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James Franklin Still Can't Win Big Games | Kirby Still Can't Beat Bama | Joel Klatt Talks CFB

The Next Round

The Next Round

Football, News, Basketball, Sports, Sports News

4.9890 Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Fox Sports' Joel Klatt joins The Next Round to recap a wild weekend in college football! We dive into Alabama’s huge win at Georgia, whether Kirby Smart can ever get over the Crimson Tide hump, and how different Kalen DeBoer’s team looks since that early-season loss to Florida State. Joel also shares his insight on the mindset of a transfer portal quarterback, why James Franklin and Penn State continue to struggle in big games, and what’s really going wrong with Garrett Nussmeier and the LSU Tigers. Plus – why are so many college football games coming down to the wire this year? If you love college football, don’t miss this conversation with one of the sport’s best analysts. 👉 Make sure to LIKE this video, SUBSCRIBE to The Next Round on YouTube, and don’t miss a show by following us on Rumble, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts! #CollegeFootball #JoelKlatt #AlabamaFootball #GeorgiaFootball #LSU #PennState #OregonFootball #CFB #rolltide #godawgs #geauxtigers #goducks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Let's get right to Joel Clap brought to you by our friends at MyBooky.orgie.org. MyBooky.org code next round for that $500 back back bonus in the great casino right there. Bet anything, anytime, anywhere with MyBooky.g. Clat is with us each week at this time, courtesy of them on the Alexander Shinar trial attorney's hotline. I know Clack can feel it. With Alabama back on top of the football world, it just feels right again, Clat doesn't?

0:23.3

It feels right now.

0:25.0

I mean, that was an incredible game.

0:27.3

I mean, just the entire night I was flipping back and forth.

0:30.7

Thankfully, the Internet was strong enough on the flight that I had going home.

0:33.9

So I was able to flip back and forth between the whiteout Oregon, Penn State and Alabama, Georgia.

0:40.8

Incredible games.

0:41.8

Incredible games.

0:42.9

And comebacks from the teams that were down and holding on.

0:46.2

I mean, it was very good.

0:47.9

I will say this.

0:49.2

The team that I saw in particular, as I rewatched the the tape that Alabama put on the field in the first

0:58.0

half versus the team that played Florida State is unrecognizable.

1:02.7

Yes.

1:04.5

I don't know if I've seen as big of a difference in everything effort execution actual plan um offensive line

1:15.2

play in general like just it and that's really fun for me to see i was saying this on my show

1:22.0

that i released today i think my favorite part of college football my favorite part is when I know that a team has gone through something really difficult and they come out better on the other side.

1:34.6

They don't wilt in the face of criticism or failure or lack of success, but they actually get better through it.

1:42.6

That's clearly happened at Alabama. You see,

1:45.1

guys, and I think that you guys will kind of understand where I'm going with this. There's never been an

1:51.0

arena in any part of my life that is anywhere close to as difficult as the self-evaluation that

2:00.3

happens when you're playing football,

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