The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast

After one of the most chaotic weeks in CFB history, Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt is back to make his picks against the spread for the marquee matchups this Saturday. He starts by breaking down his game on Big Noon Saturday on FOX as #6 Indiana is coming off their loss to Ohio State with a trip to the Big House to face a Michigan team coming off a win vs Penn State. Klatt makes his pick for the Top-20 matchup in Austin as #7 Ole Miss takes on a reeling Texas team whose season is on the brink. Will Auburn be able to make it two upsets in a row when they take on #18 LSU? The Big 12 features a Top-15 matchup as #14 Houston takes on #10 Utah in Salt Lake City and #16 USC looks to win another road game after travelling east when they face Wisconsin in a game that Vegas thinks will be a tight outcome. He concludes the show with his pick as #15 Iowa looks to continue their Playoff push with a road game at Minnesota.Use my code for 10% off your next set of CFB tickets at SeatGeek*:https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/KLATT10 Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount

Chapters 🏈

0:00 - 1:07 Intro1:08 - 7:11 Indiana at Michigan7:12 - 11:49 Ole Miss at Texas11:50 - 15:24 Houston at Utah15:25 - 17:39 LSU at Auburn17:40 - 21:40 USC at Wisconsin21:41 - 22:58 Iowa at Minnesota22:59 - 24:56 Picks Recap
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Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt discusses the news that the College Football Playoff is expanding to 24 teams – explaining why the change is happening before diving into the Pros and Cons of the format. After one of the most chaotic days in college football history last weekend, Klatt reveals which 3 teams he believes stands above the rest of the National Championship contenders right now. He picks between teams like Ohio State, Georgia, BYU, Notre Dame, Miami and Indiana before a film breakdown of the Hoosiers’ Josh Hoover, showing where he excelled and where he struggled against Ohio State. Klatt wraps the show by discussing the high number of backup QBs playing a prominent role in their team’s seasons and why it is so difficult to find a good one.

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Chapters 🏈0:00 - 2:06 Intro2:07 - 7:53 Why 24-Team CFP Is Happening7:54 - 18:39 Pros of 24-Team CFP18:40 - 28:26 Cons of 24-Team CFP28:27 - 29:25 Top National Championship Contenders29:26 - 30:13 Notre Dame30:14 - 30:33 Georgia30:34 - 31:17 Indiana31:18 - 34:14 Below The Line Teams34:15 - 40:13 Josh Hoover Film Breakdown40:14 - 42:48 Backup QBs Discussion
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Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to a historic day in college football as 5 of the Top 7 teams go down on the same day for the first time ever. Ohio State wins a thriller with Indiana in a Top-5 showdown but loses Julian Sayin: Klatt breaks down the Buckeyes’ options at QB going forward and why he comes out of the game even more convinced Indiana is a threat to repeat this season. He also dives into BYU’s huge upset of Notre Dame and what it means for the Cougars as well as the Big 12 and discusses the Irish’s Playoff chances going forward. Klatt reacts to the wild day in the SEC with 3 Top-10 teams going down – explaining what has gone wrong with Texas and why Arch Manning is only part of their issues. He also discusses Georgia’s upset loss to Auburn and what Alabama’s 2nd defeat in a row means for their CFP hopes as well as Tennessee’s after their big win. Michigan made a big QB move, benching Bryce Underwood – Klatt reacts to that decision and what it means for the Wolverines’ season. Klatt takes issue with several officiating mistakes over the weekend that affected outcomes including the controversial end to the BYU-Notre Dame game. He reveals his latest Top 10 after one of the wildest shakeups we’ve ever seen in the sport.

Chapters 🏈0:00 - 6:46 Intro6:47 - 20:11 Ohio State at Indiana20:12 - 29:48 Notre Dame at BYU29:49 - 37:22 Florida at Texas37:23 - 39:53 Auburn at Georgia39:54 - 45:02 Alabama at Tennessee45:03 - 51:31 Penn State at Michigan51:32 - 56:48 Joel's Thoughts on CFB Officiating56:49 - 1:01:39 Remaining Top 10 Reveal
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Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt makes his picks against the spread for the biggest games of the weekend which includes 6 ranked matchups. He begins by breaking down the Top-5 matchup that he’ll be calling on Big Noon Saturday on FOX between Ohio State and Indiana. He then makes his pick for #2 Notre Dame’s first real test at #8 BYU and #6 Alabama’s annual game against #14 Tennessee at Neyland Stadium. He also breaks down his prediction for red hot Missouri’s trip to #9 Ole Miss before making his pick in the game between two Big Ten programs desperately in need of a victory when Penn State visits Michigan. He also explains why #12 UCLA is heading into a more difficult matchup than most realize when they host Wisconsin before considering whether Oklahoma will use last week’s win at Red River as a catapult for the rest of the year or if #15 Kentucky will keep their magic going at the Palace on the Prairie.

Chapters 🏈0:00 Intro0:39 Ohio State at Indiana8:02 Notre Dame at BYU11:03 Alabama at Tennessee15:30 Oklahoma State at Houston17:07 Missouri at Ole Miss19:06 Penn State at Michigan21:09 Wisconsin at UCLA25:36 Kentucky at Oklahoma28:01 Picks Recap
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Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt takes a look at several College Football Playoff hopefuls and makes his pick for which he’d pick to make the Playoff over the other including USC vs UCLA, Ohio State vs Texas, BYU vs Utah and more. He then reveals his Group of 6 Power Rankings based on who Klatt sees as the 5 most likely teams to make the Playoff this season. Klatt then shares his film breakdown of what makes Indiana’s Offense so dangerous this season – showing the X’s and O’s behind the big plays on the field. He also points out where Indiana’s defense is not at the same level as the Championship run. Klatt wraps up the show by going into the mailbag to answer questions about Michigan’s decision to stick with Bryce Underwood and Jason Beck, Alabama's Kalen DeBoer trying too hard to be Nick Saban before going off on a rant about iced coffee in a job interview.

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Chapters 🏈

0:00 - 1:57 Intro1:58 - 5:19 More Likely To Make CFP: UCLA or USC5:20 - 9:18 More Likely To Make CFP: Ohio State or Texas9:19 - 11:47 More Likely To Make CFP: Texas Tech or Oklahoma State11:48 - 14:28 More Likely To Make CFP: BYU or Utah14:29 - 17:44 More Likely To Make CFP: Ole Miss or Iowa17:45 - 22:59 Group of 6 Power Rankings23:00 - 31:36 Indiana Film Breakdown31:37 - 45:01 Mailbag
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