Mailbag! Spring Games At Nebraska & Clemson, Bill Belichick & Lane Kiffin Preview 2026 & more!

The Cover 3 crew is back with their Mailbag episode, Breaking down the latest news around college football and answering all your questions. Plus the guys look ahead to Nebraska and Clemson Spring Games.

(00:00:00) - Intro   

(00:01:00) - Tom Golf Update

(00:03:00) - Opening Day/Golf Handicaps

(00:08:00) - Spring Game Lookahead: Nebraska

(00:14:00) - Spring Football Soundbites 

(00:22:30) - LB to Edge Transition in NFL 

(00:25:10) - Salary Cap/NIL Numbers 

(00:34:10) - Analytics Question  

(00:41:00) - Underestimating Penn State?

(00:45:30) - SEC Defenses  

(00:50:00) - Nascar

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