Spring Game Takeaways from Alabama, Florida, Colorado, Tennessee and more!
Cover 3 College Football
CBS Sports, College Football, Football, CFB, College Football Picks
4.5 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 13 April 2026
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
The Cover 3 crew is back to break down the latest news around the college football world, with a full recap of spring practice storylines across the country. We’re diving into major spring game takeaways from Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Colorado and more — including key QB battles, coaching impacts, and early looks at how these teams could shape up heading into the 2026 season. Plus, the guys hit the mailbag with some fun debates, including the best single-season coaching jobs and ultimate tailgate setups.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to the Cover 3 podcast with your host, Chip Patterson, Tom Fernelli, Danny Cannell, and Bud Elliott. |
| 0:11.7 | It's your call for the best college football coverage, from National Signing Day to the National Championship and everything in between. |
| 0:20.6 | CBS Sports presents the Cover 3 podcast. |
| 0:24.9 | And welcome back to the Cover 3 podcast. |
| 0:28.1 | Here on CBS Sports. |
| 0:29.7 | That's Tom Pernilly, that's Bud Elliott. |
| 0:31.5 | I'm Chip Patterson. |
| 0:32.6 | Come to you live at YouTube.com slash cover 3 |
| 0:34.8 | and everywhere to get your own podcast on demand. |
| 0:37.5 | Thanks for hanging out. |
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| 0:41.8 | aka the cover three tailgate, |
| 0:44.1 | where we've got some Florida fans that are excited to talk about the gators |
| 0:48.1 | in the wake of the first spring game of the John Sumrah era. |
| 0:51.5 | We've got some commentary on the spring games in general. We see you LSU, |
| 0:56.5 | LSU fan back in the house as well. But I wanted to get started with Lane. Our friend at 725 |
| 1:03.7 | a.m. Eastern Time, early Bird Lane jumped in the tailgate, pulled into his spot and said, |
| 1:10.2 | is there anything that you guys wish college football would pick up from the Masters? |
| 1:16.3 | Although it's not realistic, I wish people would stay off their phones and watch the action live and not just record. |
| 1:26.7 | I mean, how many spring games did you actually get to watch this weekend? |
| 1:30.9 | Well, the spring games were not on television. |
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