas miraculously making a bowl game, and Texas A&M recruiting falling off big time from their record-setting 2022 class. Josh also dives into the Late Kick mailbag for another spicy Q&A segment including a look back at Mike Gundy’s comments about tradition being lost amid the latest round of conference realignment in College Football.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.

Jul 15, 2022 • 55min
Wanna Win A Title? | Late Kick Live Ep. 278
Late Kick Live Ep. 278 features Josh Pate discussing Nick Saban’s recent comments about the direction of College Football and how conference realignment will negatively impact the competitive balance in the sport. We also break down the updated Blue Chip Ratio with a look at historically dependable metrics that determine which teams are capable of winning a national title based on their roster and recruiting. The bold prediction segment also returns with the wildest takes Pate State has to offer including UGA’s defense being statistically better than 2021, Wisconsin becoming the first team from the Big Ten east to win the conference title, UCLA playing in the Pac12 Championship Game, North Carolina fulfilling on their immense 2021 hype one year later, and James Franklin facing questions after an average Penn State finish. Josh also dives into the Late Kick mailbag for another spicy Q&A segment including a look back at the AP Poll era. Was voting for a national champ really so bad? Plus, where has all the UGA hype gone? Follow Josh on Twitter: @LateKickJosh Follow Josh on Instagram: @LateKickJosh Follow Josh on TikTok: @LateKickJosh Have 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.

Jul 13, 2022 • 35min
Does the SEC Care About College Football? | Late Kick Extra Ep. 151
The Late Kick with Josh Pate has added a new episode every Monday and Friday. Every Wednesday, Josh will be hosting a listener mailbag episode that is fueled by you! This week, Josh responds to a question asking if Clemson would be dominant with an SEC schedule, whether or not the SEC is interested in preserving college football, what makes a great college town, how to explain your CFB fandom to family, if Oklahoma will fall off after losing Lincoln Riley, if facilities are as valuable in recruiting as they once were, if Texas will be able to bounce back if they get steam-rolled by Alabama, and more about Josh's newly-announced ownership of Late Kick. Follow Josh on Twitter: @LateKickJosh Follow Josh on Instagram: @LateKickJosh Follow Josh on TikTok: @LateKickJosh Have 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.

Jul 11, 2022 • 1h 6min
Big Changes Are Here | Late Kick Live Ep. 277
Late Kick Live Ep. 277 features Josh Pate discussing all the latest news surrounding conference realignment in College Football. There are some myths surrounding the sport being circulated, like recruiting rankings shenanigans and Notre Dame schedule strength. What is real and what is fake? The bold predictions segment also returns with the wildest takes Pate State has to offer including no conference title repeat matchups from 2021, 3 teams from Texas being ranked higher than the Longhorns come December, South Carolina going 2-2 vs Arkansas, Texas A&M, UGA, and Clemson, Butch Jone leading a big turnaround at Arkansas State this year, and an Arch Manning conspiracy. Recruiting continues to be red hot as July has seen a wave of commitments. Josh discusses LSU landing Jalen Brown, Dante Moore leaving Michigan for Oregon, Miami locking down Jayden Wayne, and Clemson beating out Alabama for Peter Woods. Josh also dives into the Late Kick mailbag for another spicy Q&A segment including. Follow Josh on Twitter: @LateKickJosh Follow Josh on Instagram: @LateKickJosh Follow Josh on TikTok: @LateKickJosh Have 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.

Jul 8, 2022 • 1h
College Football's Earthquake | Late Kick Live Ep. 276
Late Kick Live Ep. 276 features Josh Pate discussing all the latest news surrounding conference realignment in College Football. What will the impact be on the future of the sport? Will the Pac12 survive? Is there enough juice in the country to form a third super conference? Where will the next moves come? We also take a look at some of College Football’s biggest swing games this fall. Next, Josh revisits a familiar theme on the show - recruiting in the states of Florida, California, and Texas. How might the shifting sands we see in these regions impact the rest of the country? The bold predictions segment also returns with the wildest takes Pate State has to offer including FSU winning 3 of their big 4 games, the College Football Playoff being comprised entirely of SEC & Big Ten teams, Cade Klubnik starting at least one game over DJU at Clemson, TCU playing for the Big 12 title, and the Ramen Noodle Express chugging to a 60% ATS mark in 2022. Josh also dives into the Late Kick mailbag for another spicy Q&A segment including a question about a potential CFB commissioner. Follow Josh on Twitter: @LateKickJosh Follow Josh on Instagram: @LateKickJosh Follow Josh on TikTok: @LateKickJosh Have 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.

Jul 6, 2022 • 33min
Everything Is Changing | Late Kick Extra Ep. 150
The Late Kick with Josh Pate has added a new episode every Monday and Friday. Every Wednesday, Josh will be hosting a listener mailbag episode that is fueled by you! This week, Josh responds to Joel Klatt's tweet about how the current changes in college football will ultimately be good for the sport. On top of that, you asked about the hype around Mario Cristobal at Miami, why Josh hates talking about conference expansion, recruiting to programs that historically draw few fans, and if the quarterback position will evolve as NIL money increases. Follow Josh on Twitter: @LateKickJosh Follow Josh on Instagram: @LateKickJosh Follow Josh on TikTok: @LateKickJosh Have 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.


