Kings of the North College Football

Mar 10 2025 218 ep. 82 mins 93
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Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis discuss college football's best Northern teams and topics. Get the latest news and analysis on teams such as Ohio State, Michigan, Oregon, Notre Dame, Nebraska, and more every week.

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Will Eddie George change Bowling Green and the MAC? | Football trades for Michigan, Iowa, Pitt, etc.

Mar 10 2025 98 mins  
It's college football trades on Kings of the North, as the rosters of teams like Michigan, Pitt, Kansas State, Iowa, Texas, Ohio State, Clemson, Penn State and Oregon are examined and some tweaks found ... if only college football allowed trades. It's a version of transfer portal movement where teams on both sides get something. But Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis had more trouble

College Football Playoff 2025 projections, from Penn State and BYU to Michigan and South Carolina

Mar 05 2025 96 mins  
The 2025 College Football Playoff is less than 10 month away, so how could Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis not have playoff picks on the board yet? They are fixing that on this episode of Kings of the North, putting their first 12-team brackets on record. How many North teams? How many South? How many locks? Who are the off-the-radar contenders like Indiana and Arizona State turned

College football spring breakouts at Penn State, Maryland, Oregon, Nebraska, Syracuse, Kansas & more

Mar 03 2025 86 mins  
Spring football has started at West Virginia, BYU and Kansas, with other Northern schools starting this week. On Kings of the North, that means a dive into 10 potential breakout players to watch this spring. Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis chose players from Oregon, Nebraska, Maryland, Kansas State, Penn State, Ohio State and Syracuse, among other schools. Should you trust their sp

College football playoff seeding compromise? | Northern teams stacked with most returning production

Feb 26 2025 86 mins  
Which Northern college football teams are bringing back the most and the least from last season? On this Kings of the North, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis look at the teams returning a lot (Illinois, Rutgers, Michigan, Cincinnati) and a little (Syracuse, Oregon, West Virginia). Plus more talk of changes to the College Football Playoff seeding, some NFL Combine updates, and Whatch

Texas in the Big Ten | No 12-team CFB Playoff | Brian Kelly still at Notre Dame | Change One Thing

Feb 25 2025 106 mins  
College football changes on moments, from wins and losses to coaching swaps, from transfers to conference realignment decisions. On this Kings of the North, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis decide to Change One Thing with recent Northern college football history, from Texas joining the Big Ten to Brian Kelly staying at Notre Dame to Michael Penix staying at Indiana to big wins for K

Will College Football Playoff seeding change? | Six true title contenders? | Most annoying coaches

Feb 20 2025 92 mins  
From head coaches on the hot seat to college football teams that should be happy with their head coaches; from college football seeding changes to the number of true national title contenders; from Northern first-round picks in the 2025 NFL Draft to the best first-year coach of 2025; Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis face 10 college football truths on this episode of Kings of the Nor

College football's best quarterbacks for 2025 | Is Big Ten-SEC playoff control bad for CFB?

Feb 18 2025 125 mins  
Big Ten and SEC leaders are meeting again this week to discuss (and determine) the future of the College Football Playoff. From guaranteed bids to the size of the field to adjusting conference championship weekend, more changes are on the table. Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis break down all the possibilities and discuss how much freaking out is in order. Then it's a draft of the b

Ohio State hires Matt Patricia | Notre Dame, Penn State, OSU, Oregon -- Who will win more games?

Feb 12 2025 103 mins  
College football win totals are the topic of the day on Kings of the North, including a discussion of four Northern teams that are projected at 10.5 regular-season wins. Among Oregon, Ohio State, Notre Dame and Penn State, which teams will go over and which will go under that number? Plus other win total predictions on Michigan, Iowa, Alabama and more. And Whatcha Watching, Eating

Ultimate Northern Schedule: Ohio State to BYU to Boston College | Notre Dame takes Penn State coach

Feb 10 2025 101 mins  
Starting with Kansas State-Iowa State in Ireland, through Ohio State-Michigan, Oregon-Washington and Nebraska-Iowa to end the season, Kings of the North gives you its Ultimate Northern Schedule on this episode. Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis run through the best game each week of our 28 Northern teams, finding the greatest variety of great Northern action. There are 25 of the team

Ohio State promoting Brian Hartline? | How to hire a CFB coordinator | Big 12 schedule bangers

Feb 05 2025 109 mins  
What's the best way to hire an offensive or defensive coordinator in college football? On this Kings of the North, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis look at Ohio State's coordinator decisions to dive into a deeper discussion of the best strategies, with some lessons learned from Nick Saban. And yes, there seems to be a plan that has the most success. Also, the full Big 12 schedule is