3rd & 33

Welcome to 3rd & 33 where Peter Morell tackles the conventional wisdom on all things college football. Tune-in each week for in-depth game previews and thought-provoking analysis on all the major storylines in the greatest sport on the planet. If you'd like to submit question a question for discussion on a future episode or need to get in contact please send an email to 3rdand33@gmail.com.

Before the Storm 11/21/2025

Before the Storm On this episode, Peter talks about the College Football Playoff rankings and goes deep on #15 USC's trip to Eugene to face #7 Oregon. /episode/index/show/a8462205-ed20-4dae-9a96-ebb88606e352/id/39117695

The Run Pass Option 11/13/2025

The Run Pass Option On this episode, Peter breaks out game theory, board games, and simple math to explore the most basic decision in football — run or pass? Peter also breaks down the two biggest games of the weeken — Texas vs. Georgia in Athens and Oklahoma vs. Alabama in Tuscaloosa. /episode/index/show/a8462205-ed20-4dae-9a96-ebb88606e352/id/39029200

Home Field of Dreams 11/05/2025

Home Field of Dreams On this episode, Peter breaks down the true value of home field advantage in college football and previews #7 BYU's road trip to Lubbock to face #8 Texas Tech in a clash of Big 12 heavyweights. /episode/index/show/a8462205-ed20-4dae-9a96-ebb88606e352/id/38931070

Fallen Tiger, Wounded Lion 10/28/2025

Fallen Tiger, Wounded Lion On this episode, Peter talks about what how it all went wrong for Brian Kelly at LSU. He also previews the biggest games of the weekend — Vanderbilt vs. Texas and Penn State vs. Ohio State. /episode/index/show/a8462205-ed20-4dae-9a96-ebb88606e352/id/38815525

Gambling for Greatness 10/16/2025

Gambling for Greatness On this episode, Peter breaks down James Franklin's shocking downfall at Penn State and previews three of the biggest games of the week — Tennessee vs. Alabama, Georgia Tech vs. Duke, and Ole Miss vs. Georgia. /episode/index/show/a8462205-ed20-4dae-9a96-ebb88606e352/id/38613065

Super Saturday Special II 10/10/2025

Super Saturday Special II For the second straight year, October's second Saturday is a Super Saturday Special. Tune-in for deep dives on Oklahoma vs. Texas, Ohio State vs. Illinois, Indiana vs. Oregon, and Alabama vs. Missouri. /episode/index/show/a8462205-ed20-4dae-9a96-ebb88606e352/id/38534245

Stealing Sunshine 09/29/2025

Stealing Sunshine On this episode, Peter explores the in-state recruiting woes that have left Florida, Florida State, and Miami behind the top programs in college football. Peter also previews #3 Miami's trip to Tallahassee to face #18 Florida State. /episode/index/show/a8462205-ed20-4dae-9a96-ebb88606e352/id/38401490

Whiteout vs. Blackout 09/25/2025

Whiteout vs. Blackout On this episode, Peter explores the strange truth behind strength of schedule metrics and goes deep on the two biggest games of the week — Alabama vs. Georgia in a blackout at Sanford Stadium and Oregon vs. Penn State in a whiteout at Beaver Stadium. /episode/index/show/a8462205-ed20-4dae-9a96-ebb88606e352/id/38347340

College Football Road Trip 09/10/2025

College Football Road Trip On this episode, Peter takes you on a road trip across America by previewing three of the biggest games of the weekend — Georgia @ Tennessee, Texas A&M @ Notre Dame, and Clemson @ Georgia Tech. /episode/index/show/a8462205-ed20-4dae-9a96-ebb88606e352/id/38151195

Scoring Sooner 09/04/2025

Scoring Sooner In this episode, Peter looks at scoring trends across the last decade and a half of college football and previews #15 Michigan's trip to Norman to face #18 Oklahoma. /episode/index/show/a8462205-ed20-4dae-9a96-ebb88606e352/id/38080975

The First and the Last 08/28/2025

The First and the Last On this episode, Peter explores thirty years of Coach Corso's headgear picks, lays out the case against Big Noon Kickoff, and goes deep on #1 Texas' trip to Columbuss to play #3 Ohio State. /episode/index/show/a8462205-ed20-4dae-9a96-ebb88606e352/id/37990330

Road to Glory 08/22/2025

Road to Glory On this episode, Peter breaks down the accuracy of his predictions from last season and predicts which teams have a real shot to win the national championship in 2025. /episode/index/show/a8462205-ed20-4dae-9a96-ebb88606e352/id/37914700

All the Marbles 01/18/2025

All the Marbles On this episode, Peter previes the National Championship Game between Ohio State and Notre Dame and tells the story of both programs since they last won it all. /episode/index/show/a8462205-ed20-4dae-9a96-ebb88606e352/id/34903505

Final Four of Football 01/07/2025

Final Four of Football On this episode, Peter previews the playoff semifinals — Penn State vs. Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl and Ohio State vs. Texas in the Cotton Bowl. Peter also unveils some research on whether too much rest can be detrimental to teams in major bowl games. /episode/index/show/a8462205-ed20-4dae-9a96-ebb88606e352/id/34757245

Roses and Redemption 12/28/2024

Roses and Redemption Can Notre Dame redeem its recent record of failure in big bowl games and defeat Georgia in the Sugar Bowl? Can Ohio State redeem its early season loss to Oregon and claim revenge at the Rose Bowl? Tune-in to this week's episode for a preview of all four quarterfinal playoff games. /episode/index/show/a8462205-ed20-4dae-9a96-ebb88606e352/id/34635395

Siege of the North 12/17/2024

Siege of the North On this episode, Peter preview SMU's showdown with Penn State and Tennessee's trip to Columbus to face Ohio State and discusses the role of weather in college football games. /episode/index/show/a8462205-ed20-4dae-9a96-ebb88606e352/id/34453425

Bracketology Studies 12/13/2024

Bracketology Studies On this episode, Peter discusses the Selection Committee's performance in constructing the first 12-Team College Football Playoff bracket and previews Indiana's trip to Notre Dame and Clemson's trip to Texas. /episode/index/show/a8462205-ed20-4dae-9a96-ebb88606e352/id/34423760

Day of Broken Dreams 12/05/2024

Day of Broken Dreams With Selection Sunday approaching, Peter previews the American, ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Mountain West, and SEC Championship games and talks about how it all went wrong for Ryan Day and Ohio State against Michigan last Saturday. /episode/index/show/a8462205-ed20-4dae-9a96-ebb88606e352/id/34295885

The Game To End All Games 11/26/2024

The Game To End All Games On this episode, Peter breaks down the storied history of the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan Wolverines and previews this year's edition of "The Game", the greatest rivalry in all of sports. /episode/index/show/a8462205-ed20-4dae-9a96-ebb88606e352/id/34150560

Survival Scenarios 11/22/2024

Survival Scenarios On this episode, Peter goes deep on conference title game scenarios in the American, ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Mountain West, and SEC and also previews undefeated Indiana's heavyweight matchup with Ohio State. /episode/index/show/a8462205-ed20-4dae-9a96-ebb88606e352/id/34101086

The Decline and Fall of the Clemson Dynasty 11/14/2024

The Decline and Fall of the Clemson Dynasty On this episode, Peter breaks down the four key pillars of Clemson's remarkable run of success from 2015 to 2020 and how each one has crumbled in recent seasons. Peter also previews Kansas's trip to Provo to face #6 BYU and #7 Tennessee's heavyweight clash with #13 Georgia. /episode/index/show/a8462205-ed20-4dae-9a96-ebb88606e352/id/33933687

Saturday Short: Georgia vs. Ole Miss 11/07/2024

Saturday Short: Georgia vs. Ole Miss On this rapid fire episode, Peter goes in-depth on #3 Georgia's trip to Oxford to face #16 Ole Miss. /episode/index/show/a8462205-ed20-4dae-9a96-ebb88606e352/id/33838502

Heismans are Forever 10/31/2024

Heismans are Forever Offensive lines are temporary but Heismans are forever. On this episode, Peter breaks down the Heisman Trophy race and goes in-depth on Ohio State's offensive line woes and the their upcoming Top 5 showdown at Penn State. /episode/index/show/a8462205-ed20-4dae-9a96-ebb88606e352/id/33697882

The Footsteps of Giants 10/25/2024

The Footsteps of Giants On this episode, Peter takes a deep look at how the successors of all-time great college football coaches have fared. He also previews LSU's big trip to College Station to play Texas A&M for the outright lead in the SEC. /episode/index/show/a8462205-ed20-4dae-9a96-ebb88606e352/id/33606567

The Third (and 33) Saturday in October 10/18/2024

The Third (and 33) Saturday in October On this episiode, Peter previews the Third Saturday in October rivalry game between Alabama and Tennessee, Georgia's trip to Austin to face #1 Texas, and Nebraska's big road test against undefeated Indiana. Peter also talks about the importance of evaluating teams' passing and running effectiveness on a per play basis in college football. /episode/index/show/a8462205-ed20-4dae-9a96-ebb88606e352/id/33508282

Super Saturday Special 10/11/2024

Super Saturday Special In this episode, Peter talks about Alabama's shocking loss to Vanderbilt last Saturday and previews this Saturday's spectacular slate of games, including Ohio State @ Oregon, Penn State @ USC, Kansas State @ Colorado, and Texas and Oklahoma facing off in the Red River Shootout. /episode/index/show/a8462205-ed20-4dae-9a96-ebb88606e352/id/33413542

On To October 10/03/2024

On To October On this episode, Peter recaps the Alabama Georgia game, breaks down the conference title races in the four power conferences, and talks about which G5 teams have the best shot to make the playoff. Peter also does rapid fire previews of four games this weekend, Syracuse @ UNLV, Iowa @ Ohio State, Michigan @ Washington, and Miami @ Cal. /episode/index/show/a8462205-ed20-4dae-9a96-ebb88606e352/id/33320432

The Rematch and the Blackout 09/26/2024

The Rematch and the Blackout On this episode, Peter talks about Alabama's crushing victory over Georgia in "The Blackout Game" in 2008 and previews this Saturday's matchup between Georgia and Alabama, the next chapter in their growing rivalry. Peter also breaks down the surprising history of in-season rematches in college football. /episode/index/show/a8462205-ed20-4dae-9a96-ebb88606e352/id/33224577

Welcome to the Big Leagues 09/19/2024

Welcome to the Big Leagues Two Tennessee football experts, Oliver Katz and Miranda Burt, join the show for an in-depth discussion on Oklahoma's first ever SEC game, a showdown with the red hot Volunteers in Norman. Peter also shares his Top 10 and previews USC's first ever Big 10 game, a big clash with Michigan in Ann Arbor. /episode/index/show/a8462205-ed20-4dae-9a96-ebb88606e352/id/33129542

Geography of Excellence Part I 09/12/2024

Geography of Excellence Part I On this epsiode, Peter recaps Texas's crushing victory over Michigan and takes a deep look at the geographic distribution of elite football talent. /episode/index/show/a8462205-ed20-4dae-9a96-ebb88606e352/id/33028187

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