Breaking The Huddle With Joel Klatt

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to a wild day in College Football as both Semifinal matchups came down to the final play. Klatt begins by breaking down the game that he attended at the Rose Bowl as Michigan found a way to come back and take down Alabama in overtime. He explains why this win has been 3 years in the making for the Wolverines and how Michigan possesses the single attribute that has defined National Championship teams in recent years. He then discusses Washington’s thrilling win over Texas that nearly resulted in a stunning win for the Longhorns. Klatt discusses the crazy ending and what he believes made the difference in the game. He also explains why Michael Penix Jr deserved more serious Heisman consideration than he got this season and again proved he is the best QB in college football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The College Football Playoff is finally here and FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt breaks down both Semifinal matchups and makes his picks for the games. Starting with the Rose Bowl meeting between #1 Michigan and #4 Alabama, Klatt discusses the keys for the game including how concerned Wolverine fans should be about their offensive line play late in the season and which version of Alabama we can expect to see. He then analyzes the Sugar Bowl matchup between #2 Washington and #3 Texas and points out where the Huskies have a distinct advantage over the Longhorns before discussing how Steve Sarkisian’s play-calling could be the difference in the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt gives his breakdowns of 5 Bowl Games this week including 4 New Year’s Six Bowl Games and the game he will be calling on FOX – the Holiday Bowl.  He begins by discussing the state of the USC program as they take on #15 Louisville in San Diego. Klatt then discusses the Cotton Bowl between #7 Ohio State and #9 Missouri and how important of a game it will be for finding the future QB in Columbus. He then makes his pick in the Peach Bowl in the game between #10 Penn State and #11 Ole Miss that he feels could be a potential Playoff matchup next season. Klatt considers what is at stake for #5 Florida State in the Orange Bowl vs #6 Georgia and whether they need to perform well to prove they deserved to be in the College Football Playoff. He concludes this preview episode by looking at the Fiesta Bowl and what problems undefeated Liberty could pose for #8 Oregon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to a wild Signing Day. He touches on Georgia's impressive No. 1 class ranking, Jeremiah Smith signing with Ohio State and how Dylan Raiola could immediately improve Nebraska's offense. Then, he dives into Jordan Seaton's potential flip from Colorado and proposed ways to stop players from signing prematurely and flipping commitments. Lastly, he dives into how NIL has changed the recruiting landscape and shows why top-end talent is getting more spread out in college football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt discusses the latest transfer portal moves including QB Kyle McCord’s move to Syracuse and what it means for Ohio State’s QB situation for next season. He discusses why the sport failed Texas QB Maalik Murphy by putting him into a terrible position of having to enter the Transfer Portal before the Longhorns play in the College Football Playoff. Following a court ruling over NCAA transfer rules, Klatt discusses the potential issues that could be coming in the future if players are allowed to freely transfer as many times as they like without repercussions. Klatt also reacts to Chip Kelly’s proposal for a radical overhaul of the sport. He concludes the show by giving his thoughts on Nick Saban’s decision to hire a former Michigan assistant coach just weeks before Alabama is set to face the Wolverines in the Rose Bowl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt ranks his Top 10 teams since the year 2000. He breaks down which teams from powerhouses like Alabama, Georgia, USC and Texas made the cut. Klatt then places his Top 4 teams into a Playoff Bracket and makes his picks in those heavyweight matchups. He ultimately crowns his champion as the best team of this century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to Jayden Daniels winning the Heisman Trophy and explains why he voted for Michael Penix Jr with his ballot. He then breaks down the Heisman field for 2024 and ranks his Top 5 leading contenders going into next season. Klatt also breaks down the big moves in the Transfer Portal. He analyzes what the Dillon Gabriel move to Oregon does for the Ducks’ future in the Big Ten next season. Klatt then discusses the impact of Coach Prime and Colorado’s moves in the Transfer Portal so far as they bolster their Offensive Line ahead of their move to the Big 12. He wraps the show by answering listener-submitted mailbag questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to the Heisman Finalists being announced as LSU’s Jayden Daniels, Washington’s Michael Penix Jr, Oregon’s Bo Nix and Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Jr will all be making the trip to New York. He then dives into the news that over 1,000 players have already entered the Transfer Portal. Klatt considers the pros and cons of this era of immediate transfer eligibility. While he loves what it has provided many players, he also has some fixes to the system that he believes will help players and programs around the country achieve additional growth and stability. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to the College Football Playoff Committee’s Decision to include one-loss Texas and Alabama over undefeated Florida State in the Top 4. He details how this decision came down to the path of least resistance for the committee members when choosing between 3 hard choices. Klatt then goes through how the sport got to this point with the era of the 4-team Playoff format and how it has hurt the sport as a whole. He then gives his early thoughts on the two CFP Semifinals including why Alabama presents a unique problem for Michigan and why the Longhorns ran into their worst matchup among the Top 4 teams when they drew Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a live show from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt previews the Big Ten Championship Game between Michigan and Iowa. Then, Chris “The Bear” Fallica joins the show to make his predictions for the Heisman race and Championship Weekend then they breakdown the tough decisions the CFP Committee is going to have to make on Sunday. Klatt wraps up the show by taking fan-submitted questions including the potential Texas vs Alabama debate for a spot in the Playoff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst makes his picks as we head into a huge weekend of Conference Championship Games. He begins by breaking down the SEC Championship Game between Alabama and Georgia. Klatt discusses whether this Nick Saban's team is built to pull off the upset against the two-time defending Champs. He also previews the rematch between Oregon and Washington which looks to be a play-in game into the Playoff. Klatt considers whether Texas can make a strong enough statement vs Oklahoma State to boost themselves into the Playoff. Finally, he states what Florida State needs to do vs Louisville to ensure they are not left out the Top 4 at the end of the weekend. Tune in Friday for a special LIVE edition of The Joel Klatt Show from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis where Klatt will preview the Big Ten Championship Game and be joined by special guest Chris “the Bear” Fallica. The episode will stream live on The Joel Klatt Show accounts on Facebook, YouTube and Tik Tok and will also be available w

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to the latest College Football Playoff Rankings as Ohio State falls to #6 following their loss to Michigan. Klatt discusses why he believes the current makeup of the Playoff Committee doesn’t yield the best results and how he would change it in the future. He then goes through potential scenarios the Committee could be looking at after this weekend’s Conference Championships. For each scenario, Klatt gives his picks for the Top 4 and predicts what the Committee would do in each case as well. Included in the scenarios are pathways for Ohio State to get back into the Playoff and a situation that would lead to Georgia and Alabama both making the Top 4. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt breaks down all the biggest moments from “The Game” between Ohio State and Michigan as the Wolverines won their 3rd straight in the rivalry. He discusses how Head Coaches Sherrone Moore and Ryan Day performed in the game and why the Buckeyes would be crazy to consider moving on from Day. Klatt also shares details of the emotional scene in Michigan Stadium when Offensive Lineman Zak Zinter suffered his serious injury. He describes how the home crowd provided a lift to their team that was unlike any he’s ever been a part of as a broadcaster. Klatt also lays out Ohio State’s path to the College Football Playoff following the loss to their rival. Then, Klatt evaluates the close wins by a trio of contenders as Alabama, Florida State and Washington all escaped upsets. He finishes the show by giving his thoughts on the two major coaching hires made over the weekend: Jonathan Smith to Michigan State and Mike Elko to Texas A&M. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt provides an extensive preview of “The Game” between Ohio State and Michigan detailing all of the angles he’s watching as he prepares to call the matchup on Big Noon Saturday on FOX. He reveals where he feels each team has an advantage on the field and gives his thoughts on each QB heading into the meeting in Ann Arbor. Klatt also gives his predictions for several other matchups in Rivalry Week including the crucial Pac-12 contests between #6 Oregon and #16 Oregon State as well as the Apple Cup between #4 Washington and Washington State. He details what he needs to see from Florida State with their new QB against Florida to prove they are a legit national contender. He also discusses #7 Texas looking to punch their ticket in the Big 12 Title Game with a win over Texas Tech. Klatt wraps up by looking at Iron Bowl featuring a red-hot Alabama team looking for their 10th straight win before heading into their SEC Title Game vs #1 Georgia. Learn more about your a

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to the latest College Football Playoff Rankings as Washington makes the jump into the Top 4 in place of Florida State. He breaks down a very difficult scenario that the Committee could be looking at when they have to make their final selections in two weeks. He questions the continued higher ranking of a couple of SEC teams and points out why those rankings will have a massive impact on the resumes of the teams fighting for Playoff spots. Klatt then shows what the Playoff chase would look like right now if we had the 12-team format this season and how many more teams would have a legitimate shot at the Playoff entering the final week of the regular season. He wraps up the show by taking mailbag questions including telling the story of the time his younger self said the wrong thing to the wrong Cowboy in a bar in Montana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt takes stock of where Michigan and Ohio State are at as they shift their full attention towards ‘The Game’ this week. He breaks down why Georgia is starting to remind him of Tom Brady’s Patriots more and more each week and lists the 3 teams he thinks match up best with the Bulldogs the rest of the way. Klatt discusses his heartbreak at watching the Jordan Travis injury. He also considers whether Florida State can be considered a lock to make the Playoff even if they win out the next two weeks. He gives Washington and Texas major credit for picking up tough road wins in November. The episode wraps with Klatt’s thoughts on Caleb Williams’ brilliant college career and how difficult the re-build at USC is going to be for Lincoln Riley next season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt previews the biggest games in Week 12 of the College Football season. He begins by considering the possibility of a letdown game for Michigan against Maryland as they come off the big win vs Penn State and look ahead to the matchup with Ohio State next week. He discusses the huge matchup in the Pac-12 when #5 Washington travels to #11 Oregon State and considers the upset possibility for #1 Georgia when they head to Neyland to face #18 Tennessee. Klatt then breaks down a few games that look like potential upsets as #7 Texas heads to Iowa State, red-hot Arizona hosts #22 Utah and UCLA takes on their cross-town rivals USC. He finishes the show by discussing the Chip Kelly rumors and wonders if the Bruins are looking at their program with clear eyes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to the latest College Football Playoff rankings as Georgia jumps ahead of Ohio State into the top spot. He questions the rankings of SEC teams like Missouri and Tennessee and considers the impact that those inflated rankings could have at the end of the season. Klatt also discusses Texas’ precarious position at #7 as they look poised to be boxed out of the Top 4 even if they run the table, even potentially by an Alabama team that they beat earlier in the season. Next, Klatt examines the Heisman race and ranks his top contenders, including Marvin Harrison Jr and Jayden Daniels. He also lays out the paths for each candidate to end up holding the Trophy in New York. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to Michigan’s ground-based win in Happy Valley over a Top-10 Penn State team. He discusses what impressed him most with the Wolverines’ win in their first big test of the season. Klatt also discusses the Jim Harbaugh suspension – what he thinks of the penalty and also the timing of that decision being announced on the Friday afternoon before the game. He also gives his thoughts on what went wrong for Penn State against Michigan and also in this season as a whole. Following the firing of OC Mike Yurcich, he offers his analysis of what Penn State needs to change on offense to take the next step. Klatt then discusses his latest Top 10 rankings and how he ordered Michigan, Georgia and Ohio State plus why he has one of the unbeatens way down at #8. Finally, he discusses Texas A&M’s decision to fire Jimbo Fisher and sink over $75 million into his buyout. Klatt gives his thoughts on how good of a job the A&M head coaching position is in today’s college foot

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt breaks down the biggest games of Week 11 starting with the Top 10 game he will be calling on Big Noon Saturday on FOX: #3 Michigan at #10 Penn State. He discusses what kind of atmosphere he expects in Beaver Stadium. He also breaks down how Michigan’s offense has evolved beyond what they were a year ago and why that makes them so dangerous going forward. Klatt also gives his pick in the other Top 10 matchup on Saturday between Georgia and Ole Miss. He makes picks in the two huge Pac-12 games: USC at #6 Oregon and #18 Utah at #5 Washington. He wraps up with 2 other SEC games as Nick Saban and Alabama look to keep rolling on the road against Kentucky and Tennessee and Missouri square off in a Top 15 matchup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices