The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast

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 upset a week ago to pick up a big win over an SEC opponent. Klatt explains why that game was so important for Kyle Whittingham’s early tenure and what the result means for both programs going forward. He also reacts to Oregon’s loss to Oklahoma State and raises questions about what is going on with a team that was his Preseason #1.Klatt explains why Week 2 showed we shouldn’t read too much into season openers and why the Big Ten missed an opportunity to make a statement. Klatt reveals his full Top 10 which includes a surprise team cracking the list for the first time this season.

Chapters 🏈0:00-1:31 It was an EPIC day in college football1:32-26:56 Texas stuns Ohio State29:57-40:17 Michigan bounces back to knock off Oklahoma40:18-45:52 Oklahoma State upsets Oregon 39-3145:53-51:50 Did the narrative between the Big Ten and SEC shift after Saturday?51:51-59:44 Klatt’s new top 10
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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 Alabama’s SEC opener on the road against Kentucky. He wraps up the show by making picks for Arizona State’s trip to #10 Texas A&M and a battle between two potential Group of 6 CFP teams as Memphis faces Boise State.

Chapters 🏈0:00-1:12 Joel Klatt’s week 2 picks and previews1:13-9:08 Oklahoma vs. Michigan9:09-14:25 Ohio State vs. Texas14:26-16:33 BYU vs. Arizona16:34-19:06 Alabama vs. Kentucky19:07-21:16 Arizona State vs. Texas A&M21:17-23:44 Memphis vs. Boise State23:45-25:12 Recap of picks
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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 performances that caught his eye over the weekend including Alabama QB Keelon Russell’s debut - what he liked about the Tide’s performance and what issues may be lurking under the surface. He also discusses the complete 180 that Coach Prime and Colorado pulled off in their opener against Georgia Tech and how it has changed the potential for the Buffaloes this season. He also hits on why UCLA is showing some real similarities to 2024 Indiana and hits on who he thinks is the most clutch player in college football, Penn State, Iowa and more!

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Chapters 🏈0:00-2:00 Welcome into the Joel Klatt Show2:01-19:25 Urban Meyer interview19:26-23:05 Alabama’s solid performance vs. ECU23:06-28:30 Ole Miss’s thrilling win over Louisville28:31-30:27 Joel Klatt’s reaction to the AP poll30:28-33:52 UCLA pulls away from Cal in 4th quarter to win 45-2433:53-36:28 Penn State rolls to shutout win over Marshall36:29-38:43 Colorado picks up road win over Georgia Tech38:44-42:52 Auburn beats Baylor 17-1642:53-44:15 Iowa shuts out Northern Illinois 40-0
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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 channeling Nick Saban and Pete Carroll in Baton Rouge. Klatt gives his takeaways from Oregon’s comeback win and whether he’s concerned about the Ducks and why Indiana may look different this season. Klatt reveals his first Top 10 since his Preseason Rankings and makes some big changes including who is at the top spot after Texas, LSU, Ohio State and Miami all cruised to easy wins.

Chapters 🏈

0:00 - 1:33 Intro

1:33 - 4:47 Michigan escapes vs Western Michigan with Hail Mary TD

4:48 - 13:36 Mike Pereira on decision to add one second back at end of Michigan game

13:37 - 21:51 Did the refs make the right call at end of Michigan game?

21:52 - 29:20 How concerning was Bryce Underwood’s performance?

29:21 - 37:25 LSU routs Clemson in Lane Kiffin’s debut

37:26 - 40:31 Oregon comes back to beat Boise State

40:32 - 44:50 Importance of QB play in Week 1

44:51 - 50:46 Indiana beats North Texas in Josh Hoover’s debut

50:47 - 1:05:15 Joel reveals rest of his top 10 teams
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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 vs Boise State. He wraps up the show with his picks for #19 SMU’s trip to Florida State and an intriguing matchup between new head coaches as UCLA takes on Cal.The Joel Klatt Show live show from Ann Arbor next Thursday, September 10th ahead of Oklahoma-Michigan has sold out – thank you to all of the fans that reserved a ticket! Don’t worry if you weren’t able to get a ticket: we will be doing a special livestream of that show on The Joel Klatt Show’s YouTube page starting at 7:00pm Eastern!

Chapters 🏈0:00 - 1:36 Intro1:37 - 7:41 North Texas at Indiana7:42 - 12:08 Clemson at LSU12:09 - 15:08 Louisville vs. Ole Miss15:09 - 18:02 Boise State at Oregon18:03 - 20:38 SMU at Florida State20:39 - 23:38 UCLA at Cal23:39 - 27:06 Week 1 Picks Recap
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