Josh Pate's College Football Show

@joshpatescollegefootballshow · Podcast

Latest segments

• Dante Moore out for season, 2026-10-28
  Recaps Oregon's outlook after Moore's injury
  Recaps Oregon's outlook without Dante Moore: whether the roster packs it in, agents circling, and Dylan Raiola's transfer not working out. Stays inside the season-ending injury story already on the record.
• Florida-Georgia in Atlanta, 2026-10-28
  Breaks down the Florida-Georgia line and total
  Opens the Florida-Georgia pick with the line and total, then works through Florida's third-down defense, Georgia's third-down offense and Kirby Smart's 9-0 record after an in-season loss. Pate takes Florida plus 11.5 for one unit; Lewan and Compton take Georgia minus 11.5 for three each.
• Ohio State at USC, 2026-10-28
  Argues Ohio State covers despite a new quarterback
  Long segment on Ohio State at USC: USC's line getting pushed around by Wisconsin, Maiava under pressure, and the case for Ohio State minus 6.5 even with a new quarterback. All three land on the same side already on the record.
• Ohio State at USC, 2026-10-28
  Adds Pate's pick on Ohio State minus 6.5
  Pate makes his own pick in the Ohio State at USC game, taking the Buckeyes minus 6.5 for three units, and grounds it in USC's effort: a 58-yard passing day in the Wisconsin loss and a double-digit home loss to Oregon with a backup quarterback.
• Riley's USC doubts, 2026-10-28
  Revisits the Riley-to-Baylor rumblings
  Revisits last year's Riley-to-Baylor, TCU and Texas Tech rumblings and argues the same noise is back now. Explains why Baylor might appeal - a fresh start, a friendlier athletic structure, quality of life near Muleshoe - but adds no new reporting.
• Ohio State at USC, 2026-10-28
  Backs Ohio State's ground game against USC
  Opens the Ohio State at USC pick with the line and total, then argues the Buckeyes cover on the ground against a USC defense that waits for blocks and a right side of the line that struggles. Lewan lays five units on Ohio State minus 6.5.
• Pate's Week 9 CFP bracket, 2026-10-28
  Walks through Pate's updated 12-team bracket
  Walks through Pate's updated 12-team bracket: Indiana to the top seed, Ohio State back in at eight after the reversal, Utah in at eleven, and Miami over Georgia in the final. The open question is how the committee would weigh an 11-2 Utah against a 9-3 Texas.
• Julian Sayin out indefinitely, 2026-10-28
  Previews Ohio State at USC without Sayin
  Previews Ohio State at USC as the Buckeyes' first game without Sayin, with Luke Fahey expected to start. Adds the line, the model number and the pick, and frames the game as a physical mismatch rather than a quarterback test.
• Florida-Georgia in Atlanta, 2026-10-28
  Argues the public misread Georgia's Auburn loss
  Previews Florida-Georgia in Atlanta as the first ranked matchup since 2020, arguing the public wrote off Georgia's Auburn loss as turnover-driven hangover. Walks through Florida's path - Jaden Ball as a weapon, play-action, pressure - and picks Georgia to win while leaning Florida plus 11.5.
• Wisconsin stuns USC, 2026-10-26
  Reads the drive chart behind the rout
  Reads the USC drive chart and adds the detail behind the rout: no play of 20-plus yards, five Wisconsin sacks and nine tackles for loss, and the fewest points of Lincoln Riley's head-coaching career.
• Hoover's Michigan test, 2026-10-26
  Recaps the overtime win through the box score
  Recaps the overtime win through the box score: 81 passing yards on 8 of 18, 131 on the ground, Michigan's 74 plays for six points. Stays inside the result and the Hoover health question, with Pate holding his title pick.
• LSU routs Auburn, 2026-10-26
  Puts a date on LSU hosting Alabama
  Recaps LSU's lopsided win over Auburn and Miami's blowout of Pitt, then puts a date on what comes next: LSU hosts Alabama in 13 days. The Auburn detail is a retelling; the Alabama date is the new item.
• Alabama beats Texas A&M, 2026-10-26
  Recaps the fourth-quarter comeback from another game
  Recaps the 31-20 win from the vantage of watching it live at another game: A&M up 20-17 late in the third, then Alabama outscoring them 14-0 in the fourth. Stays inside the result and the injury story already on the record.
• Texas beats Ole Miss, 2026-10-26
  Breaks down the win through the run game
  Breaks down the win through the run game: Relique Brown's 157 yards and an 80-yard all-rushing game-winning drive, against an Ole Miss defense that had just held Missouri to 39 rushing yards. Adds the injury timelines - Goosby out for the year, Simmons and Coleman out a while - and Texas at fifth in SEC title odds.
• South Carolina stuns Tennessee, 2026-10-26
  Recaps the win from Williams-Brice
  Recaps the 27-24 win from Williams-Brice, framing it as South Carolina's first home Cocktober win since 2022 and crediting Sellers and Stewart's forced turnovers. Reads Tennessee's loss through Pate's preseason 7-5 or 8-4 projection, so it stays inside the result and the expectations.
• Hoover's Michigan test, 2026-10-21
  Flips his pick to Michigan moneyline
  Pate flips his pick in the Indiana-Michigan game, abandoning the points and taking Michigan on the moneyline for five units, framed as a guilty five. A betting move on the game, not a development in the story around it.
• South Carolina stuns Tennessee, 2026-10-21
  Retells the pregame case for Tennessee
  Picks segment on Tennessee at South Carolina: the line, the total, the schedule dynamics and Dylan Stewart's return. Lewan takes South Carolina minus 2.5, Pate and Compton take Tennessee moneyline. It retells the pregame case the earlier line-move coverage already made.
• Hoover's Michigan test, 2026-10-21
  Previews Indiana-Michigan with Carr's start
  Picks segment on Indiana at Michigan: the line, the 41.5 total, and Tommy Carr's first career start. Lewan takes Michigan plus the points, Compton the moneyline, Pate the over while leaning Indiana. Preview only, inside the build-up already on the record.
• Julian Sayin out indefinitely, 2026-10-21
  Debates Ohio State's playoff odds without Sayin
  Compton and Pate debate Ohio State's playoff odds without Sayin, with Compton predicting two more losses and a playoff miss. Stays inside the injury fallout already on the record, adding only the schedule and a note that Tavien St. Clair has been in the program a year.
• Notre Dame's BYU loss, 2026-10-21
  Recaps the apology and argues transparency
  Recaps the one-second controversy and the Big 12's apology, then widens into a general argument about officiating transparency. Pate says a head official texted him feedback, but stays off the record on specifics.