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Joel Klatt tells Colin Cowherd who the BEST QB in college football is | THE HERD

2025-10-29 Sports
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College Head Coaching Carousel, USC Trajectory, and QB Evaluation Benchmarks

Analyze the top available college football jobs and define the essential traits NFL scouts seek in championship-caliber quarterbacks.

Short Summary

  • LSU ranks among the top three jobs in college football, surpassing Alabama due to resources and pipeline, but demands high coaching 'fit'.
  • USC's offensive sustainability now depends on establishing a successful ground game, moving beyond Caleb Williams' era of "smoke and mirrors."
  • Elite NFL quarterbacks prioritize foundational pocket control, accuracy, and anticipation over flashy "wow traits" or pure athleticism.
  • Conference strength perception is debated: Big Ten leads at the top, while the SEC maintains superior middle-of-the-week depth.
  • Coaches pursue college for two unique benefits unavailable in the NFL: influencing young lives and achieving true coaching immortality/legend status.

This discussion between Colin Cowherd and Joel Klatt explores current volatility in major coaching vacancies (LSU, Florida, Penn State). They pivot to assessing Lincoln Riley's USC program trajectory and deeply analyze quarterback evaluation criteria, contrasting flash with substance required to win at the highest levels.

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Colin Cowherd is joined by Joel Klatt to discuss the biggest storylines in college football. They start with the best vacant head coaching positions, including the openings left by Brian Kelly at LSU, James Franklin at Penn State, and Billy Napier at Florida. Next they discuss USC football and what Lincoln Riley needs to do to win over the critics. Then they break down who the best quarterback in college football is, Fernando Mendoza at Indiana, Ty Simpson at Alabama, or Julian Sayin at Ohio State? Afterwards they preview Ohio State vs. Penn State and discuss Brian Kelly. All lines provided by @hardrockbet Subscribe to The Colin Cowherd Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ColinCowherdPodcast #ohiostatefootball #briankelly #lsutigers

Top Comments (10)

@trailblazers2427 2025-10-29

NO ONE GIVES A DAMN ABOUT SOUTHERN CAL

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@mojoTR 2025-10-29

7:00 that “juice” thing is how guys like Anthony Richardson get over drafted

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@jyson1993 2025-10-29

Colin saying Ty Simpson has no juice 😂😂. Colin was also telling us for 2 years that Drew Allar is a first round pick.

105 29 replies
@jcbrowniii 2025-10-29

I like Colin but I like even more when Joel smacks him truth.

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@Gunbladewarrior 2025-10-29

Klatt said maybe Ohio State is better than the LSU job. There's no maybe to it.

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@addis7902 2025-10-29

These videos carry me at work

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@Bobo-fi 2025-10-29

Klatt reversing Colin is somewhat satisfying.

57 1 replies
@thetatesmethod 2025-10-29

Joel Klatt just made Cowherd Regress on National Tv. You ok Cowherd? I thought you were gonna cry!😂😂😂😂😂

48 7 replies
@redeyejedi4400 2025-10-29

These segments are always gold.

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@sshep49 2025-10-29

Favorite segment of the week!

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