The Cover 3 crew is back with their big game breakdown episode for Week 1. The guys preview all the notable matchups and discuss keys to win!

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(00:00) Intro

(1:59) Should Schools Hedge Head Coach Performance Bonuses?

(13:02) Could SEC Actually Kick LSU Out?

(20:50) Clemson at 11 LSU

(31:29) 24 Louisville vs 9 Ole Miss

(37:43) Wisconsin vs 4 Notre Dame

(44:44) Week 1 Upset Alert: Colorado at Georgia Tech

(49:47) UCLA at Cal

(53:04) 19 SMU at Florida State

(1:00:40) Baylor vs Auburn

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The Cover 3 crew is back to give their biggest takeaways from Week 0 and look ahead to Week 1!

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(00:00) Intro

(1:59) NCAA changes rules for Week 0

(10:40) Memphis Defeats UNLV 27-21

(23:09) Stanford Defeats Hawaii 37-27

(29:18) People still surprised by empty seats at USC?

(33:36) Concern Level For Florida State

(41:00) Day Tradin’ Danny

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The Cover 3 crew is back for their Week 0 instant reaction show! The guys recap and give their thoughts for all of the notable results.

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(00:00) Intro

(2:10) Florida State Update

(5:55) UNC-TCU

(20:25) NC State-Virginia

(32:35) San Jose State-USC

(38:50) Jacksonville State-North Dakota State

(43:30) Updating Games Still In Progress

(45:09) Top 25 Lookahead

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🎶Come get these locks🎶 The Cover 3 crew is back with their Week 0 locks!

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(00:00) Intro

(2:39) Conferences Take Aim At Ex-NFL Players

(11:39) North Carolina vs TCU

(22:16) San Jose State at USC

(25:30) NC State at Virginia

(35:26) New Mexico State at Florida State

(41:42) Jacksonville State at North Dakota State

(45:55) Hawaii at Stanford

(47:46) Memphis at UNLV

(50:39) Sacramento State at Eastern Michigan

(54:51) Moneyline Sprinkles

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The Cover 3 crew is back with their big game breakdown episode for Week 0. The guys preview all the notable matchups on the slate to kick off the 2026 season!

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(00:00) Intro

(2:04) Big Ten Set To Block NFL Players From Returning

(8:14) Lane Kiffin Defends Adding Ex-NFL Players

(13:56) Vanderbilt, Arkansas & Northwestern Name Starting QBs

(23:41) North Carolina vs TCU

(36:02) NC State at Virginia

(46:18) Memphis at UNLV

(52:25) San José State at USC

(56:51) New Mexico State at Florida State

(1:00:35) Jacksonville State at North Dakota State

(1:03:43) Hawaii at Stanford

(1:06:43) CFB Personality Rankings

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The Cover 3 crew is back to break down the biggest storylines around college football camps ahead of the season!

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(00:00) Intro

(2:34) Dae’Quan Wright Set To Leave NFL For LSU

(15:35) Keelon Russell Named Alabama Starter

(22:59) Faizon Brandon Named Tennessee Starter

(26:59) Aaron Philo Named Florida Starter

(32:08) Vanderbilt QB Battle

(37:53) Iowa QB Battle

(41:13) Clemson QB Battle

(48:27) Bill Edwards Jr Starting Week 0 For North Carolina

(54:51) Other QB News

(56:03) Injuries & Setbacks To Watch

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ARE YOU READY TO LOCK 'EM UP!?!?

The Cover 3 crew breaks down their favorite win totals for the 2026 College Football season!

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The Cover 3 crew is back to continue their 2026 win totals breakdown for every Power Four team! This episode focuses on the second half of Big Ten teams.

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(00:00) Intro

(2:58) Ohio State O/U 9.5

(11:27) Oregon O/U 10.5

(17:22) Penn State O/U 8.5

(24:40) Purdue O/U 3.5

(31:39) Rutgers O/U 4.5

(37:06) UCLA O/U 6.5

(44:23) USC O/U 8.5

(50:47) Washington O/U 7.5

(55:41) Wisconsin O/U 6.5

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The Cover 3 crew is back and they are running through their official College Football Playoff bracket predictions for the 2026 season! The guys also say which teams ranked in the Preseason AP Poll they believe could finish unranked and which sleeper teams could finish inside the top 10!

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(00:00) Intro

(00:39) Top 25 Teams That Will Finish Unranked

(9:55) Unranked Team That Will Finish Top 10

(20:03) Bud Elliott’s CFP Bracket Prediction

(27:50) Tom Fornelli’s CFP Bracket Prediction

(34:34) Chip Patterson’s CFP Bracket Prediction

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The Cover 3 crew is back to continue their 2026 win totals breakdown for every Power Four team! This episode focuses on the first half of Big Ten teams. The guys will also react to the release of the Preseason AP Poll.

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(00:00) Intro

(4:27) Illinois O/U 7.5

(10:04) Indiana O/U 10.5

(17:30) Iowa O/U 7.5

(25:13) Maryland O/U 5.5

(33:35) Michigan O/U 8.5

(41:11) Michigan State O/U 4.5

(50:46) Minnesota O/U 6.5

(57:07) Nebraska O/U 6.5

(1:03:08) Northwestern O/U 5.5

(1:10:44) Preseason AP Poll Reaction

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