The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast

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...

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 O...

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 s...

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 mo...

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 Bryc...

FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt explains why the Big Ten and SEC battles in college football played out at the NFL Draft this weekend and why Ohio State is officially the premier source for NFL talent. Klatt details which NFL teams won the Draft before debating the Rams’ decision to draft Alabama QB Ty Simpson in the 1st Round despite having MVP Matthew Stafford. Then, Klatt previews next year’s Draft Class with his Way-Too-Early Top 10 Prospects for 2027 which includes a stacked QB Class which includes Arch Manning and Dante Moore with a pair of former 5-Star...

Just days before the NFL Draft begins on Thursday, Joel Klatt reveals his final Mock Draft of the season. He reveals a surprise team selecting Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love inside the Top 10 and has Ohio State Safety Caleb Downs landing with a team with a Buckeye connection. After shaking up the draft with the Dexter Lawrence trade, the New York Giants grab a playmaker on each side of the ball. Klatt also projects multiple trades to come in the First Round including the Dallas Cowboys trading up to grab a defensive playmaker and another team making a move...

NFL Network’s Lead Draft Analyst Daniel Jeremiah joins Joel Klatt to discuss Ohio State potentially making history with 4 Top-10 Picks and where it stacks up with the best Draft Classes in NFL history. They reveal NFL Player comparisons for top prospects in next week’s draft including Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love, Oregon TE Kenyon Sadiq and more. The two also break down how high - and how low - the most polarizing prospects in the Draft could go including Miami’s Rueben Bain Jr and Ohio State’s Caleb Downs.

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NFL draft analyst Todd McShay joins FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt to discuss the top players in the upcoming NFL Draft. They discuss why Jeremiyah Love is at the top of McShay’s big board and debate whether this is the best group of defenders to come out of Ohio State. They analyze how big the gap is between quarterbacks Fernando Mendoza and Ty Simpson and what is special about each. Lastly, Todd McShay shares the player-to-location match he is rooting for most in this year’s NFL Draft.

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FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt ranks his top 50 prospects in the upcoming NFL Draft. How high does Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza land on the list as an overall prospect? He also discusses his evaluation of Alabama QB Ty Simpson as his QB2 and how high he should be on his Big Board. Does Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love top the list? How many Ohio State players crack his Top 5 with prospects like Arvell Reese, Caleb Downs, Sonny Styles and Carnell Tate in the Draft? Klatt reveals 3 Wide Receivers inside his Top 15 players including a WR that flew...

What if every player in college football was available to be drafted in the 2026 NFL Draft? That’s the question Joel Klatt tackles as he adds in college football’s best players who are not part of this Draft Class for consideration. Would Tom Brady and the Raiders still take Fernando Mendoza or would the appeal of Arch Manning be too tough to pass up? How high would Ohio State’s superstar Wide Receiver Jeremiah Smith go? In this Mock Draft, the New York Jets and New York Giants both add potential superstars to their Offenses and the defending Super...

Following the NFL Combine and a wild Free Agency period, Joel Klatt is back for his 2nd Mock Draft of the season as prospects make their moves up and down the board and teams have a clearer view of their Draft needs. Klatt projects Notre Dame’s Jeremiyah Love to be the highest drafted Running Back since Saquon Barkley. Ohio State Linebacker Sonny Styles makes a big jump inside the Top 10 following his incredible Combine workout. With 2 First Round picks, the Dallas Cowboys select a potential All-Pro and take a calculated risk on another high-upside prospect. He also projects th...

FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt reveals his Top 5 Storylines in College Football as we head into Spring Practices - ranging from QB Battles in Tuscaloosa and Tennessee to major coaching changes in the Big Ten and fresh faces in Texas. He also ranks his Top 5 NFL Draft Prospects that are rising up Draft Boards following the NFL Combine including Ohio State’s Sonny Styles. He also reveals which of Fernando Mendoza’s Indiana teammates is climbing into potentially being a first round pick. Klatt then gives his thoughts on the College Football Roundtable at the White House...

FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt begins his NFL Draft rankings by looking at the offensive side of the ball and laying out his Top 10 prospects. Is the presumptive #1 pick, Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza deserving of the #1 spot on his board? Or will a player like Notre Dame’s Jeremiyah Love jump to the top? He also dives into how he ranks the top of the Wide Receiver class as 3 wideouts crack his Top 10 including Ohio State’s Carnell Tate and USC’s Makai Lemon.

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FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt ranks the Top 10 head coaches in the sport following the 2025 season. He dives into where to rank the 4 active National Championship-winning coaches - Curt Cignetti, Ryan Day and Kirby Smart and where Dabo Swinney now sits among the CFB hierarchy. He discusses where to rank young coaches like Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman and Oregon’s Dan Lanning and whether new LSU coach Lane Kiffin and new Michigan coach Kyle Whittingham made the list. He also includes a Big 12 Coach that Klatt points out has had more success in recent years than j...

In this show, FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt proves it’s always a good idea to hit record during Hour 71 of a 72-hour fasting cleanse. He kicks off the show by revealing which teams he feels are trending up and which are trending down as we enter the offseason, revealing his 3 Up & 3 Down in his College Football Stock Watch – which includes two blue blood programs he believes are heading in different directions.
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With the NFL season officially in the books, FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt launches into the offseason with his first Mock Draft for the 2026 NFL Draft. His Mock has 5 Ohio State Buckeyes going in the First Round including one landing with the Dallas Cowboys. The Kansas City Chiefs are able to select a weapon for Patrick Mahomes as they look to rebound from a disappointing 2025 season. The Philadelphia Eagles also make an upgrade to their Offense with a player that is tailor-made for their Offense to go with Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley. Cleveland is able to...

FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt breaks down the Big Ten’s schedule release and gives out his winners and losers of the conference’s “schedule lottery.” He explains which under-the-radar teams’ schedule could propel them to a big season and which schedules will force teams to fight to stay above water. He then ranks his top 5 games for the upcoming season as teams like Ohio State, Michigan, Oregon, Indiana, Penn State and USC all set for key matchups in the conference. Klatt gives his analysis of Ohio State’s hiring of Arthur Smith as the new OC and what it...

FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt provides his Way-Too-Early Top 10 for the upcoming 2026 season, ranking the teams he believes should go into next year as the favorites in the sport. Klatt considers where to rank the defending champion Indiana Hoosiers as they begin their question for a repeat title under Curt Cignetti. Will a Big Ten team be #1 as the conference seeks its 4th straight National Championship with teams like Ohio State, Oregon and even Michigan looking to reload for 2026? Will it be Texas or Georgia as the highest ranked SEC team as Arch Manning returning to Au...

FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to Indiana capping off one of the greatest turnarounds in sports history as the Hoosiers won their first National Championship with a 27-21 win over Miami. Klatt explains why Indiana’s title is a huge moment for the sport and puts Curt Cignetti’s coaching job in perspective. He breaks down the moments that decided the game as Miami nearly pulled off a 4th quarter comeback to win their first title since 2001. Klatt also weighs in on the importance of a 3rd straight Big Ten team winning the National Championship and wh...

FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt previews the National Championship Game between #1 Indiana and #10 Miami and makes his pick in the matchup. He breaks down the keys on each side of the ball as Indiana’s Heisman-winning QB, Fernando Mendoza takes on Miami’s fearsome pass rush. Klatt also explains Carson Beck and Miami’s path to victory as the underdog and a potential mismatch that the ‘Canes can take advantage of. After making his pick for the final game of the 2025 Season, he examines the NFL decisions made by Oregon’s Dante Moore and Alabama’s Ty Simpson and...

FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt breaks down the latest moves in the Transfer Portal as Oregon and Texas make big additions to reload for 2026. He also discusses what to make of Michigan’s lead RB Justice Haynes going into the Portal and Ohio State losing over 25 players into the Transfer Portal, including big recruits that have been with the team for only one season. Klatt examines whether teams need to change their recruiting philosophy in today’s era. He also disproves the narrative that Indiana is only winning because they have older players than their competition. Klatt...

FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to Indiana and Miami advancing to face off in the National Championship Game.  He revels in #1 Indiana’s demolition of Oregon as Curt Cignetti’s group continues to roll through the Playoff, sparking a comparison to one of the best teams in recent memory. Klatt also breaks down the wild Semifinal between Miami and Ole Miss as Carson Beck & the Hurricanes stepped up in the biggest moment to return to knock off a valient Ole Miss team led by their QB Trinidad Chambliss. Following the Rebels' loss - which ensured a 3rd s...