The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell

Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... What will next week's first College Football Playoff Rankings look like? J.D. predicts what the CFP Committee will do in their first rankings of the season before highlighting the most impactful people in college football for the month of November. Highlighting people like Marcus Freeman, Bryce Underwood, Carson Beck and more.

We also preview Miami's matchup against SMU, break down what's being missed in Oklahoma vs Tennessee, and pull out the coach translator for UGA's Kirby Smart and Ole Miss' Lane Kiffin before diving into the candidates for the LSU head coach vacancy. 

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Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... Prediction Tuesday! J.D. breaks down all the top games games of Week 10 starting with the Bet MGM game of the week when Oklahoma goes to Knoxville to take on Tennessee in a game with major College Football Playoff stakes. Then J.D. dives into Vanderbilt and Texas' noon matchup and USC squaring off with Nebraska before a conversation about Lane Kiffin. As him and producer Kaiden Smith talk over if Kiffin should stay at Ole Miss or take his talents to LSU or Florida this offseason.

To close the show we preview and predict the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party between Georgia and Florida before ending the show with Ohio State and Penn State's Big Ten showdown.

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Welcome to The Sunday Sprint, a collection of J.D.'s takes following Saturday's college football action that have been taken from the On3 YouTube channel and tailored for The Hard Count's podcast audience. Today on the sprint we dive into the biggest games from Week 9 of the college football season. Starting with Texas A&M dominating LSU on the road before recapping Ole Miss' impressive win over Oklahoma, Alabama's down to the wire victory against South Carolina, and then exploring what Lane Kiffin's most recent win means regarding him taking the Florida Gators head coaching job. 

J.D. also pulls back the curtain on Texas' come from behind, overtime win in Starkville, Michigan defeating rival Michigan State on the road, and Tennessee scoring a ton of points against Kentucky before getting to his new and improved Nothing But Ball Rankings heading into Week 10. Closing out the show with an early preview of Tennessee and Oklahoma's matchup next weekend in Knoxville. 

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Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... Who are the top candidates for the Florida Gators head coaching job? J.D. breaks down his top three candidates before breaking down how hot Hugh Freeze's seat in Auburn and revealing his new and improved Eye Test Rankings. We also break down what's being missed in the LSU vs Texas A&M game and Ole Miss vs Oklahoma game before some quick SEC game previews. Predicting Texas' matchup at Mississippi State and Tennessee taking on Kentucky in Lexington.  

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Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... What do coaches really mean when they take the podium? J.D. serves as the head coach translator for Texas A&M's Hugh Freeze, Auburn's Hugh Freeze, and Alabama's Kalen DeBoer. But before that, we take a look at how the upcoming head coach carousel will impact the next college football season, and what a path to the College Football Playoff will look like for bubble teams like Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Michigan, Tennessee, Nebraska, and Illinois. 

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Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... Prediction Tuesday! J.D. dives deep into the top matchups of the college football slate for Week 9 starting with our Bet MGM Game of the Week when Ole Miss travels to Norman to take on the Oklahoma Sooners. We also preview and predict Texas A&M vs LSU, Missouri vs Vanderbilt, Alabama vs South Carolina, Auburn vs Arkansas, and Michigan vs Michigan State.

We also take a break from the previews and take a look into the Sunshine State, listing some potential candidates for the Florida Gators head coaching job and Florida State's recent statement regarding the job security of Mike Norvell. 

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Welcome to The Sunday Sprint, a collection of J.D.'s takes following Saturday's college football action that have been taken from the On3 YouTube channel and tailored for The Hard Count's podcast audience. Today on the sprint we had breaking news (again)! Florida fired head coach Billy Napier Sunday morning, some not so surprising news that J.D. reacts to moments after it was broken.

Then we dive deep into Saturday's electric slate starting with Alabama's win over Tennessee before reacting to UGA and Ole Miss' shootout, Vanderbilt's statement win over LSU, Notre Dame winning their rivalry game vs USC, Texas A&M's high scoring affair against Arkansas, and Michigan bouncing back with a win over Washington. J.D. also breaks down Julian Sayin's career day against Wisconsin and unpacks what needs to change at Auburn following yet another loss before revealing his newly shaken up Nothing But Ball Rankings. 

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Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... Which teams in college football are passing the eye test? J.D. ranks his top five "eye test" teams in the country before giving a game prediction for Arkansas vs Texas A&M and revealing some more of his mid-season predictions. Forecasting what's in store for players like Ohio State's Julian Sayin and Miami's Rueben Bain, and Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel. Then to close the show, J.D. and producer Kaiden Smith give their Pre Week 8 Superlatives. 

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Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... Updated college football predictions! J.D. reevaluates his preseason picks and makes new ones for the conference title game matchups and winners, the 12 seeds for the College Football Playoff, and the entire CFP bracket before crowning a new national champion. 

Before his midseason predictions, J.D. breaks down what's being missed from the Tennessee vs Alabama game this weekend and previews LSU's matchup with Vanderbilt in Nashville. Then we end the show with some Penn State talk, addressing Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule's potential to become the next head coach of the Nittany Lions and exploring which other names fit the job. 

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Today on The Hard Count with J.D. ... Prediction Tuesday! J.D. dives deep, breaks down, and makes his predictions for the top college football games of Week 8. Starting with our Bet MGM game of the week Tennessee vs Alabama before bouncing around to Ole Miss vs Georgia, USC vs Notre Dame, Oklahoma vs South Carolina, Washington vs Michigan, and Louisville vs Miami. 

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