Rule changes, playoff expansion, attendance concerns and more with Dennis Dodd (03/02)
Cover 3 College Football
CBS Sports
4.5 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 2 March 2022
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
The Cover 3 crew is joined by Dennis Dodd to look at the future of the sport. First, Dennis mentions an upcoming meeting with Brian Kelly and it prompts a discussion around the expectations for his time in Baton Rouge with LSU (2:30). Then it's on to the news of the week with an explanation of potential rules changes that could greatly impact the number of plays in a college football game (8:25). Plus, Dennis weighs in on the future of playoff expansion (21:05), what's behind college football's lowest attendance numbers since 1981 (39:00) and the spring practice storyline that he's most excited to follow in the weeks ahead (55:30).
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| 0:33.3 | Welcome back to the Cover 3 podcast with your host, Chip Patterson, |
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