The Cover 3 crew is here to give you the latest in the world of college football. Today we’ve got Bill Connelly joining the show! (2:20) Let’s talk returning production for the 2021 season! How are calculations made? (14:30) What are the tiers set at for returning production? How do you differentiate the top, bottom, and middle of the list? (20:15) What’s the Pac-12 going to look like? (23:50) Iowa State hype train (29:00) Taking a look at the ACC (37:15) Ohio State and the Big Ten (40:00) Coaches and analytics (42:10) What one rule would Bill change?

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The Cover 3 crew is here to give you the latest in the world of college football. It’s an emergency podcast! Tennessee has found its next head coach… UCF’s Josh Heupel has been hired by his former AD at UCF, Danny White. Heupel went 28-8 in his three seasons as head coach at UCF. (21:00) What’s next for UCF?

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The Cover 3 crew is here to give you the latest in the world of college football. We start today with the fallout of Jeremy Pruitt from Tennessee. (16:15) Steve Sarkisian is trying to finalize his staff at Texas. How is it shaping up? (20:45) Alabama and Nick Saban head to the NFL to fill voids on the coaching staff. (23:09) Ohio State returns major talent in 2021. (29:35) Other schools that will return top talent. (43:00) What do things look like for the Georgia Bulldogs? (49:55) Miami’s outlook for 2021.

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We’ve got breaking news that Jeremy Pruitt has been fired as the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers after three seasons. Pruitt finishes his tenure at Tennessee with a 16-19 record (10-16 SEC) and with a win in his one bowl appearance. (8:00) What will happen with the National Signing Day coming up? Is Tennessee in danger of losing recruits to an already weak class? (10:09) What’s next for Jeremy Pruitt? (13:30) What is the bigger picture at Tennessee? (17:50) How much leverage does Billy Napier have now? (19:20) Peyton Manning will reportedly have a “big role” in the next head coach at Tennessee. (20:40) Final thoughts on the firing of Jeremy Pruitt.

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Burning questions and reasons for hype for the top teams in college football. Danny Kanell, Tom Fornelli, Bud Elliott and Chip Patterson discuss lingering thoughts from Monday night's title game (1:30), how Bryce Young is positioned to keep Alabama's offense elite even after another round of departures (7:30) and what to expect from both Texas A&M (15:00) and a JT Daniels-led Georgia (22:30) as they chase the Tide in 2021. Plus, how the wide receiver room makes Ohio State just as dangerous even after Justin Fields' expected departure (29:30), Oklahoma's spot in the national title picture (41:00) and Clemson's recruiting efforts giving the Tigers another wildly talented roster even in the wake of losing a generational quarterback (47:30).

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Cleveland.com's Diante Lee joined Bud this week to preview Monday night's National Title. Listen in as they break down the intricacies of the matchup between the Crimson Tide and the Buckeyes. Bud and Diante hit on the explosiveness of Ohio State's receivers, how the Buckeyes' defensive line could replicate their success after the Clemson game, who might attempt to cover Heisman-winner DeVonta Smith and what Ohio State will do when Alabama gets in the redzone.

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Hosts: Bud Elliott, Diante Lee

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Barton & Bud take a dive into the mailbag on this edition. They discuss which jobs are the top spots in CFB, which jobs are overrated and which are sleepers. Also, Jeff Hafley's job at BC, Narduzzis' job at Pitt and which quarterbacks could return for a COVID-Senior year to improve their draft stock.

Hosts: Barton Simmons, Bud Elliott

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Barton & Bud take a look at the matchups for the upcoming CFB playoff. How can Ohio State pull the upset? Who is the x-factor for Clemson? Can Notre Dame hang with the Tide? The guys also grade Auburn's hire of Bryan Harsin and discuss the hurdles of coaching/recruiting in the SEC.

Hosts: Barton Simmons, Bud Elliott

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Barton & Bud react to the committee's selections for the CFB Playoff. They also discuss expanding the playoffs to eight teams and go in depth on how a G5 team could potentially make it under a different format. Later, they talk Clark Lea's potential at Vanderbilt, how Bret Bielema could perform at Illinois and the front-runner for the Auburn job.

Hosts: Barton Simmons, Bud Elliott

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Barton & Bud breakdown this weekend's championship games. Does Florida have a shot against Alabama? Will Notre Dame take Clemson down for a second time this season? Do the Big12 and Pac-12 title games have any playoff indications? The guys answer that and much more!

Hosts: Barton Simmons, Bud Elliott

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Early Signing Day was filled with lots of commitments, flips. surprise choices, and the much anticipated release of J.T. Tuimoloau's five finalists. Listen back on the highlights, key moments, top signings, and newsworthy discussions from all eight hours of 247Sports Early Signing Day show.

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