The Cover 3 crew discusses college football strength of schedule, bowl season and more. First, reacting to the full 2024-25 bowl season and College Football Playoff schedule, which will feature high-stakes games earlier than ever in mid-December and extend all the way until the CFP National Championship on Jan. 20 (1:30). Then it's on to the strength of schedule discussion, first focusing on the toughest schedules in the Big Ten (22:26) and a uniquely favorable draw for a Big Ten team that's traditionally gotten one of the hardest slates in the conference. Plus, discussing the easiest and toughest schedules in the SEC (45:10), ACC, the Big 12 and one of the most favorable schedules in the country from the Group of Five. Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify 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