Week 3 Previews & Predictions: SEC takes center stage | Always College Football

Always College Football with Greg McElroy

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🗓️ 11 September 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Will Alabama jump on Wisconsin early and roll the Badgers? Can Tennessee finally beat Georgia for the first time since the “Dobbnail Boot”? Can Florida bounce back against LSU in Death Valley at night (it's a big ask)? Will Ole Miss keep the Lane train on the tracks against an improved Arkansas team? Is Texas A&M ready to beat a ranked opponent on the road for the first time since 2014 or will Notre Dame come out swinging after a week off? Will Clemson’s offense get it going against Georgia Tech and can Miami hold off the upstart South Florida team that is the darling of the CFB season so far. McElroy gives you the ONLY previews and predictions you need to get ready for week 3 of the college football season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Yeah, really excited about this matchup.
0:02.0	One of the toughest places to play in all of college football.
0:05.0	It'll be as loud as it ever it is.
0:07.0	It always is one of the loudest in the SEC for sure.
0:15.0	Hello and welcome. It's always college football.
0:18.0	I'm your host Greg McElroy.
0:19.0	Thank you all so much for being here in these last couple weeks. We have had a blast kicking off the college football season with you, getting some takeaways, drawn some early conclusions, having some fun along the way, giving out some dudes of the week. But as you guys know, on Thursdays, it's our preview show. This is our bread and butter. It's our favorite show of the week. We put a ton of time and effort into it. We try to know the roster's inside and out,
0:44.2	the tendencies inside and out, the matchups that could determine the outcome of the game.
0:49.7	So this is our favorite show. We love all of our children, right? But this is our favorite. No,
0:55.0	not about it. We are very much looking forward to going through eight games with you today. A bunch of
0:59.5	very intriguing games, one that I don't think if you were to ask me going into the season,
1:05.4	hey, week three, you guys think you'll do USF in Miami? Didn't think that would be top of the list. But with what
1:12.6	USF has done these first couple weeks, then in Miami we'll get a full breakdown, a full
1:19.5	preview because that game might be very intriguing. We also will give you a couple teams that are
1:24.4	playing that maybe need to clean something up, maybe something to focus on
1:29.5	as they head into matchups that shouldn't be overwhelmingly competitive. Those are teams that are
1:34.5	ranked in the top 15. We'll give you that at the end of the show. And then we'll finish up with our
1:38.3	giant killers like we always do, which by the way, off to another hot start. We're off to a good start
1:42.5	with the giant killer so far here in the first couple of weeks. We'll try to keep the momentum rolling. Before I get to the previews, if I could just encourage all of you, go on the podcast platform of your choosing and leave us a rating. That's all we ask for. Subscribe to the podcast. Leave us a rating on the podcast. That's all we ask for.
2:02.9	And that we're good. If you're here with us on the ESPN Cultural YouTube page, glad you're here,
2:06.5	hope you enjoy the show. Let's kick it off with the noon Eastern slate, a couple of big games that
2:12.0	could determine the outcome of possible playoff contenders down the road will kick it off in Atlanta.
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