Remembering Mike Leach, Purdue hires Ryan Walters, National Signing Day Preview (12/14)

The Cover 3 crew talks Mike Leach and is joined by Steve Wiltfong to preview recruiting. First, taking some time to celebrate Mike Leach and his contributions to the game of football on and off the field (1:00) before some analysis around Purdue's hire of Illinois DC Ryan Walters to replace Jeff Brohm (12:28). Then, 247Sports Director of Recruiting Steve Wiltfong joins the show to preview next week's National Signing Day and the beginning of the early signing period. Topics include highlights from a star-studded quarterback class (23:11), what Marcus Freeman has done well with Notre Dame's 2023 class (32:49), how Michigan's class is looking coming off back-to-back College Football Playoff appearances (37:03), the outlook for the top uncommitted prospects (42:38), the most exciting teams to watch on National Signing Day (54:32) and much, much more. Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Nominate the Cover 3 Podcast in the “Sports” category of the The People’s Choice Podcast Awards! http://podcastawards.com/app/signup 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