Kings of the North College Football

Spring football is a wrap, and Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis run through five final Northern teams on this episode, meaning they have now covered all 26 of their Northern teams after spring football. First up is Washington, which held its spring game on Friday night. Reflecting and rebuilding is the name of the game for the Huskies, who did get interesting QB play and showcased a possible young...

Northern teams like Ohio State, Cincinnati and Michigan added major players in the spring transfer portal window a year ago. What's the biggest Northern action happening in the spring portal window now? On this Kings of the North, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis compare this transfer class to a year ago, talk about why more QB movement didn't happen, plan a calendar of handsome Northern punters, a...

From Nebraska to Oregon, and Rutgers to West Virginia, six more Northern teams held spring games over the weekend and Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are back to cover them on the latest Kings of the North. Plus, Doug has some stats on the North in the 2024 NFL Draft that are interesting in how uninteresting they are. Topics covered on this episode: • Oregon spring game (01:45) • Nebraska spring g...

The top of the 2024 NFL Draft will be filled with Northern college football stars like Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., Washington's Rome Odunze and Michael Penix Jr., Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy, Notre Dame tackle Joe Alt and more. The talent is so deep, Doug Lesmerises explains why the top of the first round could feature more Northern players than any draft since 1967. Then Doug...

College football rolled out eight more Northern spring games last week, and Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are here to react to all of them, finding spring stars and asking spring questions on this Kings of the North. From excitement about Syracuse and Indiana to questions about Iowa and Illinois, ton some confirmation about Michigan and Notre Dame, Doug and Bill discussed in order: • Syracuse (0...

From the transfer portal to a proposed Super League, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis hit several topics on this Kings of the North. • What is Colorado doing in the portal and why Deion Sanders might be like Urban Meyer • Transfer portal moves in the North • Pick between current football rules or an NFL minor league • The idea floated of an 80-team Super League • Jim Harbaugh's future relationship...

Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Pitt, Boston College, Cincinnati and Utah played their college football spring games last weekend and on this Kings of the North, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis react to them all. From new coordinators like Penn State's Andy Kotelnicki and Pitt's Kade Bell to returning QB stars like Utah's Cam Rising to defensive position changes like Purdue's Kydran Jenkins and Pe...

Kings of the North is back with an explanation. First, seven Northern teams play spring games Saturday: Ohio State, Penn State, Utah, Pitt, Cincinnati, Purdue and Boston College. Then, Doug Lesmerises checks in from his visit to BC, where he watched a practice and talked to head coach Bill O’Brien. Finally, Doug explains what went wrong with his eye in Boston that caused KOTN to go on a brief hiat...

Clemson receivers, Texas experience, Georgia quarterback play, Louisville defense, Alabama offensive linemen, Texas A&M unwarranted optimism -- how should Northern college football fans view all these pieces of Southern college football in 2024? On this episode of Kings of the North, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis go through 5 Southern Frauds and 5 Northern fears, looking at what from the South w...

From Washington to Syracuse, from Heisman winners to NFL stars, from Notre Dame to Ohio State, it's time to test your knowledge of Northern college football.  On this Kings of the North, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis go head-to-head in a college football battle as producer Mike Yourstowsky asks them questions about college football that he devised. What do you know about Northern Heisman winners...

Michigan dealing defense for Texas quarterback Arch Manning, Notre Dame making a trade with Indiana, and rivals Iowa State and Iowa swapping offense for defense are among the 10 Northern college football trades that Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis conjure up on this edition of Kings of the North. There are 10 deals overall and these are the teams involved: • Michigan-Texas • Ohio State-Minnesota •...

From the Michigan Wolverines to the Washington Huskies, from the Rutgers Scarlet Knights to the Iowa State Cyclones, from the Colorado Buffaloes to the Nebraska Cornhuskers, the Kings of the North Spring Football Mega Preview Part 2 is here to prepare you for spring football for the 13 Northern teams that weren't covered in Part 1. That means Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis also discuss West Virgi...

From Iowa to Michigan, from Iowa State to Oregon, from Utah to Northwestern, what Northern schools have the best combination of winning among their men's basketball, women's basketball and football programs? On this Kings of the North, Doug Lesmerises dives into the numbers and ranks his Top-10 Northern combo programs. Which Northern schools made both the men's and women's NCAA basketball tourname...

Wisconsin head coach Luke Fickell, entering his second season in Madison as the Badgers open spring practice on March 22, is the guest on this episode of Kings of the North. Fickell and Doug Lesmerises discuss: • The differences between the North and South in college football • Wisconsin’s huge game hosting Alabama on Sept. 14 • Expectations in Year 2 • The Badgers” offensive line • Hiring the rig...

Michigan, Penn State or USC in the Big Ten?  Utah, Kansas and Kansas State, or the field in the Big 12?  Syracuse, Pitt or Boston College in the ACC?  Michael Penix Jr., J.J. McCarthy or Bo Nix as NFL Draft prospects? On this Kings of the North, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are playing a new game called Hire, Fire, Portal. They're tackling football discussions about the best teams in the North,...

Spring football has started and from Oregon to Boston College, Kings of the North is previewing all 26 teams in the North. From what teams have back to their biggest questions of the spring, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis on this episode worked through 13 Northern teams. The next 13 will follow on a show in a couple weeks -- closer to when their spring practices begin. On this show, Doug and Bill...

From Colorado's Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders to Ohio State's TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins to veteran quarterbacks on several potential College Football Playoff teams, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis draft the top 10 Heisman Trophy candidates for the 2024 college football season from the North. According to the betting odds, Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel, Ohio State quarterback...

What could happen in college football between Leap Day 2024 and Leap Day 2028?  From Michigan State QB Aidan Chiles to Nebraska coach Matt Rhule, from the North winning three of the next four national titles to Notre Dame joining the Big Ten, from coaches like Oregon's Dan Lanning, Penn State's James Franklin and Washington's Jedd Fisch moving on to Indiana football making history. Doug Lesmerises...

From Michigan's quarterback to Colorado's left tackle, from receivers at Washington and Ohio State to pass rushers at Iowa and Northwestern, from transfers at Penn State, Utah and Syracuse to the next running back up at Notre Dame, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis give you 10 major Northern players to watch in spring football on this episode of Kings of the North. Some Northern teams, including BYU...

Is the 12-team College Football Playoff really going to expand to 14 teams in two years? Why are some people complaining about that idea? How does the college football postseason compare to other sports? How much are the Big Ten and SEC running the future of the sport? Should ESPN televise the entire playoff or should multiple networks be involved? Should conference title games be eliminated? On t...

How will schools like Ohio State, Michigan, Iowa and more be featured in the returning EA Sports College Football video game that will be back in 2024 after a decade away? Who should be on the new cover? Why does this matter for college football? On this Kings of the North episode, Doug Lesmerises is joined by Matt Brown of Extra Points, the No. 1 expert in the country on the return of this colleg...

Will the Nebraska Cornhuskers win 8 games or more? Will the Michigan Wolverines win 10 games or fewer? Why do Ohio State and Oregon have the highest Northern college football win totals, and why are BYU, Minnesota, Purdue and Boston College at the bottom? On this Kings of the North, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis each pick their five best bets on Northern win totals, hitting on schools like West...

From Bill O'Brien at Boston College to Sherrone Moore at Michigan as head coaches, from Chip Kelly at Ohio State to Mike Denbrock at Notre Dame as offensive coordinators, from Elijah Robinson at Syracuse to Steve Belichick at Washington as defensive coordinators, there are 30 new coaches in major roles in Northern college football. On this Kings of the North, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis run th...

The San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs feature Northern college football stars all over their rosters for Super Bowl 58, and on this Kings of the North, Doug Lesmerises goes to the experts to talk about how these players went from Northern colleges to football's biggest stage. First, Doug and Bill Landis discuss how many Northern players contribute for the Chiefs and 49ers, and from Penn S...

From Wisconsin hosting Alabama, to Pitt hosting Syracuse, to Washington hosting Michigan, come along as Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis plan the Ultimate Northern College Football Schedule for 2024 on this episode of Kings of the North. Over 15 games in 14 weeks, Doug and Bill highlight the best Northern games of the coming 2024 season, picking 15 different stadiums they'd like to visit and coveri...