Cover 3 College Football

Ross Martin of Inside Carolina joins Chip Patterson to talk UNC football. Ross explains how expectations have changed under Mack Brown, why there’s a feeling that last year’s team fell short, how Sam Howell has progressed as a quarterback and why ACC Coastal Division title contention is a fair set of expectations for 2021. Plus, picking every game on the schedule and where North Carolina has improved the most thanks to the recruiting trail. You can find all the latest UNC football and basketball news at Inside Carolina and check out their VIP offer of two months for just $1Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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/adchoices

The Cover 3 crew discusses the immediate and long-term impacts of the Supreme Court ruling. Chip Patterson and Bud Elliott discuss what exactly the Supreme Court ruled on in the NCAA v. Alston case, why antitrust laws are the issue for the NCAA and how the written decisions opened the door for future lawsuits that address players getting paid. Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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/adchoices

The Cover 3 crew picks their favorite college football quarterbacks for 2021. The offseason tradition continues as Chip Patterson, Tom Fornelli, Bud Elliott and Danny Kanell open up their war rooms for another Cover 3 draft, this time focusing on the quarterback position for the upcoming season in college football. There’s little debate or argument at the top with Clemson quarterback DJ Uiagalelei going first overall (3:00), but differing views by the end of the first round (9:45) with off-the-radar picks coming as early as pick No. 7 overall (20:45). Once all four rounds are complete, the crew reveals their big boards and discuss the best players not to be selected (30:20) as well as draft grades and analysis for all four quarterback rooms (45:44). Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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/adchoices

The Cover 3 crew answers listener questions on Georgia football, Arch Manning and more. First, what to make of the reporting around an NCAA investigation at Arizona State involving alleged recruiting violations (1:30) then it’s into the big ‘ol bag of mail with a look into the crystal ball for 2023 quarterback Arch Manning (15:00). Also: the status of Georgia’s offensive renaissance (24:00), how Matt Campbell influenced Big 12 defenses (27:50), building an entire college football team with clones of just one player (33:50) and how Super Seniors and the transfer portal are creating scholarship count issues across the country (38:30). Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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/adchoices

Cory Smith of Pack Pride joins Chip Patterson to talk NC State football. Cory and Chip recount the ups and downs of a strange 2020 season that produced one of the most inspiring years of Wolfpack football, and how that sets the stage for high expectations when it comes to 2021. Plus, what we learned about the team’s depth this spring and some of the key players in making NC State a program where NFL talent is developed. Follow Cory and all the great 247Sports NC State coverage at Pack PrideCover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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/adchoices

The Cover 3 crew discusses recruiting’s impact on winning a national championship. The conversation opens with an explanation on the Blue-Chip Ratio and the reveal of the teams on the list for 2021 (3:30). Then, how certain programs have moved up and down the list in recent years and the group narrows the field by striking teams for various reasons beyond the recruiting data (23:00). Plus, the TV side of the playoff’s impact on college football (38:20) and the winners and losers of conferences losing divisions in the new 12-team playoff era (50:13). Check out Bud Elliott’s Blue-Chip Ratio write-up for 2021 at 247SportsCover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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/adchoices

Michael Swain of Cyclone Alert joins Bud Elliott to talk Iowa State football. Hear how the rivalry game against Iowa will set the tone for whether Iowa State can meet its double-digit win expectations, why the passing game is the key to the offense taking another step, and what a great season would mean for Matt Campbell’s future. Follow Michael on Twitter (@MSwain247) and all the great 247Sports Iowa State coverage at Cyclone Alert. Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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/adchoices

The Cover 3 crew talks expansion, plus the most important developments in college football. First, continued discussion around the news that the College Football Playoff is moving towards a new 12-team playoff format (2:00), including how the expanded field will impact the rest of the traditional bowl season calendar (15:50). Then, after getting to show off in Mike Norvell’s Slingshot Danny shares some thoughts from his visit to Florida State (25:40) and a quarterback transfer resets the battle at Colorado (39:40). Finally, from cable television to clock rules and the access to digital video, the group discusses the most important or impactful developments that have helped shape the sport of college football (43:00).   Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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/adchoices

The Cover 3 crew answers listener questions on the NFL Draft, the College Football Playoff and more. First, a hypothetical involving the ability for NFL quarterbacks to return to the colleges where they played and join the current roster in their current form (1:30) and testing Tom and Danny to see how many schools they can name for first round NFL Draft picks (10:15). Then, advising a listener planning a college football road trip for the fall (23:00), who Penn State might target if it needed to replace James Franklin (30:50) and a College Football Playoff pick ‘em with very specific rules identifying potential first-timers (36:45). Finally, comparing Michigan State and Tennessee (41:30) and whether you can win football games down a player after a listener suggests an update to the ejection rules (46:45).  Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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/adchoices

Rusty Mansell of Dawgs247 joins Chip Patterson to discuss Georgia's title hopes in 2021. It's a busy summer for Dawgs247 looking at the program's future now that camps are running and recruits are traveling across the region. Rusty took some time to join Chip to discuss the Bulldogs' present, specifically in terms of the roster heading into the upcoming season. Topics include how Georgia got better at the end of the 2020 season, how the additions of Arik Gilbert from LSU and Derion Kendrick from Clemson fit into the current roster, realistic expectations for 2021 and much more.Check out Dawgs247 and their current VIP subscription of one month for just $1Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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/adchoices