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Kings of the North College Football

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Frequency: 1 episode/2d. Total Eps: 266

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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Week 1 Stars, Surprises | Pitt, Purdue, Illinois, Notre Dame impress | Ranking Top 11.5 CFB Teams

Monday, September 2, 2024 • Duration 01:38:41

From Notre Dame and Penn State to Iowa and Pitt, from Purdue and Illinois to Maryland and Colorado, Week 1 brought plenty of stars and surprises for Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis to discuss on this episode of Kings of the North.
The guys will touch on every Northern team, and give their rankings of the top 11 1/2 teams in the country.

Thanks for joining Kings of the North, both new friends and old ones, as KOTN rolls into a second week of bringing you live college football talk five days a week from a Northern point of view

Chapters:
• Top 11.5 team rankings (07:30)
• Other college football news from week 1 (15:30)
• Categories of the week - team, player, most exciting game, etc (18:40)
• Doug's sword shopping experience (57:24)
• One thing from week 1 about each team (1:00:44)
• Five minutes about the group of 5 (1:26:00)
• What else you got? (1:30:40)

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Week 1 Reaction: Penn State-West Virginia | Notre Dame-Texas A&M | Michigan, Ohio State debut

Sunday, September 1, 2024 • Duration 01:11:52

Penn State dominated West Virginia, Notre Dame pulled out a huge win over Texas A&M, Oregon had a weird night and close game as a 50-point favorite, Ohio State dealt with a slow start and some offensive line issues, and Michigan has lingering quarterback questions after a win over Fresno State.
All that is covered on KOTN Late Knight, as Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis kick back and run through the biggest games in Northern football.
They also discuss ponies and what Playoff Quarterback shows they would greenlight as scripted shows.
Thanks for joining Kings of the North, and see you for a full live wrapup on Monday.

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College football win total bets on Notre Dame, West Virginia, Illinois and more: Bets of the North

Friday, August 16, 2024 • Duration 44:33

College football win total best bets are on the menu on Bets of the North with Doug Lesmerises and Tyler Shoemaker.

Each of them pick five win total over-unders, hitting teams like Notre Dame, Rutgers, Nebraska, Colorado, Syracuse and more — and disagreeing on Illinois.

Then it’s a Group of 5 best bet, a Dawg Mentality best bet, and a Cy-Hawk Super Combo.

Catch our college football betting show every Friday morning all season with Bets of the North on Kings of the North.

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Outrageous college football predictions for 2024; Heisman Trophy draft

Thursday, August 15, 2024 • Duration 01:16:22

Who will win the Heisman Trophy? What outrageous events may happen this college football season? On this Kings of the North, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are ready to make some picks for the 2024 college football season, and Doug is wound up about it, starting with a draft of 10 Heisman Trophy candidates. Players from Penn State, Utah, Kansas, Ohio State, Oregon and Kansas State are among those who come off the board.

Then Doug and Bill make their official Heisman Trophy picks.
They follow that with three Outrageous Predictions on undefeated seasons, rushing touchdown records, Alabama's year, an ACC champ, a 2,000-yard receiving season and more.

Thanks for joining Kings of the North.

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Dylan Raiola, Jeremiah Smith and the top Northern freshmen; what we love about the 2024 CFB season

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 • Duration 01:24:05

Which college football freshmen in the North could get on the field in a big way in 2024? From Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith to Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola to Notre Dame linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa to Iowa punter Rhys Dakin, the North has plenty of young talent.

On this episode of Kings of the North, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises run through the best freshmen around. (02:30)

Then they list 10 things they love about the 2024 college football season, including hot seat Southern coaches, second-year quarterbacks and teams ready for their best seasons in 20 years. (36:30)

Then Brett Ciancia of Pick Six Previews joins the show to talk about overrated and underrated teams. (58:17)

Thanks as always for joining Kings of the North.

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College football betting tips and inside info: Bets of the North

Friday, August 9, 2024 • Duration 46:20

Betting on college football is part of the game now. So while some of you might be trying to enjoy it, maybe you want a little help.
Bets of the North is here to do that.

This weekly college football gambling show will hit every Friday morning with betting insider Tyler Shoemaker, and his proprietary T Shoe Index, joining Doug Lesmerises and adding some smart math to the football conversation.
But it’s fun. Betting on sports shouldn’t feel like homework.

On this first show. Doug and Tyler run through tips for making smart bets, including advice on parlays, player props, season win totals and betting on less popular teams.

So check this out and if you enjoy it (we think you will) join Doug and Tyler every week on Bets of the North.

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Nebraska-Colorado matchup will swing the season; inside future recruiting changes

Thursday, August 8, 2024 • Duration 01:10:04

Changes to how college football teams recruit players and build rosters are ahead, and Doug Lesmerises has inside info on the future of the sport after attending a personnel and recruiting conference with almost 700 staffers from college football in Nashville.
That discussion includes an interview with Mark Pantoni, the general manager of Ohio State football.

But first, Doug looks at the energy of Nebraska football and the questions around Colorado football and what that might mean for their Week 2 matchup.
How ready is Nebraska freshman QB Dylan Raiola?
Why does everyone like to pile on Colorado?
And what's the stat that proves Nebraska could make a major leap this season?
Plus the energy at Utah, the cool leather helmets at Illinois and more.

Thanks for joining Kings of the North.

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Why the Michigan cheating discussion is wrong; plus a Notre Dame injury and a bad preseason poll

Monday, August 5, 2024 • Duration 01:10:49

On this Kings of the North, the discussion about the latest Michigan news around the NCAA's look at Connor Stalions and alleged sign-stealing is on the minds of Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis. They believe the general debate around Michigan is all wrong and not focusing on the most important part of the story.

They dive into that, but first they have a few show announcements, a look at an unfortunate Notre Dame injury, some sophomore slumps at running back in the North, and Doug's visit to Penn State over the weekend.

Then it's a lot of Michigan and finally a look at the preseason coaches poll, which loves No. 1 Georgia much more than Doug and Bill think is appropriate.

Thanks for joining Kings of the North.

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Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Utah and more open camp; Oregon and Washington's places in the North

Thursday, August 1, 2024 • Duration 01:25:27

Oregon and Washington are moving from the West to the North with their shift from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten, and on this Kings of the North, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis talk about how the Ducks and Huskies will fit into their new realities.

To assist that conversation, they are joined by two guests: long-time Pac-12 analyst Yogi Roth, now a Big Ten Network announcer and the creator of a new media outlet called Y-Option; and Washington beat writer Andy Yamashita of the Seattle Times.

Yogi interview - (51:52)
Andy interview - (1:10:36)

But before that, Doug and Bill run through the start of preseason college football camps, hitting especially on the teams that got an early start to practice this week as they discuss Utah, Kansas, Wisconsin, Colorado, Michigan State, Rutgers, Illinois, Minnesota and Notre Dame.

Thanks as always for joining Kings of the North.

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Kansas, Kansas State football join KOTN, and The North will rule the Big 12

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 • Duration 01:29:06

The Kansas Jayhawks and the Kansas State Wildcats are officially joining The North, as on this episode, Kings of the North swells to 28 Power Conference college football teams.

Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis explain why they are adding these Kansas schools to the teams they will cover, and they reset the state of two rising football programs.
They are aided in that cause by several interviews with Jayhawks and Wildcats:

• Kansas State coach Chris Klieman (9:03)
• Kansas deputy athletic director Collin Sexton (33:11)
• Kansas State safety Marques Sigle (46:49)
• Kansas State athletic director Gene Taylor (53:15)
• Kansas State announcer and former QB Stan Weber (1:09:10)

Then Doug and Bill wrap up with their desire to get to the Kansas-Kansas State game this year, and they look at other major Northern games those two will play against Illinois, West Virginia, Iowa State and others.

Welcome to Kansas and Kansas State and thanks for joining Kings of the North.

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