The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell

Today on The Hard Count, it is a Final Thoughts Thursday for Week 6 of the college football season! It hurts that we are already at the halfway point for the regular season. Auburn Tigers football got a massive win on the recruiting trail last night flipping elite QB Deuce Knight away from Notre Dame. What does it mean? J.D. gives his 2 cents. Also, J.D. breaks down who he believes to be some very sneaky contenders are in the CFB landscape. Tennessee Vols football and Miami Hurricanes football have a real shot at the title. J.D. also unpacks some teams that may have been left for dead but he believes are very much still alive in their college football playoff pursuits (including USC Trojans football, Michigan Wolverines football, Clemson Tigers football, and MORE). Finally, J.D. checks the upset alert forecast and takes a brief peek at a STACKED Week 7 slate. It's the biggest Thursday of the week. Let's have a DAY!

Today on The Hard Count, it is a beautiful Week 6 Wednesday! J.D. breaks down his latest tiers for the college football playoff and unpacks where teams like Tennessee Vols football, Georgia Bulldogs football, Ohio. State Buckeyes football, and OTHERS stand heading into the October. Is Kalen DeBoer the next Nick Saban at Alabama? A wild thing to say out loud but J.D. talks through his logic as to why it isn't as wild as it seems on the surface. Finally, J.D. breaks down the path forward for Auburn Tigers football and Hugh Freeze after a slow start. It's the biggest Wednesday of the week. Let's have a DAY!

Today on The Hard Count, it is Prediction Tuesday for Week 6 of the college football season! J.D. breaks down his hits and misses from Week 5 before jumping into a very sneaky slate of games! J.D. gives his previews and predictions for the intriuing matchup between Tennessee Vols football & Arkansas Razorbacks football as well as the matchup between Nebraska Cornhuskers football and Rutgers football.! J.D. also makes his pick for College GameDay's destination of Cal Golden Bears football vs Miami Hurricanes football and an elite noon game between Texas A&M Aggies football and Missouri Tigers football. It's the biggest Tuesday of the week. Let's have a DAY!

Week five of the College Football season is in the books! Yesterday, Alabama and Georgia gave us an INSTANT CLASSIC. J.D. PicKell breaks down the game from each perspective, then takes a look at the other top headlines in the sport after another great College Football Saturday. Let's have a DAY!

Today on The Hard Count, it is a Final Thoughts Thursday before jumping into Week of the college football season! J.D. breaks down the latest voluntary redshirt situation involving Bear Alexander and USC Trojans football and where we are in modern CFB. J.D. makes his prediction for Colorado Buffs and Coach Prime's trip to Orlando to play UCF! Finally, On3's Jesse Simonton joins the show to give his 2 cents on what he does/doesn't trust through 5 weeks of the CFB season and J.D. gives his thoughts on another example of Care Factor being a non-negotiable in modern CFB (this time involving Michigan Wolverines football). It's the biggest Thursday of the week. Let's have a DAY!