The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast

After one of the most chaotic weeks in CFB history, Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt is back to make his picks against the spread for the marquee matchups this Saturday. He starts by breaking down his game on Big Noon Saturday on FOX as #6 Indiana is coming off their loss to Ohio State with a trip to the Big House to face a Michigan team coming off a win vs Penn State. Klatt makes his pick for the Top-20 matchup in Austin as #7 Ole Miss takes on a reeling Texas team whose season is on the br...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt discusses the news that the College Football Playoff is expanding to 24 teams – explaining why the change is happening before diving into the Pros and Cons of the format. After one of the most chaotic days in college football history last weekend, Klatt reveals which 3 teams he believes stands above the rest of the National Championship contenders right now. He picks between teams like Ohio State, Georgia, BYU, Notre Dame, Miami and Indiana before a film breakdown of the Hoosiers’ Josh Hoover, showing where he excelled and where he struggled against Ohio State...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to a historic day in college football as 5 of the Top 7 teams go down on the same day for the first time ever. Ohio State wins a thriller with Indiana in a Top-5 showdown but loses Julian Sayin: Klatt breaks down the Buckeyes’ options at QB going forward and why he comes out of the game even more convinced Indiana is a threat to repeat this season. He also dives into BYU’s huge upset of Notre Dame and what it means for the Cougars as well as the Big 12 and di...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt makes his picks against the spread for the biggest games of the weekend which includes 6 ranked matchups. He begins by breaking down the Top-5 matchup that he’ll be calling on Big Noon Saturday on FOX between Ohio State and Indiana. He then makes his pick for #2 Notre Dame’s first real test at #8 BYU and #6 Alabama’s annual game against #14 Tennessee at Neyland Stadium. He also breaks down his prediction for red hot Missouri’s trip to #9 Ole Miss before making his pick in the game between two Big Ten programs d...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt takes a look at several College Football Playoff hopefuls and makes his pick for which he’d pick to make the Playoff over the other including USC vs UCLA, Ohio State vs Texas, BYU vs Utah and more. He then reveals his Group of 6 Power Rankings based on who Klatt sees as the 5 most likely teams to make the Playoff this season. Klatt then shares his film breakdown of what makes Indiana’s Offense so dangerous this season – showing the X’s and O’s behind the big plays on the field. He al...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to a great Saturday in the sport beginning with Oklahoma’s upset of #1 Texas as he explains why Arch Manning and the Longhorn offense are so inconsistent and where he dropped them in his Top 10 this week. He then shifts to the thriller in Tuscaloosa as Kirby Smart and Georgia picked up their first win in Tuscaloosa in nearly 20 years. Did the Dawgs prove they are the best team in the country? How should Alabama be viewed after the loss and did the refs cost them that game? Klatt breaks down...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt makes his picks against the spread for the biggest games of the weekend including the Top-10 matchup between #2 Georgia and #6 Alabama which has a potentially huge variable that will affect the game. He also makes his pick for Red River as Oklahoma looks to pull off the upset against #1 Texas with Klatt pointing out where these teams are more similar than fans may realize. Will Bob Chesney and #21 UCLA pull off the surprise against an Oregon team looking to get their season back on track? Klatt reacts to the betting line fr...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt evaluates the jobs being done by new coaches around the country. Who’s exceeding expectations and who is falling short at their new program? He begins with Kyle Whittingham at Michigan after the Wolverines dropped their 2nd game of the season. Klatt includes a film breakdown to show where the Michigan Offense is struggling and what fixes they should make. He also evaluates coaches like Bob Chesney at UCLA and Lane Kiffin at LSU. He looks at the jobs done by Matt Campbell at Penn State and the coach he replaced – James...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to Minnesota’s upset win over Michigan and why it reminded him of old-school college football in the best way. He also explains why Michigan is having so many issues and what has to change to get their season back on track. Klatt discusses where Jeremiah Smith sits in the pantheon of greats at Ohio State after another 200-yard game vs Iowa. He also weighs in on USC’s comeback win and what he thinks about the idea that the Trojans need to move on from Lincoln Riley. Klatt also explai...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt makes his picks for this Saturday after going 5-2 against the spread last week. He begins by previewing the game he will be calling on Big Noon Saturday on FOX as Michigan looks to bounce back from their heartbreaking loss against Minnesota. He then makes his pick as #5 Ohio State tries to avoid the upset at Kinnick when they take on #14 Iowa. Klatt makes his pick as a couple of Top-10 teams in the SEC take on ranked opponents on the road when #7 Alabama takes on surprising #16 Mississippi State and #8 Florida fa...

With the first month of the season completed, Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt evaluates what we've seen on the field so far and predicts who will make the College Football Playoff in December, going through his Championship Game projections and all 12 seeds. Who does he see as the #1 seed? How many teams will come out of the Big Ten and SEC? Will teams like Ohio State and Oregon be able to overcome early-season losses and make the field? Will Texas, Georgia or Alabama miss out on the SEC Championship Game and a bye? Which teams currently in...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt breaks down Oregon’s win at USC and why we shouldn’t discount the Ducks as contenders going forward. He gives his thoughts on the hit on Dante Moore and also explains why the loss isn’t just more of the same from USC. Klatt then explains how Iowa found a way to win in Ann Arbor as Michigan found itself on the wrong side of a walkoff this time. He explains the significance of Florida’s win over Ole Miss and how the Gators pathway to the Playoff just opened up. Klatt...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt makes his picks for a huge week in College Football with 6 ranked games on the slate. He starts by previewing his game on Big Noon Saturday on FOX when Illinois travels to Columbus to face #7 Ohio State. He then makes his pick as the #1 team in the country faces a tough road test when Texas takes on Tennessee at Neyland Stadium. He also make picks for the huge matchups in the Big Ten as #17 Iowa faces #18 Michigan and #20 Oregon takes on #12 USC at the Coliseum in a pivotal game for both pr...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt lists 10 teams that are lurking outside the AP Top 10 with a real pathway to the College Football Playoff. Klatt explains why each team has a path and whether he is buying them as a serious contender to make the Playoff in December. Klatt discusses teams like #12 USC who's defense is causing some concern and #18 Michigan who looks to be improving week by week. He also forecasts what the college football landscape could look like if teams like #14 Tennessee and #21 Florida pull off upsets on Saturday. Klatt dives into whether it’s time...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to Ole Miss spoiling Lane Kiffin’s return to Oxford behind Trinidad Chambliss’ big night. Klatt discusses who the best player in college football is after the Ole Miss QB’s star performance and whether the Rebels should be his new #1 in this week’s Top 10. He also breaks down Kiffin’s coaching performance in the game and where LSU goes from here.  Following Ohio State’s easy win over the weekend, Klatt marvels at Jeremiah Smith’s record-breaking career before pointing out some underlying issues that the Buckeyes need to get sorted out...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt makes his picks against the spread for Week 3 of the College Football season. He begins his picks with the game many have been waiting for all offseason as Lane Kiffin makes his return to Oxford in a Top-10 matchup between LSU and Ole Miss. Klatt explains why the rowdy home atmosphere won’t actually be the biggest advantage in the game before making his pick. He also makes his pick in the #16 SMU vs #23 Louisville game that will have a big impact on the race to reach the ACC Championship game.  He ma...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt goes around the country and decides whether it’s time to panic about teams like Oregon, Ohio State and Oklahoma after analyzing their losses over the weekend. He looks at teams like USC, Colorado, Michigan, Texas and Alabama and decides whether those fanbases should be staying calm and keeping expectations in check or getting excited for what’s in store the rest of the season. Klatt also evaluates what to make of the early-season returns for teams like Miami & UCLA that are off to winning starts before pointing out a 2-0 Big Te...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt breaks down Texas’ incredible 4th Quarter comeback against #1 Ohio State. He explains why the comeback happened and whether Ryan Day and Ohio State made a mistake with their late game strategy which led to Texas' win. He discusses how big of a win that is for Steve Sarkisian and Texas as they finally beat the Buckeyes in thier 3rd try in 3 seasons and how he should rank Ohio State in his Top 10 after the loss. He also breaks down Michigan’s win over #11 Oklahoma as the Wolverines bounced back from their near u...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt makes his picks for Week 2 of the college football season! He starts the show by previewing the huge matchup that he will be calling on FOX Big Noon Saturday between #11 Oklahoma and a Michigan team looking to bounce back after controversially escaping an upset last week. He then makes his pick in the Top-5 matchup between #1 Ohio State and #4 Texas as Arch Manning looks to avenge last year’s defeat to the Buckeyes. Klatt also makes his picks against the spread in a pivotal Big 12 matchup between Arizona and #15 BYU and #12 Alab...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt welcomes in Urban Meyer to discuss Michigan’s miraculous finish over the weekend and break down whether Bryce Underwood and the Wolverines can bounce back quickly when Oklahoma comes to town this weekend. The two also preview the huge Top-5 matchup between #1 Ohio State and #4 Texas and discuss what to expect from Julian Sayin and Arch Manning in their 2nd meeting as opposing QBs.

Klatt then reacts to the latest AP Top 25 poll and expresses his frustration with some particular choices made by the voters. He also discusses perf...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt breaks down the controversial ending to the Michigan-Western Michigan game and whether the Wolverines should have gotten an extra second to complete the Hail Mary to win the game. He brings on FOX Sports Rules Analyst Mike Pereira to explain why the confusion happened before Klatt offers his solutions to fix the problem. Klatt also breaks down why the game should be sounding alarm bells for Bryce Underwood and the Michigan program. He also weighs in on LSU’s emphatic win over Dabo Swinney and Clemson and explains how Lane Kiffin is c...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt is back with his weekly picks episode where he previews all of the biggest matchups of the week and makes his picks against the spread. He kicks things off with his Big Noon Saturday game on FOX as defending champion Indiana starts their quest for a repeat against North Texas. He then makes his pick in the much-anticipated debut for Lane Kiffin at LSU as he takes on Dabo Swinney and Clemson. Klatt breaks down the ranked matchup between Trinidad Chambliss-led Ole Miss and #24 Louisville as well as #2 Oregon’s early-season test...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt lists his 10 burning questions in the sport as we head into Week 1 of the season. He breaks down questions like how many teams can actually win the National Championship this year and who could be this year’s Indiana that shocks the sport. Will Arch Manning and Texas take the next step and bring the Longhorns to the promised land? Klatt also looks at which new Coaches will make the biggest impact in Year 1 at their new school and points out the coordinator changes at top programs that could very well dete...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to the first games of the college football season as Week Zero officially kicked off the year. He begins by reacting to #14 USC’s 16-point win over San Jose State and dives into whether Trojan fans should be excited or concerned with what they saw from the Trojans – and also gives his thoughts on the low fan attendance at the Coliseum for the opener. Klatt also discusses Bill Belichick’s North Carolina team pulling off the upset of TCU and whether we may have jumped to a conclusion on the Belichic...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt is joined by Colin Cowherd to discuss this upcoming season. The two dive into why they are so excited for this year and react to the AP Preseason Top 25 Rankings. Colin gives his predictions for the big Ohio State-Texas and Michigan-Oklahoma early-season matchups and what he expects from those teams this season. Klatt and Cowherd break down their expectations for USC and whether the Trojans will take the next step and reach the College Football Playoff. They also look at the ongoing rivalry between the Big Ten and the SEC and Co...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt makes his predictions for which teams will make the College Football Playoff and who will lift the trophy as National Champions at the end of the season. He begins the show with his Conference Championship Game Picks before revealing his full predicted bracket – making his picks for each round in the Playoff. Will the Big Ten make it 4 straight National Championships? Will Ohio State and Texas both make the Playoff after playing each other early in the season then going through two of the toughest schedules in the nation? Is Notre Dame...

In this special Big Noon Conversations Roundtable episode, Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt is joined by Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III and Notre Dame All-American QB Brady Quinn as the trio discuss all things about the Quarterback position – stories from their playing days to breaking down the best in the sport today. They dive into which coaches that they would love to play for if they were in college football right now and whether the current rules around NIL and the Transfer Portal would have changed the trajectories of their careers – and even led to them c...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt names his Preseason All-Americans for the upcoming season as he debates between the best players in the sport to make his selections. He discusses who gets the nod as his 1st-Team Quarterback between players like Oregon’s Dante Moore, Texas’ Arch Manning, Notre Dame’s C.J. Carr, Ohio State’s Julian Sayin and more. Klatt goes position by position as he makes his picks of the best of the best in the sport with players like Jeremiah Smith and Texas’ Colin Simmons vying for spots. Alabama, Georgia and LSU all land players...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt defines what a successful season looks like for 15 of the most intriguing programs in the country. Is it truly National Championship or bust for teams like Texas, Ohio State or Notre Dame? What should LSU, Penn State and Michigan fans be happy with in Year 1 after coaching changes? Does USC’s daunting schedule tone down expectations or does Lincoln Riley need to lead the Trojans back among the elite in the sport? Does Alabama need to adjust expectations in the post-Saban world or should Tide fans expect more from Kalen DeBoer’s team...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt reveals his Preseason Top 25 for the upcoming season. He makes his pick for his #1 team going into the season as teams like Ohio State, Notre Dame, Oregon and Arch Manning’s Texas squad all look to grab the top spot. Klatt also breaks down how many teams he believes can actually win the National Championship this season as the Big Ten and SEC battle for supremacy in the sport. He explains if Michigan or Oklahoma will be in his Top 10 ahead of their early-season non-conference matchup in Ann Arbor while Alabama’s rank...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt ranks his Top 10 players for the upcoming season. Klatt reveals where top players like Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith and Julian Sayin land and debates where Texas’ Arch Manning should be in his ranking following his strong finish last season. He also reveals which of Manning’s Longhorn teammates made the list and why Notre Dame is well-represented in his ranking following their College Football Playoff snub a year ago. Klatt finds a place for one big-name transfer in his Top 10 that will have a big impact for a National Championship contende...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt evaluates 10 Head Coaches and establishes how much pressure they are under going into the season. From Coaches coming off disappointing seasons like Clemson’s Dabo Swinney to Coaches with fanbases expecting a major breakthrough this year like USC’s Lincoln Riley and Texas’ Steve Sarkisian, Klatt breaks down each situation and points out which game on the schedule could really ratchet up the pressure if things go sideways. What kind of pressure is Alabama’s Kalen DeBoer under this year as he goes into Year 3 with the Crimson Tide after 2 years which have...

The expanded playoff has allowed 20 different teams to make it to a 12-team College Football Playoff over the last 2 years but which programs are most likely to make it to their first appearance this season? Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt tackles that question as he ranks his favorite candidates including teams that made the 4-team Playoff but have yet to make it into the 12-team format like Michigan and LSU as well as programs like USC still looking to make it back to the top of the sport. He also brings in teams from the Big 12 th...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt picks the best players since 2000 to make his All-21st Century team in College Football. How do you choose between QB’s like Joe Burrow,  Cam Newton, Vince Young, Tim Tebow and others? That’s the challenge Klatt takes on to build out his team. He debates between all-time great Running Backs like Christian McCaffery, Derrick Henry, Adrian Peterson and Reggie Bush but only one can be selected.  On the defensive side of the ball, it doesn’t get any easier deciding between players like Myles Garrett,  Will Anderson Jr and an Edge rus...

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt lists the 5 best games in the sport since 2000 including the National Championship Game between Texas and USC at the end of the 2005 season, a thriller in Lubbock and a historic offensive outburst by 2 future Pro Bowl QBs. He then considers some of the biggest “what if” moments in College Football like if Nick Saban had gone to Texas or if Tim Tebow had not chosen Alabama over Florida out of high school or if Ohio State’s Curtis Samuel had been marked short on 4th Down in OT vs Michigan in 2016 and more...

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...

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. 

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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.

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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...

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 o...