Cover 2 College Football pod
410 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★ - 506 ratingsThe Athlon Sports Cover 2 College Football Podcast previews and reviews every aspect of the greatest sport on the planet.
Join Athlon’s editorial team every week of the preseason, regular season, postseason and offseason for a breakdown of the entire circus that is college football.
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Episodes
2021 Mag Debates: ACC, Big Ten and Notre Dame
April 07, 2021 10:00 - 51 minutes - 70.8 MBSteven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. Biggest magazine debates: ACC, B1G, ND Can UNC or Miami unseat Clemson? Coastal Chaos again in 2021? Five team race for 2nd in the Atlantic? Can Notre Dame get back to the Playoff? What is the top tier in the Big Ten West? Will Nebraska ever take a step? Penn St or Indiana challenge OSU? Maryland, Michigan or anyone else? GLORY LASTS FOREVER!
2020 Magazine Autopsy: What we got wrong
March 31, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 82.9 MBSteven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. George Pickens gets hurt Chandler Morris tries to transfer Coach O is doing... what?!? New overtime rules What we got wrong in 2020? What have we learned from 2020? Apologies to: NW, BC, Coastal, San Jose, Mizzou What in 2020 was a mirage (ahem, Colorado?) GLORY LASTS FOREVER!
The Utopian Future of College Football
March 24, 2021 10:00 - 55 minutes - 75.6 MBSteven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. How will college football change over the next 10 years? Playoff format Conference realignment Scheduling practices Technological changes to viewing habits Transparency and gambling Player compensation, salary cap Recruiting limitations, budgets Coaching staff restrictions GLORY LASTS FOREVER!
Spring QB battles that impact our predictions
March 17, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 84.5 MBSteven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. Candidates for the Kansas job Oklahoma-Nebraska fiasco The ACC's new progressive rules AD's silencing coaches The most important QB battles this spring: Ohio St, Penn St, Michigan, Notre Dame LSU, Texas A&M, Texas, Oregon, FSU, BYU Kentucky, Tennessee, Northwestern, Baylor GLORY LASTS FOREVER!
Biggest offseason question for every contender
March 10, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 93.6 MBSteven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. Les Miles is fired from Kansas More complaining about transparency Mike Holder's impact, changing role of the AD Biggest questions for contenders: ACC Biggest questions for contenders: Big 12 Biggest questions for contenders: Big Ten Biggest questions for contenders: Pac-12 Biggest questions for contenders: SEC Our New Game: Glory Lasts Forever!
Super Senior Decision Day
March 03, 2021 11:00 - 48 minutes - 66.1 MBSteven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. Super Seniors make decisions New depth charts are insane Teams who got extra years (and won) How to watch spring practice? Would you pay to livestream? What is actually important? Pac-12 schedule release Bye weeks, non-con and did the league try? Personnel moves: Michigan, Clemson, UCF
Who will be this year's Indiana?
February 24, 2021 11:00 - 47 minutes - 65.8 MBSteven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. Notre Dame's brilliant move QBs transfers of note Two tiers of breakout teams in 2021 Teams that will take steps forward Teams that could compete for championships Who can be this year's Coastal Carolina?
We rank the 15 new head coaches in 2021
February 17, 2021 17:36 - 57 minutes - 78.4 MBSteven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. Today, we rank and take a deep dive into all 15 new head football coaches in 2021. Why were they hired? Who punched over their weight? Who whiffed? Strengths, weaknesses, concerns and upside for all of the 15 new head coaches in college football.
Offense vs. Defense
February 10, 2021 11:00 - 55 minutes - 76.5 MBSteven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. Defense won the Super Bowl, so what? When is the last time this happened in college? How many elite offenses have been stopped? What is the perfect type of football game? How will defenses push back in the future? Odds to win the Natty '21 - who Braden bet on. Long shots we like to make playoff Whet the Whistle with Wheek Whone matchups
Rosters Rankings and Recruiting Trends
February 04, 2021 19:56 - 1 hour - 107 MBSteven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. How to use team rankings ACC blue chips, overachievers, crootin' trends Big 12 blue chips, overachievers, crootin' trends Big Ten blue chips, overachievers, crootin' trends Pac-12 blue chips, overachievers, crootin' trends SEC blue chips, overachievers, crootin' trends Bud Elliott of 247Sports.com joins Consolidation of talent is a concern Josh Heupel at Tennessee Barton Simmons at Vandy EA Sports is back!
What do search firms actually do?
January 27, 2021 11:00 - 58 minutes - 80.6 MBSteven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. NFL Draft deadline winners, losers What will the extra year do to college football? Silly Season is still going, folks Misinformation is everywhere What search firms actually do and... why the good ones are super valuable A look at the best 2020 hires Larry Scott's legacy as Pac-12 commish How to save the Pac-12
Never too early Top 25 rankings
January 20, 2021 11:00 - 58 minutes - 80.8 MBSteven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. Tennessee fired Jeremy Pruitt How good of a job is UT, who are the names? Who did we debate for No. 1 in 2021? Which G5 teams will fight for a NY6 bowl? Coastal Chaos in 2021 (and catching Clemson) The top tier in the Big 12 Where did all the brands go in the Big Ten? A long training camp for Pac-12 teams? Bama, UGa a cut above rest of the SEC
The Incredible Alabama Crimson Tide
January 12, 2021 18:35 - 1 hour - 102 MBNick Kayal, Steven Lassan and Braden Gall break down the National Championship game. How are we feeling now that the season is over? How will we look back on this season in 20 years? The Greatness of Alabama in 2020 The credit and adversity the players went through Is this Saban's best coaching job The evolution of the game Nick hates Braden's Heisman vote The future of the sport Can CFB survive without churn at the top? Will expansion actually spread out the talent?
Heisman Reveal and National Title Breakdown
January 07, 2021 18:22 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBSteven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football: DeVonta Smith wins the Heisman Who did Braden vote for and why? Trask vs. Lawrence vs. Jones? Natty News: Sark, Waddle, Covid Can Ohio St continue to pound the rock? How do you cover Smith? Stop Harris? Ryan Day vs. Nick Saban Did Texas execute it's plan to land Sark? What's going on at Florida, UT, Michigan?
Playoff Semifinal Fallout
January 02, 2021 16:18 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBThe gang is back to recap the national semifinals. Braden, Nick and Steven talk Alabama and Ohio St's wins: Yet another bowl results PSA Did Bama slow it down? Is Alabama's defense legit? Is Notre Dame willing to change to win? Justin Fields goes off Targeting, play-calling matter? Argument: Rest vs. Rhythm Why Bama-OSU is good for football Why is uniform twitter so easily triggered? We are brought you by MyBookie.ag
A long talk about two football games
December 29, 2020 13:04 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBSteven Lassan and Braden Gall preview the College Football Playoff semifinals on New Year's Day: Where should the Irish attack Alabama? Who can actually make plays? The scheme to stop DeVonta Smith, Najee Harris? Does a blowout loss change how Notre Dame operates? Rehashing the Clemson-OSU game from last year One major area of concern for Ohio State One major advantage for Ohio State Is Ryan Day a concern in this matchup? Picks against the spread and some bowl banter
The toughest Heisman vote in over a decade
December 23, 2020 18:21 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBToughest Heisman vote in years How to separate the Alabama players? Evaluating Trevor Lawrence, Kyle Trask? Did Auburn finally do something right? Illinois brings back Bert! The strategy at Texas, Tennessee Arizona makes a mistake Coordinators getting shipped around Teams opting out of bowl games
2020 Playoff: Did they get it right, picks to win it
December 20, 2020 19:09 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBNick Kayal, Steven Lassan and Braden Gall break down the College Football Playoff selection process: Did the Committee get it right? Texas A&M vs. Notre Dame Should Ohio St be allowed in? Dunking on the Big Ten? Semifinal predictions National title predictions Heisman arguments Did 2020 make a case for expansion?
Path the Playoff, Championship Game Picks
December 16, 2020 18:41 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBBraden Gall and Steven Lassan preview Championship Week. Path to the Playoff: Texas A&M Path to the Playoff: Big 12, Group of 5 Why the Pac-12 is such an after thought The best G5 title game ever? The most Pac-12 title game ever? Oklahoma-Iowa St Northwestern-Ohio St Alabama-Florida Clemson-Notre Dame Brough to you by MyBookie.ag
Coaching Dominoes Fall and Playoff Clarity
December 14, 2020 15:54 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBSteven Lassan and Braden Gall recap Week 15. We offer our Top 4 Auburn fires Gus Malzahn Arizona, Illinois, Vandy looking for coaches too Tom Herman is staying at Texas Florida's boneheaded loss One huge thing we didn't expect in 2020 Free Shouts to so many awesome things Brought to you by MyBookie
Playoff Rankings, New Head Coaches and Week... 15?
December 09, 2020 18:24 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBSteven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. The latest playoff rankings What to do with Ohio St? How to use head-to-head? OCs and DCs you should hire A Shane Beamer comparison Urban Meyer turns down Texas Our Starting 11 (40:00) for Week 15 All brought to you by MyBookie.ag
What can we learn from BYU-Coastal?
December 07, 2020 02:26 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBNick Kayal and Braden Gall recap Week 14 in college football. Hat tip to BYU and Coastal! What can we learn about scheduling, G5? Congrats to Iowa State! What to make of coaches flirting with other jobs? The controversy and expectations at Texas Playoff contenders roll with relative ease Our Top 4 teams What does the B1G do with Ohio St? A total mess out West Free Shouts!
Coaching Candidates, Clinching Title Games
December 02, 2020 17:59 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBSteven Lassan and Braden Gall talk week 14 in college football. Recap the Committee's rankings What to do with Ohio St Current SEC coaching vacancies Texas, Michigan, Auburn make moves? Coaching candidate talent pool Pac-12 North race Iowa St, Florida, Clemson try to clinch Gameday at Coastal Carolina! Bama-LSU... woof. Another bizarre week in the Big Ten
Playoff Scenarios and Potential Fireable Offenses
November 29, 2020 17:31 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBNick Kayal and Braden Gall recap Week 13 in college football. Bama, Clemson handle business with ease Notre Dame extremely impressive TAMU, UF keep winning What type of chaos could happen in the rankings? Congrats to Iowa State Auburn fan's reaction to the Iron Bowl Gus vs. Herman vs. Harbaugh Who should be their targets? Jimmy Lake, UW in first place Schiano, Pittman doing work Sarah Fuller makes history Jaret Patterson's ALMOST record
ACC, Big 12 title game showdowns (and Herbie)
November 25, 2020 20:08 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBSteven Lassan and Braden Gall preview Week 13 in college football. What did we learn from the first rankings? Does a G5 team have a path to the playoff? Trainwrecks in the Big Ten Egg Bowl, Florida, Texas A&M and LSU The Civil War The Iron Bowl Iowa St at Texas Notre Dame at North Carolina ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit (50:00) joins us to talk playoff committee, evaluating coaches, playoff scheduling and transparency in college football.
Contenders dropping like flies
November 22, 2020 17:08 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBNick Kayal and Braden Gall recap Week 12 in college football: Our Top 4 and predictions for the committee Boring Bedlam, why does Gundy get a pass? Big 12 race down to three teams Wisconsin, Indiana, Ok-State eliminated? OSU-NW basically clinch, can NW compete? Clemson-Florida St twitter fiasco G5 Gambling Greatness Is this the year we finally let a G5 into the playoff? Kyle Trask and JT Daniels doing work Coaches on the hot seat: Coach O, Franklin, Frost, Pruitt Pac-12 ...
Bedlam and the Big Ten
November 18, 2020 18:21 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBSteven Lassan and Braden Gall preview Week 12 in college football. Bedlam decides the Big 12 Two huge showdowns in the Big Ten Clemson, Bama, Florida need to cruise Oregon, USC to be tested out West Juicy Group of 5 matchups Solid B1G undercard to watch Picks Against the Spread from MyBookie
Big questions about a lot of coaches
November 15, 2020 23:11 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBNick Kayal and Braden Gall recap Week 11. Top 4s haven't changed Pac-12 saved a fair boring weekend Ian Book is underrated, ND wins easily Miami, UNC stay in the race Trask vs. Jones vs. Fields vs. Lawrence Indiana, NW are good at football Should coaches be fired in 2020: Harbaugh, Herman, Franklin, Pruitt, Helton, Muschamp, etc.
Proud programs playing in bad games
November 11, 2020 18:00 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBSteven and Braden preview Week 11: Why can't we move the schedule back? SEC games are dropping like flies Notre Dame on upset alert Miami and Florida need to hold serve Wisconsin, Ohio St on the road Oregon, USC also on the road out West Picks against the spread with MyBookie
Notre Dame's huge win and Pac-12 For Brunch
November 09, 2020 02:32 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBNick Kayal and Braden Gall break down Week 10: How to rank Clemson, Notre Dame? What did the Irish prove on Saturday? Where should Florida rank? What in THE hell is happening in the Big Ten? Miami's offense does it again Oregon impressive, USC somehow wins What is wrong with so many good programs? BYU, Cincinnati win impressively
The Pac is Back!
November 04, 2020 19:08 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBSteven Lassan and Braden Gall preview Week 10. The time is now for Florida Can Georgia's offense score enough Does ND's offensive line keep them in the game? Huge Pac-12 showdowns in their debut Miami, TAMU go on the road Ok-State needs to bounce back BYU-Boise on a Friday nighs Picks against the spread brought to you by MyBookie
WTF happened this weekend
November 02, 2020 16:32 - 1 hour - 96.6 MBNick Kayal and Braden Gall recap Week 9 in college football: Our Top 4 - has it changed? WTF happened in the Big Ten? Ohio St is still great WTF happened in the Big 12? What to do with Jim Harbaugh, Tom Herman? Who are the rising coaching stars? The SEC's top tier keeps winning WTF happened in the ACC? Cincy headlines another nice G5 weekend
Will Week 9 actually be good?
October 28, 2020 17:07 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBBraden Gall and Steven Lassan preview Week 9 in college football: How can Penn St hang with Ohio St? Does Ok-State still need to prove it? Georgia, Texas A&M QBs get tested The weirdness of Mizzou-Florida ND, UNC on the road LSU-Auburn is juicy Big 12 road trips Also, Group of 5 road trips
Talking about Big Ten football games
October 26, 2020 02:15 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBNick Kayal and Braden Gall talk all things college football Week 8: Ok-State takes control of Big 12 Indiana's huge win, James Franklin's huge mistake Justin Fields, Graham Mertz are good Michigan is good too ACC contenders roll Bama loses Waddle SEC scoreboad Why is Kansas St undervalued G5 Playoff: Who is No. 4?
Opening Day, Part II
October 21, 2020 17:15 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBThe Big Ten is back in college football and Braden and Steven get to talk about the games! Our starting 11 features Interesting Big Ten debuts A Big 12 title preview A lopsided rivalry in the SEC A huge AAC showdown Lots of hot seat talk
Dawgs need a QB and the ACC hierarchy
October 19, 2020 02:36 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBNick and Braden recap Week 7 in college football: Georgia proved a lot, the QB did not Bama is the best offense in America Clemson is best team, though Florida St pulls massive upset Miami, Va Tech, ND hold serve What is Les Miles doing? Malzahn, Pruitt have a rough weekend Sam Pittman COY Status BYU's resume
Georgia at Alabama (and other games)
October 14, 2020 17:21 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBSteven and Braden preview Week 7: Are defenses way behind? Georgia's offense v. Bama's defense Ok-State and Baylor postponed One-loss SEC teams stay the course Picks ATS for MyBookie UNC, Miami tested in ACC A beheading in Columbia, S.C. Group of 5 on the road
Defense optional in 2020
October 11, 2020 16:28 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBNick Kayal and Braden Gall recap all of the action from Week 6: What a killer early slate of games! Both Sams were excellent but only one survived LSU and Florida both fall Dan Mullen has thoughts on defense and fans Miami and Tennessee do not belong Clemson, UNC, ND in the ACC ACC chaos KSU, ISU stay unbeaten in the Big 12
Show us you belong, Miami and Tennessee
October 07, 2020 17:38 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBMiami and Tennessee have huge tests to prove that they belong in the national conversation this week against Clemson and Georgia. There is a train wreck happening in the Red River Shootout, what do we make of Jimbo Fisher and Texas A&M facing Florida and the Hokies and Heels battle it out in the ACC. Meanwhile, Bama, Notre Dame and Iowa St try to hold serve.
Longhorns and Sooners and Aggies, Oh No
October 05, 2020 03:05 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBTexas and Oklahoma (and Baylor) have wet the bed in the Big 12 so what do we make of Tom Herman now that they've lost again? How about Texas A&M and Auburn? Are these understandable losses or just not good enough coaching from Jimbo Fisher? Has a top tier separated itself in the SEC? Is the G5 done? And what's up with Sam Howell?
Big tests for Playoff contenders
September 30, 2020 18:21 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBAlabama and Georgia face huge tests in the SEC while former Big 12 frontrunner Oklahoma goes on the road to battle Iowa St. A bunch of ranked teams with some "handle your business" games and lots of coaches under pressure to win. Oh, and the Pac-12 is back!
Ok, Boomer
September 28, 2020 01:49 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBOklahoma and LSU headlined a wild weekend in college football, but it's important to remember that there is a lot of losing left to do. What do we make of Texas, Oklahoma State and the rest of the Big 12 so far in 2020? SEC QB debuts were stunning and stunningly bad. And Miami continues to roll while the questions pile up in Tallahassee. And the bad beats to top all bad beats.
The SEC is Back, Too
September 23, 2020 17:21 - 53 minutes - 49 MBThe SEC rejoins college football! Hooray! And some of the best games of the week come from the Southeast as Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Tennessee go on the road. What the hell is going on at Florida State? Can Iowa St and Ok-State bounce back in the Big 12? And picks against the spread our gambling expert.
Miami looks like Miami and Big Ten schedules
September 21, 2020 01:44 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBMiami posts the biggest win of the year to date on the road against Louisville while the big dogs played meaningless games in the ACC (although, keep an eye on Pitt). Ok-State lost Spencer Sanders and immediately watched the offense disappear. Did the Big Ten serve up the league championship to Ohio State with their new schedule? Who is the favorite in the West and what did Nebraska do the B1G? (Oh, that's right, they filed a lawsuit)
The Big Ten is Back! (and a Week 3 preview)
September 16, 2020 16:49 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBThe Big Ten is back baby! What do you need to know about the Big Ten's return to play, why it happened the way it did and can they get the season in to make the Playoff? We also look back at what we learned from Week 2 (looking at you Florida St and Iowa St) and dive deep into a Week 3 slate of games highlighted by Miami and Louisville.
The first real weekend of college football?
September 09, 2020 17:20 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBWhat did we learn in Week 1 from the sloppy, lop-sided games we saw? Why the Big Ten is the political center of the sports universe, why Lincoln Riley has disappointed us and why gambling could save college football (not destroy it). And, get this, a complete Week 2 preview of all the games, new faces in new places and picks against the spread! Hooray!
2020 Official Predictions Do-Over!
September 02, 2020 20:47 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBRosters have changed, schedules have changed and four leagues aren't planning on playing football (for now). So have our predictions changed in the ACC, Big 12 or SEC? Georgia-Florida, who plays Clemson in the title game and has the gap on Oklahoma closed in the Big 12? All that and a Week 1 preview.
Our Top 25 QBs of 2020 (sort of)
August 25, 2020 14:48 - 1 hour - 121 MBWe ignore reality and pretend that all 130 teams are playing football in 2020 so that we can argue about QBs. And rank them, of course. Steven and Braden combine their lists to form the official Cover 2 podcast QB rankings of 2020. We agree on the top 4 but that's about it. Enjoy!
Mostly actually football talk
August 19, 2020 12:27 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBWe spend the first 40 minutes of the show breaking down the SEC's new schedule, if a 10-game model is viable post-pandemic, talking camp news and why fans in stadiums isn't a terrible thing. And then talk testing, campus life screwing everything up and the Big Ten's PR nightmare.
The Wildest Week in College Football
August 13, 2020 18:09 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBWe alternate between hopeful and impending doom this week as we discuss the Big Ten and Pac-12 decisions to cancel the season. What can we learn, what is next and maybe a few good things fans don't have to stress about at all. Plus, we pretend there will be football and debate the new SEC schedule winners and losers.