Whether Year 1 inspired confidence in the hires at Miami, Oklahoma, Notre Dame and more. First, what Auburn is getting with the addition of former Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne (1:15) and whether Iowa's portal work is adjusting expectations for the offense in 2023 (6:20). Then it's on to reviewing the hires of last year's cycle, using the Year 1 results as context. This episode focuses on the ACC and the Big 12, with updated thoughts on Mike Elko at Duke (16:45), Mario Cristobal at Miami (20:50), Tony Elliott at Virginia (26:12), Brent Pry at Virginia Tech (30:44) and Marcus Freeman at Notre Dame (34:28). Plus, updated expectations for Brent Venables' tenure at Oklahoma (40:11), Sonny Dykes at TCU (44:24) and Joey McGuire at Texas Tech (50:49). Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store:  https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collection Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3 Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3 For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices