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Joel Klatt Breaks Down the Big Ten’s Championship Run & SEC Concerns

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4.9890 Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Fox Sports analyst Joel Klatt joins The Next Round for a must-watch deep dive into the biggest storylines shaping college football right now. From powerhouse programs to playoff expansion and rising coaching pressure, this conversation covers everything fans are talking about heading into the new season. We kick things off with Kirby Smart’s eye-opening comments on why the Big Ten Conference has dominated recent national championships—and what it means for the Southeastern Conference moving forward. Then, Klatt weighs in on Kalen DeBoer and whether Alabama Crimson Tide football actually improved from Year 1 to Year 2 (his answer might surprise you). We also break down the rapid rise of Curt Cignetti and how his early success at Indiana could be putting pressure on coaches across the country to win—and win big—right away. Plus, what does the future hold for the College Football Playoff as expansion looms? Other topics include: When was the true “golden age” of college football? Can Ty Simpson thrive with the Los Angeles Rams? If you’re a fan of college football, the SEC, Big Ten, or the future of the sport, you don’t want to miss this conversation. 👉 Make sure to LIKE the video 👍, SUBSCRIBE to The Next Round, and hit the notification bell 🔔 so you never miss an episode featuring top analysts like Joel Klatt! #CollegeFootball #JoelKlatt #TheNextRound #AlabamaFootball #GeorgiaFootball #BigTen #SEC #CollegeFootballPlayoff #CFB #TySimpson #NFLDraft #Indiana #IndianaFootball #Hoosiers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0

College football. We'll be here before you know it. We had a little dose of it out at the

0:34.6

region's charity classic in our Coca-Cola conversation room and out on the show with Alex Golas joining us live for a segment. Kirby Smart hanging out with us. And Joel Clatt's name came up in the Kirby Smart interview. I mean, what are the odds of that? By Jim Dunaway. So Clad joins us now. What is up, Clad? How you been? I've been good. How have you guys been? Been been awesome i heard you on the stallions broadcast

0:57.1

the other night against orlando yeah how about that that was that was that was that last night

1:02.9

gosh i've been so busy um yes i think it was last night um was it last night they played well

1:08.6

dorian thompson robinson was uh has been good for them yeah it was

1:13.3

yesterday yesterday that was yesterday that was yesterday yeah when you said it was yesterday i thought

1:18.4

that was yesterday i caught in the highlights you had some question in your voice and so it's

1:22.9

i was like wait when when was that well i usually catch my jo usually catch my Joel Clack, UFO on Friday nights, right?

1:29.2

That's usually one I usually get to right.

1:30.7

That's, that's normally, normally the deal.

1:33.8

That's true.

1:34.5

Well, how was the region's event?

1:36.6

I did, I did get to see a little bit of the Kirby interview.

1:41.0

I saw the portion that the McAfee played about your conversation. It was a good

1:47.0

conversation. Yeah. And Jimmy just throws in, you know, Kirby's like, I don't know, maybe

1:52.4

coaching, well, that's what Klaz says. And I'm just like, oh, geez. Well, that is what you say.

1:57.6

Another March Madness take. Let's go. I mean, that's not exactly. I think you,

2:03.0

I think you misrepresented just a touch. I think the style of coaching and the style of offense has hurt the SEC, right?

2:13.1

And I talked about how as they've leaned into these coaching trees that are more of the,

2:23.9

I don't want to say a specific name because you guys will just blast it all over the place.

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