The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast

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 had some successes but also some disappointments. How are Nebraska fans feeling about Matt Rhule as their HC enters Year 4 of his rebuild? How much pressure is on Lane Kiffin in Year 1 at LSU?

Chapters 🏈0:00-2:00 2026 CFB coaching pressure index2:01-5:17 Kalen DeBoer5:18-7:18 Steve Sarkisian7:19-10:22 Matt Rhule10:23-12:20 Dabo Swinney10:21-14:38 Lane Kiffin14:39-17:21 Lincoln Riley17:22-18:53 Kyle Whittingham18:54-20:18 Shane Beamer20:19-21:47 Bill Belichick21:48-25:15 Dan Lanning
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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 that will have a path to the Playoff like BYU and Arizona and an ACC team that could sneak their way into a win-and-in ACC Championship Game appearance.


Chapters 🏈


0:00-3:25 1st time cfp teams in the 12 team format 


3:26-7:18 Number 10 


7:19-10:32 Number 9 


10:33-13:44 Number 8 


13:45-16:02 Number 7


1:03-18:34 Number 6


18:35-22:39 Number 5


22:40-27:10 Number 4 


27:11-30:09 Number 3


30:10-32:24 Number 2


32:25-38:12 Number 1

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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 rusher from the early 2000’s that put up one of the greatest seasons we’ve ever seen. Secondary players like Ed Reed and Tyrann Mathieu battle it out with more recent players like Caleb Downs and Patrick Surtain. Let the debates begin!


Chapters 🏈


0:00-1:24 Klatt’s all century CFB team 


1:25-3:57 Quarterback


3:58-7:10 Running back


7:11-10:39 Wide receiver 


10:40-11:58 Tight end 


11:59-13:07 Offensive tackle


13:08-14:28 Offensive guard 


14:29-15:24 Center


15:25-17:21 Athlete


17:22-20:17 Edge


20:18-22:57 Defensive tackle


22:58-25:03 Linebacker


25:04-26:42 Cornerback 


26:43-27:53 Nickelback


27:54-30:57 Safety

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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. Klatt also lists his favorite CFB uniforms and more viewer-submitted questions in the mailbag.

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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 offers the Fighting Irish a chance to avenge the loss that kept them out of last year’s Playoff and “The Game” between Ohio State and Michigan will have a new coach looking to put his stamp on the rivalry.

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Chapters 🏈


0:00-1:24 10 games that will shape the 2026 season  


1:25-5:04 Oklahoma vs. Michigan 


5:05-8:35 Ohio State vs. Texas


8:36-11:21 LSU vs. Ole Miss


11:22-15:01 USC vs. Penn State


15:02-16:34 Texas vs. Oklahoma 


16:35-20:03 Georgia vs. Alabama 


20:04-22:18 Ohio State vs. Indiana 


22:19-25:00 Miami vs. Notre Dame 


25:01-26:36 Texas vs. Texas A&M


26:37-29:07 Michigan vs. Ohio State 

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