ACC & Big 12 Dark Horse Teams In 2026 + College Football Mailbag ✉️ | Cover 3 Podcast

The Cover 3 crew is back to give their dark horse college football teams in the ACC and Big 12! The guys also dive in to the bag of mail to answer your questions!

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(00:00) Intro (1:57) Favorite “I told you I was right” CFB take

(5:30) Latest on 2027 Recruiting Trail

(7:38) Texas A&M Lands 4-Star WR Eric McFarland III

(12:42) Tennessee parts ways Chaz Coleman

(19:00) Latest on Protect College Sports Act

(25:06) ACC Dark Horse Teams

(34:01) ACC Dark Chalk Donkeys

(38:33) Alabama QB Talk / Keelon Russell

(43:07) Big 12 Dark Horse Teams

(50:27) Big 12 Chalk Donkeys

(54:20) Non-Power Four Dark Horses & Chalk Donkeys

(1:00:38) What we’ve learned from Summer School

(1:04:55) Danny Kanell’s Book Club

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