Episodes
FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to Colorado’s emphatic win over Utah and breaks down why Coach Prime’s team is for real in the surprising Big 12 and why Travis Hunter deserves to be the frontrunner for the Heisman Trophy. He then discusses Georgia’s big win over Tennessee and how it affected his ranking of the top teams in the SEC. Klatt considers whether Oregon’s comeback win vs Wisconsin is cause for concern for the Ducks. He answers mailbag questions about what...
Published 11/18/24
FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt makes his picks for the biggest games of the weekend. He begins by previewing his game on Big Noon Saturday on FOX as Utah faces Deion Sanders’ 17th ranked Colorado team. He then makes his pick for the huge SEC matchup as #7 Tennessee heads to Athens to take on a Georgia team with their backs against the wall. He also discusses how #1 Oregon will look to keep things rolling in a road game at Wisconsin. Klatt breaks down why #6 BYU’s...
Published 11/14/24
FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to the 2nd edition of College Football Playoff Rankings with 4 Big Ten teams making up the Top 5 spots. He discusses how the Playoff Committee appeared to course-correct after last week and put Indiana and BYU up 3 spots despite coming off unconvincing wins. He looks at Georgia’s path to the Playoff as they are currently outside the 12-team bracket. Klatt also considers whether a 3-loss team in the SEC could still make the CFP and if...
Published 11/13/24
FOX Sports' lead college football analyst Joel Klatt recaps Ole Miss' huge win over the Georgia Bulldogs and breaks down whether Dawg fans should be concerned about their team missing the playoff. He praises Alabama for their dominant win over the LSU Tigers and discusses who he thinks has the best chance to make the SEC Championship game. Klatt believes Travis Hunter is the clear favorite for the Heisman trophy as Colorado sits in 2nd place in the conference and controls their own destiny to...
Published 11/11/24
After another 5-0 week with his picks against the spread, FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt is now 35-18 on the season and is back to preview this weekend’s biggest games. He begins by discussing his game on Saturday as #2 Ohio State looks to avoid a letdown vs Purdue in Columbus before making his picks in the huge matchup in Baton Rouge between #11 Alabama and #15 LSU in what Joel considers a Playoff elimination game. He considers whether #16 Ole Miss can pull off the...
Published 11/07/24
FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to the first College Football Playoff Rankings of the 12-team era! He gives his biggest takeaways from the rankings including whether brand bias is influencing Indiana and BYU’s places in the rankings. He discusses their cases over a team like #4 Miami and compares Indiana to some blue-blood resumes from the past to show how they are being treated differently. Klatt also points out why Notre Dame looks comfortable at #10 right now...
Published 11/06/24
FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt discusses Ohio State’s win over Penn State in Happy Valley and what the result means for each program. He explains why Oregon’s win over Michigan was just more proof that they are the best team in the country before explaining what the Wolverines need to do to get the program back on track. Indiana is 9-0 for the first time in program history and Klatt details why he feels the Hoosiers are the most underrated team in America. Joel considers...
Published 11/04/24
FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt makes his picks for the biggest games of the weekend before making his latest College Football Playoff bracket prediction as we head into November football. Klatt begins by breaking down the FOX Big Noon Saturday Top-5 matchup between Ohio State and Penn State. Klatt then makes his picks for two other Big Ten matchups as #1 Oregon travels to the Big House to face a Michigan team looking to turn their season around and 8-0 Indiana’s trip to...
Published 10/31/24
As we head into November, FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt looks at the college football landscape and determines which teams have a legitimate shot at making the College Football Playoff in the first year of the 12-team era. He goes conference by conference discussing which teams are alive and what they need to do to get into the Playoff. He lists which teams can afford a loss the rest of the way and which can’t. In the Big Ten, he has a surprise team that many have...
Published 10/30/24
FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to the week’s biggest games including Ohio State’s close win over Nebraska. He dives into the issues that the Buckeyes have right now and determines which are fixable going forward. Klatt also praises Nebraska’s effort and the direction that the program is going under Matt Rhule. He also discusses Penn State’s comeback win with their backup QB and breaks down whether Beau Pribula could be a better fit than Drew Allar for next week's...
Published 10/28/24
After another winning week with picks, FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt is 18-4 against the spread over the last month. This week, he previews the game he will be calling as Nebraska takes on #4 Ohio State as both teams look to bounce back from losses. He then makes his picks for the huge SEC showdowns between #8 LSU vs #14 Texas A&M as well #21 Missouri taking on a reeling Alabama team. Klatt also makes his pick in the Top-20 matchup in the Big Ten between #1 Oregon...
Published 10/24/24
FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt evaluates 3 blue-blood programs that are in the middle of disappointing seasons: Michigan, USC and Oklahoma. Klatt walks through the current states of each team and discusses what’s gone wrong this season, how fixable the problems are and what the long-term outlook is for each program. He also gives another “Wild…but Possible” scenario that could see the #1 team in the country potentially miss out on their Conference Championship Game and a...
Published 10/23/24
FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt breaks down Georgia’s win in Austin over the top-ranked Longhorns. He explains how a few plays completely shifted the course of the game but Kirby Smart’s teams leave no margin for error in big games. He gives his thoughts on Steve Sarkisian’s decision to play Arch Manning before returning to Quinn Ewers in the game and whether there is a QB controversy at Texas. He also weighs in on the controversial call that was overturned after Texas...
Published 10/21/24
After going 14-2 against the spread with his picks over the last 3 weeks, FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt is back to make his predictions for the biggest games of the weekend. He begins by discussing the game he will be calling on Big Noon Saturday on FOX as 5-1 Nebraska takes on undefeated and 16th ranked Indiana. He then makes his picks for two huge SEC matchups as #5 Georgia goes on the road for another Top-5 clash, this time against #1 Texas. He then breaks down the...
Published 10/17/24
At the midway point of the season, FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt ranks his Top 5 teams in each of the Power 4 Conferences as well as his Top 5 teams outside the Power Conferences. In the Big Ten, he considers the ramifications from Oregon and Penn State’s big wins last weekend and where to place Ohio State following their first loss of the season. In the SEC, teams like LSU, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Ole Miss and Georgia all have at least one loss and Klatt debates what...
Published 10/16/24
FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt breaks down the epic game between Oregon and Ohio State and dives deep into the reasons that the Ducks were able to come out on top. He gives his thoughts on the controversial late call against the Buckeyes and whether Dan Lanning intentionally exploited a loophole in the final seconds to help seal the win. Klatt discusses the comeback win by Penn State over USC and how monumental that result is for both programs. He considers whether Texas...
Published 10/14/24
After going 5-0 in his picks against the spread last week and 10-1 over the last 2 weeks, FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt is back to preview a loaded Saturday. #2 Ohio State at #3 Oregon headlines the slate of games as Klatt considers whether the Ducks’ homefield advantage will swing the game vs the Buckeyes. #1 Texas takes on #18 Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry and #9 Ole Miss heads to Death Valley to take on #13 LSU in games that will have major implications in the...
Published 10/10/24
After a wild weekend of action, FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt takes a look at six wild outcomes for the rest of the season that are actually much more possible than you’d initially think. He maps out the path for Boise State to get a First Round bye in the Playoff along with the path for Alabama to go from beating Georgia to missing out on the Playoff. He also looks at the possibility of A&M and Texas meeting not once but twice this season and a #1 vs #2 matchup in...
Published 10/09/24
FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt breaks down a crazy week in College Football where 5 of the Top 11 teams in the AP Poll went down. He discusses #1 Alabama’s shocking loss to Vanderbilt and why this Crimson Tide team reminds him of the Lincoln Riley Oklahoma teams. He explains why Tennessee and Missouri’s losses should be viewed very differently. Klatt explains what he saw from Michigan in their loss at Washington and why the change at QB is just one of several areas that...
Published 10/07/24
After going 5-1 against the spread last week, FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt makes his picks in the biggest games of the College Football weekend. He begins by discussing the game he will be calling on Big Noon Saturday between UCLA and #7 Penn State. He breaks down the ranked matchup in the SEC this weekend as Top-10 Missouri heads to #25 Texas A&M. Klatt then makes picks for some intriguing matchups in the Big Ten – first the National Championship rematch between...
Published 10/03/24
With the first month of the college football season in the rearview mirror, FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt ranks his 10 biggest surprises – 5 Good & 5 Bad – of the early part of the season. From Oklahoma’s struggles with the ball to Clemson’s suddenly high-flying Offense as well as teams like Indiana being 5-0 to Florida’s State plummet out of the Top 10, Klatt details what makes each pick interesting in his mind.
He also takes a look at the race for the Group of 5...
Published 10/02/24
FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to the unbelievable game in Tuscaloosa as Alabama edged Georgia in the game of the season so far. He talks about why games like that are so special for the sport and breaks down the madness that went down in Bryant-Denny before stating which team he has more confidence in moving forward for the rest of the year. Klatt discusses Coach Prime and Colorado’s blowout win at UCF and why the Big 12 is now fully up for grabs. He dives into...
Published 09/30/24
FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt makes his picks for the top games of Week 5 of the College Football season. He begins by breaking down the game he will be on the call for: Minnesota at #12 Michigan as the Wolverines look to build off their dramatic win over USC last weekend. He then reveals the key factors in the heavyweight clash between #2 Georgia and #4 Alabama before making his pick for the game. Klatt also considers whether #19 Illinois can pull off another upset in...
Published 09/26/24
FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt examines the huge Top-5 matchup between #2 Georgia and #4 Alabama and discusses which program needs the win more and debates whether Kirby Smart or Kalen DeBoer has more pressure to get it done. Klatt then cracks open the mailbag to answer several questions beginning with whether UCF could be the beneficiary of Florida and Florida State’s poor season in the Sunshine State. He also discusses imbalanced scheduling in the new super-conference...
Published 09/25/24