Episode Details

The Cover 3 crew talks SEC scheduling, conference realignment and more. First, with Dennis Dodd's reporting that Colorado has met in-person with the Big 12 in recent months, what does the future look like for the program and the Pac-12 (1:15)? Then, takeaways from Gary Barta's retirement at Iowa and what it means for Kirk Ferentz (19:00) and the ACC's success incentive initiative (24:43) before diving into the news of the week from SEC media days. Topics include the 8-game vs. 9-game schedule debate (34:58) and Eli Drinkwitz's comments on NIL and gambling (46:30).

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