The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt takes stock of where Michigan and Ohio State are at as they shift their full attention towards ‘The Game’ this week. He breaks down why Georgia is starting to remind him of Tom Brady’s Patriots more and more each week and lists the 3 teams he thinks match up best with the Bulldogs the rest of the way. Klatt discusses his heartbreak at watching the Jordan Travis injury. He also considers whether Florida State can be considered a lock to make the Playoff even if they win out the next two weeks. He gives Washington and Texas major credit for picking up tough road wins in November. The episode wraps with Klatt’s thoughts on Caleb Williams’ brilliant college career and how difficult the re-build at USC is going to be for Lincoln Riley next season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt previews the biggest games in Week 12 of the College Football season. He begins by considering the possibility of a letdown game for Michigan against Maryland as they come off the big win vs Penn State and look ahead to the matchup with Ohio State next week. He discusses the huge matchup in the Pac-12 when #5 Washington travels to #11 Oregon State and considers the upset possibility for #1 Georgia when they head to Neyland to face #18 Tennessee. Klatt then breaks down a few games that look like potential upsets as #7 Texas heads to Iowa State, red-hot Arizona hosts #22 Utah and UCLA takes on their cross-town rivals USC. He finishes the show by discussing the Chip Kelly rumors and wonders if the Bruins are looking at their program with clear eyes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to the latest College Football Playoff rankings as Georgia jumps ahead of Ohio State into the top spot. He questions the rankings of SEC teams like Missouri and Tennessee and considers the impact that those inflated rankings could have at the end of the season. Klatt also discusses Texas’ precarious position at #7 as they look poised to be boxed out of the Top 4 even if they run the table, even potentially by an Alabama team that they beat earlier in the season. Next, Klatt examines the Heisman race and ranks his top contenders, including Marvin Harrison Jr and Jayden Daniels. He also lays out the paths for each candidate to end up holding the Trophy in New York. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to Michigan’s ground-based win in Happy Valley over a Top-10 Penn State team. He discusses what impressed him most with the Wolverines’ win in their first big test of the season. Klatt also discusses the Jim Harbaugh suspension – what he thinks of the penalty and also the timing of that decision being announced on the Friday afternoon before the game. He also gives his thoughts on what went wrong for Penn State against Michigan and also in this season as a whole. Following the firing of OC Mike Yurcich, he offers his analysis of what Penn State needs to change on offense to take the next step. Klatt then discusses his latest Top 10 rankings and how he ordered Michigan, Georgia and Ohio State plus why he has one of the unbeatens way down at #8. Finally, he discusses Texas A&M’s decision to fire Jimbo Fisher and sink over $75 million into his buyout. Klatt gives his thoughts on how good of a job the A&M head coaching position is in today’s college football landscape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joel Klatt, FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst, breaks down the Top 10 matchups of Week 11, including #3 Michigan at #10 Penn State. He discusses Michigan's dangerous offense, predicts the Georgia vs. Ole Miss game, analyzes the USC vs. Oregon battle for resumes, and previews the Tennessee vs. Missouri football game.

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to the latest news in the Michigan sign-stealing investigation before giving his thoughts on the second College Football Playoff Rankings release. He discusses whether there should have been movement among the undefeated teams in the Top 5 and why Alabama needs some help if they are going to make it to the Playoff. Klatt then updates his “Above the Line” National Championship contenders list, placing the top teams in the country into tiers based off his evaluation of each team. He wraps up the show with some Playoff-themed mailbag questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to the best Saturday of the College Football season so far. He lists the teams that really impressed him this past weekend, starting with Nick Saban and Alabama after their win over LSU. He then discusses the teams that simply found a way to get through a November Saturday without a loss and keep their Playoff hopes on track – including the defending national champion Georgia Bulldogs along with the Ohio State Buckeyes. He also lists teams that deserve to get more recognition for what they are doing, like Louisville and Arizona. Klatt gives his thoughts on Lincoln Riley and USC’s decision to part ways with Defensive Coordinator Alex Grinch. Klatt finishes the podcast by discussing the latest in the Michigan sign-stealing investigation and gives his thoughts on what the Big Ten should do next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt breaks down the biggest games of a jam-packed weekend as CFB enters the stretch run in November. He begins with the Big Noon game on Fox as a surging #23 Kansas State team takes on #7 Texas. He makes his picks in the pivotal matchups in the SEC between #14 LSU and #8 Alabama as well as #12 Missouri at #2 Georgia. Klatt also makes his pick between the two high scoring Offenses of #5 Washington and #20 USC and their QBs Michael Penix Jr and Caleb Williams. He discusses the atmosphere #9 Oklahoma is heading into in Stillwater this weekend as well as Dabo Swinney’s rant going into Clemson’s game vs #15 Notre Dame. He wraps up the pod with his pick in the ACC clash between Virginia Tech and #13 Louisville which will go a long way in determining who plays in the ACC Championship Game before making his pick in the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy game between Army and #25 Air Force Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to the first College Football Playoff Rankings. He discusses the decision to put Ohio State at #1 and why the Committee chose to put Georgia over Michigan despite very similarly rated schedules. Klatt also discusses inconsistencies in the rankings, particularly when considering Texas, Alabama and Oklahoma. He concludes the show by naming two teams that are currently outside the Top 10 but have the runway to make it to the Playoff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt kicks off the show by discussing Oregon after their emphatic road win over Utah and why he believes the Ducks are going to be in the College Football Playoff. He then reacts to Georgia’s blowout win over Florida and why he had to shift his perspective when evaluating this year’s version of the Dawgs. Klatt then points out why this defense-led Ohio State team is potentially better suited for a Playoff run than even the offensive juggernaut Buckeye teams of recent years. Later, he discusses Oklahoma’s upset loss to Kansas and why he’s worried about the Sooners’ chances of making the Big 12 Championship Game after seeing this team look like an OU team of the past. Lastly, he points out 3 Conference title game races that are about to descend into pure chaos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices