Penn State's James Franklin has to shine in the Big Ten Championship Game to shed "overrated' label

Ohio State coach James Franklin has to top Oregon to shed the "overrated" label. Can the Texas offensive line tame the Georgia pass rush? SMU coach Rhett Lashlee is on the biggest stage of his career. Where will former Oklahoma Jackson Arnold land?

All of that and more in this episode of College Football Smothered and Covered with Barrett Sallee

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