The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt reveals the 10 games that will shape the 2026 College Football Season. From huge early season Big Ten-SEC matchups between Michigan and Oklahoma and Ohio State at Texas to the return of Lane Kiffin to Oxford, he breaks down which games will have the biggest impact on the sport in 2026. Klatt explains why a cross-country trip could determine if USC is ready to make a Playoff push and why a rematch of the Big Ten Championship Game gives Indiana a huge opportunity to assert themselves over the Buckeyes. Miami’s trip to South Bend offers the Fighting Irish a chance to avenge the loss that kept them out of last year’s Playoff and “The Game” between Ohio State and Michigan will have a new coach looking to put his stamp on the rivalry. Get 50% off your first Factor box + Free Breakfast for 1 Year → https://factor-partner.com/49G0oNX Chapters 🏈 0:00-1:24 10 games that will shape the 2026 season   1:25-5:04 Oklahoma vs. Michigan  5:05-8:35 Ohio State vs. Texas 8:36-11:21 LSU vs. Ole Miss 11:22-15:01 USC vs. Penn State 15:02-16:34 Texas vs. Oklahoma  16:35-20:03 Georgia vs. Alabama  20:04-22:18 Ohio State vs. Indiana  22:19-25:00 Miami vs. Notre Dame  25:01-26:36 Texas vs. Texas A&M 26:37-29:07 Michigan vs. Ohio State  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt ranks his Top 10 Quarterbacks heading into the 2026 Season. Will Texas’ Arch Manning grab the top spot in Klatt’s Rankings or will a QB like Ohio State’s Julian Sayin or Oregon’s Dante Moore go into the new season as the #1 QB? Klatt also evaluates where to rank transfer Quarterbacks like LSU’s Sam Leavitt and Miami’s Darian Mensah as well as Curt Cignetti’s latest transfer at Indiana – Josh Hoover.  Get 50% off your first Factor box + Free Breakfast for 1 Year → https://factor-partner.com/49G0oNX Chapters 🏈 0:00-1:05 Klatt ranks his top 10 qbs  1:06-2:05 Number 10  2:06-3:56 Number 9 3:57-5:26 Number 8 5:27-6:48 Number 7 6:49-8:23 Number 6  8:24-9:46 Number 5  9:47-11:17 Number 4 11:18-14:56 Number 3 14:57-17:10 Number 2 17:11-22:20 Number 1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt reveals his favorite Over/Under Win Total bets for this season and kicks things off by discussing Ohio State and Texas and why he believes their early season matchup will determine which one will reach 10 wins this season. Klatt also considers whether Notre Dame will go undefeated this season based on the Irish’s schedule. He also goes through each Power 4 Conference and picks out 2 Over bets that he likes and 1 Under bet that he likes including teams like Miami, Nebraska, Georgia, LSU, Michigan State and SMU.   Get 50% off your first Factor box + Free Breakfast for 1 Year → https://factor-partner.com/49G0oNX   Use my code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/KLATT10 Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount Chapters 🏈 0:00-1:22 College football win total over/under picks  1:23-7:04 Ohio State over 9.5/Texas under 9.5  7:05-9:55 Notre Dame under 11.5 9:56-15:58 Big Ten win totals  15:59-21:08 ACC win totals 21:09-27:19 SEC win totals  27:20-32:53 Big 12 win totals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt picks 5 teams that he is buying for the 2026 season and 5 teams that he is selling. Klatt evaluates teams like Alabama and Penn State as well as Lane Kiffin’s current and former teams: LSU and Ole Miss, deciding whether now is the time to buy them before they go up this season or sell before they take a step backwards. He also considers if now is the time to buy programs with 1st year Head Coaches like Florida, Virginia Tech and UCLA or if those schools are still a year away from rising up. Chapters 🏈 0:00-1:08 CFB stock watch  1:09-4:17 Penn State  4:18-6:49 Alabama 6:50-8:16 LSU 8:17-10:00 Ole Miss 10:01-11:43 UCLA  11:44-14:54 Illinois  14:55-15:56 Florida  15:57-16:57 Vanderbilt  16:58-18:41 Virginia Tech 18:42-20:38 Georgia Tech Use my code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*:⁠⁠ https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/KLATT10⁠⁠ Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt responds to SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey saying that the SEC is “by far” the best conference in college football despite the Big Ten winning the last 3 National Championships with 3 different teams. He also weighs in on Texas Tech challenging Texas to a game in Week 1 after Longhorns HC Steve Sarkisian took a shot at their schedule. Klatt discusses the SEC’s lack of a unified stance on a new CFP format at their Spring Meetings and what it means for the future. He also reacts to Kirby Smart’s comments backing the idea of the SEC potentially breaking away from the rest of college football if things don’t change before saluting the conference for putting an end to cupcake week in November. 0:00-2:00 Takeaways from SEC spring meetings2:01-10:01 Greg Sankey says SEC is the strongest conference by far10:02-14:12 Where do things stand with the CFP format after the SEC spring meetings?14:13-20:36 Kirby Smart says he’s not afraid of SEC breaking away from rest of CFB20:37-23:43 Texas Tech offers to play Texas in week 123:44-25:21 NCAA denies reinstatement for QB Brendan Sorsby in gambling case25:22-27:35 SEC eliminates cupcake week in November27:36-29:20 Takeaways from SEC spring meetings Use my code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/KLATT10 Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt recaps his time at the Big Ten Spring Meetings and gives his biggest takeaways from what he learned this week including a potential Big Ten-SEC scheduling agreement if the Playoff expands to 24 teams - and he explains why the coaches in the Big Ten want that opportunity. Klatt then lists his 10 favorite Big Ten/SEC future matchups that he wants to see in this potential format – from Ohio State traveling to Tennessee to Lane Kiffin returning to Los Angeles to face USC and more. Klatt also reacts to the news that Ed Orgeron is back at LSU, joining up with Kiffin once again - this time in the NIL recruiting world. 0:00-1:09 Klatt’s takeaways from Big Ten spring meetings1:10-6:40 Big Ten conference is 100% supportive of 24-team CFP6:41-11:01 24-team CFP would lead to big ten/SEC scheduling agreement11:02-13:28 Will the SEC join the big ten in support of the 24-team playoff?13:29-16:39 concern among big ten coaches about unsustainability of current landscape16:40-20:07 How would a federal bill impact college football?20:08-25:48 Big Ten-SEC matchups Klatt wants to see25:49-28:28 Lane Kiffin brings back Ed Orgeron to LSU staff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With momentum building within the sport for the 24-team Playoff, Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt breaks down why things have shifted toward the expanded format. Klatt explains what changes drove the ACC, Big 12 & Notre Dame to join the Big Ten in support of the 24-team model and who is motivated to expand the field beyond the current 12-team setup. He also lays out what dominoes are left to fall if this seismic shift in the sport is to be finalized and why there may be signs that the SEC’s strong opposition to the change may be starting to shift.Use my code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/KLATT10 Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount Chapters:Intro: 00:0024-Team Playoff Model: 1:04Who Wants 24-Team Playoff: 5:47NIL & Transfer Rules Affect: 10:27Bowl Games Gone?: 11:37Is it Inevitable?: 29:22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt dives into the biggest questions facing his Top 12 teams from his Post-Spring Top 25. He breaks down how Michigan’s new OC Jason Beck could tap into a new area of Bryce Underwood’s skillset. Klatt looks at the potential obstacles facing Lane Kiffin in his first year in Baton Rouge and Indiana’s unique challenge to replicate last year’s incredible run. He circles the biggest problem that has plagued Ohio State in recent years and wonders why Georgia can’t seem to fix one particular area on their stacked roster plus many more questions that need to be answered!Use my code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/KLATT10 Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt ranks his Top 25 teams in College Football following the end of Spring Practice. He reveals which team he has at #1 heading into next season while debating how to stack teams like Ohio State, Notre Dame & Georgia. He breaks down his decision over where to place Curt Cignetti and Indiana a year after shocking the country by winning the National Championship. Klatt reveals Arch Manning and Texas’ place inside his rankings and whether Oklahoma joins them inside his Top 10. Michigan is entering a new era with Kyle Whittingham in charge of the Bryce Underwood-led Wolverines but how high will they be in his rankings? Klatt also explains his surprising placement of Alabama in the rankings as the Tide start next year with a new quarterback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices