Cover 3 College Football

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson discuss Kelly Bryant's transfer from Clemson and are joined by CBS Sports Network's Aaron Taylor to preview Notre Dame-Stanford. First, why the numbers back up Dabo's decision to name Trevor Lawrence the starter (9:15) and the big-time SEC East showdown between South Carolina and Kentucky (17:50). Then Aaron Taylor joins the show with stories from the scene of ODU's upset against Virginia Tech (25:00), reasons why Notre Dame could be playoff-bound (31:45) and the offensive lines in the running for the country's best (40:00). 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

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson discuss a busy week of transfer-related news and hand out some superlatives for the first quarter of the season. After discussing Trevor Lawrence getting named the starter at Clemson (3:00), the unintended consequences of the redshirt rule in college football (13:30) and an early look ahead to Dan Mullen's return to Starkville in Week 5 (25:05), Barton and Chip hand out some superlatives for the first quarter of the season (34:00). Awards include most surprising/disappointing teams, the preseason predictions we want back (40:00), best coaching job so far and more. 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

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson react to the biggest games and storylines coming out of a wild Week 4 in college football. Topics include Alabama reaching mythic status (1:00), the crazy Stanford-Oregon finish and other bad beats (15:00), Barton's love for this Kentucky team (25:00), buying back into Texas (again) and sorting out the Big 12 (37:30) plus much more.  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

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson are joined by Tom Fornelli of SportsLine fame for their weekly meeting of the minds picking against the spread and over-under totals in college football. This week's showdown includes our first Lock Fights of the season, some Lock Agreements and breakdowns for TCU-Texas (7:30), Stanford Oregon (13:15), USC-Washington State (17:00), Wisconsin-Iowa (23:30), Notre Dame-Wake Forest (28:45), Washington-Arizona State (41:00) and much more. Use Promo Code "KICKOFF" when you sign up for SportsLine to get your first month for just $1.  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

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson discuss why the Week 4 slate is the most intriguing of the year (3:00), the war of words between Notre Dame's Brian Kelly and Vanderbilt's Derek Mason (7:00) and whether to buy into the growing excitement around Boston College (15:30). Then its a ranking of the top offensive-defensive coach-coordinator pairs in college football (24:00), comparing the decided schematic advantages at Ohio State, Michigan, Clemson, Georgia and more.  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

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson discuss the return of Urban Meyer (1:30), Nebraska's rough start and what to expect from the Cornhuskers moving forward (7:30) then welcome in ESPN's Stanford Steve. Topics include Texas (13:45), USC (20:00), the loudest stadiums and craziest atmospheres (25:00) and why we should pump the brakes with Florida State (32:30). 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

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson recap what was the first truly landscape-altering week in college football, as teams' identities started to become more clear following a busy Week 3. Florida State looks bad (2:30) and USC isn't looking close to a playoff contender (7:00) but LSU now has the SEC title race coming through Baton Rouge after beating Auburn (12:00). Plus, why Ohio State and TCU look more dangerous after Saturday night (28:00), whether it's too early to write off Wisconsin (39:00) and much more. 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

Barton Simmons, Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson make against-the-spread and over-under picks in their LOCKS battle in Week 3. This week's episode includes locks, game breakdowns and leans for Auburn-LSU (7:30), Duke-Baylor (16:30), Nebraska-Troy (20:45), Alabama-Ole Miss (23:00), Washington-Utah (27:00), Arizona State-San Diego State (33:00), Ohio State-TCU (43:45), USC-Texas (46:00) and many more from the weekend slate. 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

Dennis Dodd joins Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson to discuss his takeaways from a visit to Texas A&M (15:30), inclined how the Aggies look in comparison to Texas (20:00) and wonder why Clay Helton isn't more popular at USC (26:45). Plus  what Dennis learned from TCU, including behind-the-scenes of how the Ohio State game came together (30:30) and finally the competing interests in the QB decisions at Alabama (35:00). 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

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson take a deep dive into under the radar players breaking through early in the 2018 season. First, the latest on Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez (2:00), Oklahoma losing Rodney Anderson for the year (7:15) and whether Pat Fitzgerald's comments on RPOs are fair (15:45). Then it's on to players that are buzzing through two weeks of action (23:00) and a complete rethinking of the pecking order in the SEC East (46:20). 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