EPISODE · Feb 16, 2022 · 55 MIN
Who makes the 2021 College Football Playoff if Ohio State had defeated Oregon? (02/16)
from Cover 3 College Football · host CBS Sports, College Football, Football, CFB, College Football Picks
The Cover 3 crew breaks down alternate playoff scenarios from the 2021 season. First, before diving into the multiple timelines and hypotheticals from this past season of playoff debates, a look at the future of College Football Playoff expansion with a breakdown of the talking points and biggest issues that need to be resolved (3:00). Then it’s on to the “What If” scenarios from the 2021 season with the reveal of the final four playoff teams given each of the following hypotheticals: Ohio State defeats Oregon (28:00), Michigan loses close at Nebraska (35:00) and Georgia defeats Alabama in the SEC Championship Game (41:45). Plus, other individual results that could have made an otherwise controversy-free playoff selection process could have been much more tricky at the end of the season (48:00). Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/
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The Cover 3 crew breaks down alternate playoff scenarios from the 2021 season. First, before diving into the multiple timelines and hypotheticals from this past season of playoff debates, a look at the future of College Football Playoff expansion with a breakdown of the talking points and biggest issues that need to be resolved (3:00). Then it’s on to the “What If” scenarios from the 2021 season with the reveal of the final four playoff teams given each of the following hypotheticals: Ohio State defeats Oregon (28:00), Michigan loses close at Nebraska (35:00) and Georgia defeats Alabama in the SEC Championship Game (41:45). Plus, other individual results that could have made an otherwise controversy-free playoff selection process could have been much more tricky at the end of the season (48:00). Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/
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