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Putting the spotlight on select teams and questions around others as the early playoff picture takes shape.

Kelly joins The Paul Finebaum Show, says each SEC win is to be cherished and adds: "We have a top-10 defense in the country and we're going to play accordingly."

Greg McElroy delivers his Top 10 takeaways from week 3 of the college football season. Texas A&M is a legit contender - can they handle the expectations, while the “luck” of the Irish has not been on their side early this season - where does Notre Dame go from here? Georgia won on toughness, Tennessee looked really good (even in a loss) and LSU’s offense isn’t broken, it’s just different. Did the ceilings for Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt change after big wins, can Clemson recover and what to make of the job openings at Virginia Tech and UCLA? All that and more plus some shoutouts on BOLD predictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SU coach Brian Kelly apologized for snapping at a reporter following Saturday's 20-10 victory against Florida.

Rich reacts to the Cowboys’ thrilling overtime win over NFC East rival New York Giants in a wild game that featured Russell Wilson connecting on deep bombs and Dallas K Brandon Aubrey re-minding everyone that he has the best leg in the NFL. Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer and Rich discuss the possibility the NFL banning the Eagles’ sig-nature Tush Push this offseason, how long the Cincinnati Bengals will be without Joe Burrow due to his turf toe injury, the ever-warming hot seat under Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel after on 0-2 start, Dan Campbell in the Detroit Lions hanging a 50-burger on the Chicago Bears and his former OC Ben Johnson, how long Russell Wilson is likely to hang onto the New York Gi-ants starting QB job, and his biggest takeaways from Philadelphia’s Week 2 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Rich reacts to LSU head coach Brian Kelly ripping a reporter in his postgame press conference af-ter beating Florida in Week 3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

LSU star QB Garrett Nussmeier is dealing with a torso injury and probably won't be fully recovered until he can rest during the Tigers' bye week.

Doering makes good on his No. 3 LSU vs. Florida bet by dressing up like a pumpkin and getting Kelly's thought on not only the rivalry win, but his opinions on the pumpkin costume.

Florida coach Billy Napier waved off concern after the Gators' second straight loss, saying that he's focused on helping the team make adjustments to keep improving. Florida faces No. 4 Miami this weekend.

Peyton Houston, the top-ranked pocket passer in the ESPN Junior 300 for 2027, has committed to LSU, becoming the first member of the Tigers' 2027 recruiting class.

Now that Week 3 has come to an end, who are the early breakout players for the teams in our Top 25?