Kings of the North College Football

The Big Ten Championship Game and ACC Championship Game are two of the matchups this weekend where Tyler Shoemaker and Doug Lesmerises have betting suggestions on this episode of Bets of the North. The guy are licking their wounds after a rough Rivalry Week, but they remain ahead on the season in their betting to give money to FeedingAmerica.org. They are back with two more real money bets this week and some other best bets. Also, Doug and TShoe review their preseason win total bets and where they were right and wrong -- and there was more right than wrong. Thanks for joining Bets of the North. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Big Ten Championship Game battle between No. 1 Oregon and No. 3 Penn State gets the Big Game Breakdown on this Kings of the North, as Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis dive into this matchup between the Ducks and Nittany Lions. Then its breakdowns of the Mountain West title game, with a playoff spot on the line for Boise State and UNLV, and the MAC title game between Miami (Ohio) and Ohio University, with the Bobcats chasing history. Plus a few other conference title games and a final breakdown on our regular-season picks success this season. Thanks for joining Kings of the North. Chapters: • Big Ten championship breakdown (02:00) • Big ten championship picks (34:55) • Mountain west championship picks (40:55) • MAC championship picks (53:45) • AAC championship picks (1:08:30) • Sun Belt championship picks (1:12:05) • Conference USA championship preview (1:15:00) • Fantasy results for the season (1:17:45) • Regular season record final standings (1:19:30) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

New College Football Playoff rankings and National Signing Days news means that the Kings of the North have a lot to react to on this Wednesday show. But it's also time to start breaking down games for conference championship weekend. So Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis offer a Big Game Breakdown on the Big 12 Championship Game between Iowa State and Arizona State, with history on the line for the Cyclones. The guys also make picks for the SEC title game between Georgia and Texas (does someone really have to win?) and the ACC title game between SMU and Clemson. Plus signing day flips and why the North doesn't need to be flipping out over the playoff. And of course, Whatcha Watching, Eating and Thinking. Thanks for joining Kings of the North. Chapters: • Northern recruiting news on national signing day (01:30) • Latest reaction from the college football playoff bracket (03:10) • Kirk Campbell out as Michigan's offensive coordinator (10:40) • SEC Championship game preview (13:15) • ACC championship preview (27:50) • Big 12 championship preview (39:00) • Whatcha watching, eating, thinking (1:16:50) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

National Signing Day is Wednesday, and Kings of the North breaks down the recruiting battles between the North and the South like no one else does. Of course the South has a numbers edge, but how big is it? Is the North gaining or falling back? And how much does recruiting matter for winning? Then Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are joined by Dan Wetzel to discuss what rivalry weekend in the first year of the 12-team playoff told us about the state of college football. Also, are the conference championship games this week giving us what we want? Finally, it's a check on the KOTN preseason Big Ten poll and what the voters got right and wrong when it came to title game picks and players of the year. Thanks for joining Kings of the North. Chapters: • North vs South recruiting with national signing day tomorrow (01:30) • Northern recruiting ranks nationally (19:00) • Biggest northern recruiting news (29:30) • Dan Wetzel joins the show (39:30) • Rivalries in the 12-team playoff era (41:00) • How good are the conference championship games? (1:04:00) • Revisiting the KOTN Preseason poll (1:15:15) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The College Football Playsoff field has taken shape and Oregon, Penn State, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Indiana are ready to play for it all. Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis look at the final remaining playoff questions entering Conference Championship Week. Then they discuss the firings of Neal Brown at West Virginia and Ryan Walters at Purdue and what’s ahead for those teams. Finally, it’s a look at the Northern teams who finished strongest to go out on a high note. Plus the South Cram-o-Meter! Thanks for joining KOTN. Chapters: • Neal Brown fired from West Virginia (07:20) • Ryan Walters fired from Purdue (28:10) • K.C. Keeler hired by Temple (39:32) • Projecting the college football playoff field (44:52) • Other college football playoff topics (50:55) • South cram-o-meter (1:09:45) • Northern teams that finished strong (1:20:30) • Northern teams that struggled to finish the season (1:35:40) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michigan's 13-10 upset of No. 2 Ohio State sent shockwaves through Northern football as the Wolverines leaned on their defense and special teams to beat the Buckeyes for the fourth straight time. Across the rest of The North, a bunch of teams handled necessary business, including Penn State's rout of Maryland, Notre Dame's win at USC, and Indiana's mashing of Purdue in a rivalry game setting up those three winners to make the College Football Playoff. No. 1 Oregon also did what was needed in its rivalry game with Washington, as the Ducks will now face the Nittany Lions in the Big Ten Championship. Syracuse won an ACC shootout with Miami to end their regular season at 9-3 and knock the Hurricanes out of the ACC title game, and maybe out of the playoff. Meanwhile, the Big 12 race came down to the wire with Iowa State, BYU and Colorado fighting for a title game spot opposite Arizona State. Other Northern winners going out on top in the regular season included Illinois, Minnesota, Rutgers, Iowa, Boston College, and Utah. Doug and Bill squeeze as much of that as they can into this Week 14 version of KOTN Late Knight. Thanks for joining Kings of the North. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bets of the North hit the Florida upset of Ole Miss last week, and there's another SEC underdog that Doug is taking a swing on this week. But the big bet is where Doug Lesmerises and Tyler Shoemaker need a cash after getting busted by Iowa State last week. The call here? The red-hot Kansas Jayhawks. Find out why. With both guys ahead on their individual best bets for the year and with the real money column still nearly $1,000 up, take in betting advice on Illinois, Cincinnati, Notre Dame, Texas, Syracuse and Jacksonville State as well. Thanks for joining Bets of the North and Happy Thanksgiving. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ohio State-Michigan gets the Big Game Breakdown treatment from Doug and Bill on a third day this week of Northern game previews on Kings of the North. Oregon-Washington, Penn State-Maryland, Notre Dame-USC, Indiana-Purdue, Illinois-Northwestern, and Rutgers-Michigan State are also previewed and picked. Plus there’s another upset call in the SEC playoff picture. Then it’s Whatcha Watching, Eating and Thinking on Thanksgiving sides and more. This is the last full KOTN this week before the Saturday night postgame show at 11 eastern. Catch Bets of the North on Thursday morning. Thanks for joining KOTN. Chapters: • First set of game picks (02:30) • Michigan vs Ohio State big game breakdown (43:40) • Cram it game picks (1:20:50) • Fantasy picks for week 14 (1:27:00) • Whatcha watching, eating, thinking (1:31:12) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Syracuse-Miami and Iowa State-Kansas State get the Big Game Breakdown treatment on this Kings of the North, as Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis continue to preview Northern games in Week 14. This episodes focuses on the ACC and Big 12 Northern games, including Boston College-Pitt, BYU-Houston, and Kansas-Baylor, with the Big Ten previews coming Wednesday. Also, Doug lays out the stakes for every playoff contender and team chasing a bowl berth. And the guys pick a couple SEC games and check in on a major MAC matchup between Miami and Bowling Green. Thanks for joining Kings of the North. Chapters: • Conference races and playoff battles updates (02:10) • Teams that are locks for the playoffs, teams that need to win Week 14 and they are in and teams with a chance still at the playoffs (10:10) • Miami at Syracuse big game breakdown (19:30) • Kansas State at Iowa State big game breakdown (38:24) • More game picks (58:50) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

College football Rivalry Week is here with the final week of the regular season, and Kings of the North is jumping right into some previews, as all three episodes this week will dive into Northern games of Week 14. Among the games previewed by Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis here are Nebraska-Iowa and the Paul Bunyan's Axe game between Minnesota and Wisconsin. Plus Doug and Bill tip the cap to some of the best under-the-radar performances from Week 13, by Michigan, Illinois, Kansas State, Boston College and Nebraska. Dan Wetzel also stops by to discuss which teams are truly in the national title race and which are in the playoff race. There's also a look at Northern quarterback recruiting, and how the North is stacking up in chasing five-stars. And, as with every Monday, sit back and enjoy the South Cram-o-Meter, which should be broken again. Thanks for joining Kings of the North. Chapters: • Teams of the week for week 13 (05:15) • Teams that changed our mind (15:15) • Players of the week (23:20) • South cram-o-meter (31:00) • Top 11.5 rankings after week 13 (33:35) • Dan Wetzel joins to talk about the national championship contenders and Bryce Underwood to Michigan (39:52) • Week 14 first game picks including Nebraska vs Iowa, Colorado vs Oklahoma State, Minnesota vs Wisconsin and Utah vs UCF (1:14:00) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

College football in the North got wild Saturday afternoon, as Penn State survived by a point on the road at Minnesota, BYU got field stormed twice in a loss at Arizona State, and Illinois and Rutgers traded final-minute TDs before the Illini prevailed on a fourth-down game-winner. But the day started in the North with No. 2 Ohio State smothering No. 5 Indiana in Ohio Stadium, beating the Hoosiers 38-15. But the playoff picture for Indiana remained pretty clear, thanks to an SEC upset as Ole Miss fell at Florida. Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis cover all of that on this Kings of the North postgame show, plus Notre Dame-Army, Iowa State-Utah, Kansas State-Cincinnati and more. Thanks for joining Kings of the North. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Iowa State, BYU, Notre Dame, Michigan State and Syracuse are among the Northern college football teams that Tyler Shoemaker and Doug Lesmerises are firing away on this week on Bets of the North. The guys bemoan their close Purdue miss on their $500 bet last week, and celebrate their big victory on their plus money swing. And they're back to bet another $600 in real money (including a $25 bet that had Doug begging for forgiveness from TShoe) as they continue to try to make money to donate to Feeding America. Thanks for joining Bets of the North from Kings of the North Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

From Penn State-Minnesota to Illinois-Rutgers, Nebraska-Wisconsin to Notre Dame-Army, Colorado-Kansas to BYU-Arizona State, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis preview and pick all the Northern college football games on this Thursday episode of Kings of the North. The Ohio State-Indiana preview of that Top 5 game was on the Wednesday show, but this edition still features six Northern playoff contenders to analyze (Penn State, Notre Dame, Colorado, BYU, Iowa State). Plus Pitt-Louisville, Cincinnati-Kanas State, Purdue-Michigan State, Iowa-Maryland, Northwestern-Michigan, North Carolina-Boston College and an upset pick in a Cram It Game in the South. Thanks for joining Kings of the North. Chapters: • First set of game picks including Penn State at Minnesota (04:50) • Julian Lewis commits to Colorado (16:40) • Second set of game picks (49:20) • Final set of game picks (1:21:00) • Fantasy picks for week 13 (1:36:10) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Indiana at Ohio State is another Northern college football banger, the third Top 5 matchup involving the Buckeyes this season as the No. 4 Hoosiers take on the No. 2 Buckeyes in Ohio Stadium on Saturday. On this Kings of the North, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis break down both sides of the ball for this big game, as the two most efficient offenses in the power conferences take the field. Ohio State must do it after sustaining another major injury on the offensive line. Then Indiana writer Zach Osterman of the Indianapolis Star joins the show to put this historic matchup in the winningest season in Indiana history in context. Then it's Whatcha Watching, Eating and Thinking. Thanks for joining Kings of the North. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Georgia is actually right. It’s the rest of the SEC discussion that is wrong. Busting myths about the SEC in the College Football Playoff debate is a priority on this Kings of the North.Doug Lesmerises and Steven Godfrey dig into that to start the show, before Doug digs in deeper at the end of the show. Doug and Steven also discuss the Boise State-Big 12 playoff seeding debate and whether the NFL should be paying college football.Then Dan Wetzel joins to talk Army and Navy football in the portal era leading into the Army-Notre Dame game this week. Then off the new Indiana football commitment to coach Curt Cignetti — should every P4 team prioritize football over basketball, even traditional hoops bluebloods?Then Doug wraps with the final SEC myth busting.Thanks for joining Kings of the North.Chapters: • Steven Godfrey joins the show to talk SEC media worst-case scenarios (01:30)• The race for the last playoff bye (25:00)• Dan Wetzel joins the show (37:30)• Should everyone try and be good at football? (47:10)• Army and Navy as G5 contenders (1:02:10)• Bustin SEC myths for the college football playoff (1:21:00) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

From Colorado's Deion Sanders and Oregon's Dan Lanning, to Indiana's Curt Cignetti and Penn State's James Franklin, to Syracuse's Fran Brown and West Virginia's Neal Brown, Northern college football coaches are getting rated on this Kings of the North.With Cignetti getting paid over the weekend, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis use the results of Week 12 to guide their evaluations of all 28 Northern college football coaches this season.Plus, their Top 11.5 rankings and the South Cram-o-meter. Thanks as always for joining Kings of the North. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

From Oregon-Wisconsin to Penn State-Purdue, from Colorado-Utah to Ohio State-Northwestern, from Notre Dame-Virginia to Kansas State-Arizona State, the biggest college football games involving Northern teams are covered on this KOTN Late Knight show with Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis.Plus ... SEC players are cold when it's 55 degrees?Thanks for joining Kings of the North. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Off another college football betting win, Bets of the North likes Penn State to take care of business this week.Now 7-4 on the season on their $500 bets, Doug Lesmerises and Tyler Shoemaker turn toward the Penn State defense against Purdue for this major wager. Then it's a parlay with more on the Nittany Lions and a Big 12 team that could be in for an upset.Finally, with TShoe coming off a 4-0 week on his best bets, the guys like Florida, Louisiana, Washington, Notre Dame and Kansas, among others.Thanks for joining Bets of the North on Kings of the North. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Week 12 college football picks and previews fill this Kings of the North as Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis dig into 19 games, including eight between Northern teams: Iowa State-Cincinnati, Oregon-Wisconsin, Colorado-Utah, Ohio State-Northwestern, Illinois-Michigan State, Penn State-Purdue, Rutgers-Maryland and Kansas-BYU.Can Boston College, with a new starting QB, upset the Big 12 race at SMU? Can Pitt do the same at home against Clemson? What will happen in Nebraska-USC as both teams show off new offensive looks? Will Notre Dame continue to roll against Virginia?Plus a quick look at the Cram It Game of the Week between Tennessee and Georgia.Thanks for joining Kings of the North. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oregon is the undefeated No. 1 team in the country -- so are the Ducks headed toward a national title? On this Kings of the North, Yogi Roth of Y-Option and the Big Ten Network joins Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis to discuss Oregon's success, head coach Dan Lanning and whether the Ducks are entrenched as a new power.Then Doug and Bill ponder what a second Oregon-Ohio State game might look like.Army running back Kanye Udoh of the 9-0 Black Knights, who are ranked No. 16 in the nation, then joins the show to talk about their undefeated season with a game against Notre Dame looming on Nov. 16.Then it's Whatcha Watching, Eating and Thinking.Thanks for joining Kings of the North.Chapters:• Yogi Roth joins KOTN to talk all things Oregon (03:49)• Will Oregon be a modern power? (21:00)• Is Oregon the best team in the country? (29:00)• Has West coast travel affected big ten teams? (32:40)• Is USC in trouble? (35:40)• What would an Ohio State - Oregon rematch be like? (42:45)• Reaction to the 2nd college football playoff rankings (1:03:20)• Army running back Kanye Udoh interview (1:13:15)• Whatcha watching, eating, thinking (1:30:40) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

College football's biggest upsets this season have happened in one area -- The South. Doug Lesmerises runs through them all and how they should affect the view of the second College Football Playoff Rankings that will be released Tuesday night. Along those lines, gambling expert Tyler Shoemaker from our Friday Bets of the North show stops by to talk Power Ratings vs. Rankings and how somebody with an eye on Vegas thinks about the sport's best teams.Dan Wetzel joins the show, as he does every Tuesday, to discuss how Deion Sanders at Colorado and Kirby Smart at Georgia are affecting the sport this season.Plus Punt and Block of the Week from Bill Landis, and Doug's Overrated Southern team of the week.Thanks for joining Kings of the North.Chapters:• Bad losses by ranked teams (03:10)• Tyler Shoemaker on power polls vs rankings (12:15)• Dan Wetzel joins the show about Deion Sanders and Colorado (35:30)• Is Kirby Smart bad for college football? (1:00:20)• Bill's punt and block of the week (1:15:22)• Overrated southern team of the week (1:17:30)• News around the north in college football (1:20:00) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

From West Virginia and Colorado to Boston College, Kansas and Rutgers, Northern teams assumed at various times this season to be done rose up with big wins on Saturday.And that doesn’t even include BYU’s wild comeback against Utah in the Holy War.It all made for a great Week 11 in college football and Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are talking greatest players, toughest teams and biggest moments in Northern CFB on Kings of the North.Plus The South Cram-o-Meter and Top 11.5 rankings.Thanks for joining Kings of the North.Chapters:• BYU vs Utah game recap (02:45)• Categories including games we are glad we saw, teams of the week, and teams that got us excited (20:24)• South cram-o-meter (54:40)• Remaining weekly categories (1:00:30)• Top 11.5 rankings (1:45:00) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Miami was exposed as a fraud and Georgia exposed as a myth in college football losses on Saturday as the top two Southern teams in the College Football Playoff rankings went down.Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis discuss that on KOTN Late Knight on Kings of the North, while noting how the top-ranked Northern teams that played before late night on Saturday all handled their business.That's No. 1 Oregon, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 6 Penn State, No. 8 Indiana and No. 10 Notre Dame all chalking up wins. Again, GEORGIA AND MIAMI LOST.Thanks for joining Kings of the North. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Why Notre Dame is the play against Florida State is the focus of Bets of the North this week, as Doug Lesmerises and Tyler Shoemaker are still more than $1,200 ahead for charity off their initial $5,000 bankroll.The guys also like a parlay against Georgia coach Kirby Smart and Clemson coach Dabo Swinney, and they explain best bets they like involving Cincinnati, West Virginia, Minnesota, Boston College, Indiana, UConn, Army and more.Thanks for joining Bets of the North on Kings of the North. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

From Indiana-Michigan to West Virginia-Cincinnati, from Penn State-Washington to Syracuse-Boston College, from Minnesota-Rutgers to BYU-Utah, there are a load of interesting All-North bangers ready to kick off in college football's Week 11.Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis run through them all with previews and picks on this Kings of the North, with other focuses on Colorado's major Big 12 chance at Texas Tech; Iowa State on alert against Kansas; and opportunities for playoff contenders from Oregon to Ohio State to Notre Dame to impress the committee with big wins.Thanks for joining Kings of the North.Chapters:• First set of game picks (05:25)• Second set of game picks (48:25)• G5 game pick and cram it game picks (1:33:15)• Fantasy picks for week 11 (1:42:00) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The first College Football Playoff rankings are out with Oregon at No. 1, and where Penn State, Indiana, BYU, Ohio State, Iowa State and other Northern teams landed are on the minds of Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis.They’ll also talk about the arrival of MACtion this season with mid-week games underway, and they also wrap the show with Whatcha Watching. Eating and Thinking.But the show starts with Doug and Steven Godfrey talking the state of college football coaching and the carousel and where changes could come.Thanks for joining Kings of the North.Chapters:• The state of college football coaching with Steven Godfrey (03:00)• Coaches on the hot seat (33:30)• College football top 25 rankings reaction (41:20)• The return of Maction (1:07:15)• Whatcha watching, eating, thinking ( 1:14:10) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

How did BYU wind up at 8-0 and in the driver's seat for a College Football Playoff spot in a season where even a 6-6 record would have bene viewed as success? On this Kings of the North, Doug Lesmerises is joined by BYU reporter Mitch Harper of KSL Sports to go inside the Cougars' stunning success.Then Doug and Dan Wetzel cover some potential tiebreaker nightmares now that conferences have rid themselves of divisions. And Olympic sports are fighting for funding? What's the answer there?Also, Brian Fremeau of BCFToys.com, who has been analyzing college football from the mathematical side of things for more than a decade, joins Doug to talk about his CFB formula and the hole that he believes exists in the College Football Playoff Committee.Plus Punt and Block of the Week and Overrated Southern Team of the Week.Thanks for joining Kings of the North.Chapters:• Mitch Harper interview about BYU (07:00)• Dan Wetzel segment talking tiebreaker problems and funding olympic sports (32:45)• Bill's punt and block of the week (1:07:27)• Overrated southern team of the week (1:09:25)• Brian Fremeau interview (1:14:03) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Preseason predictions on Oregon, Michigan, Ohio State, Indiana, West Virginia, BYU, Utah, Pitt, Nebraska, Notre Dame and more Northern teams are under the microscope on this Kings of the North. Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis revisit the dumbest and smartest things they said about this college football season and why they were right or wrong.Plus trying to think like College Football Playoff Committee members with the Top 11.5 rankings, and the South Cram-o-Meter is back with lots to talk about thanks to Texas A&M and more.Thanks for joining Kings of the North. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ohio State beat Penn State 20-13 in a 3-4 matchup on Saturday. Oregon lost a key player but handled its business at Michigan. Upset losses for Iowa State and Kansas State scrambled the Big 12 race. Indiana continued its dominant ways against Michigan State. And Pitt and SMU played a primetime ACC game that mattered a lot to the College Football Playoff picture.Run through it all on KOTN Late Knight with Doug and Bill. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The college football best bets still have Tyler Shoemaker and Doug Lesmerises more than $800 ahead from their initial real money $5,000 bankroll on Bets of the North.The guys lost their $500 bet last week, but hit their Plus Money Swing, and they are back this week with betting thoughts and picks on Kansas State, Nebraska, Syracuse, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Iowa State, Army and more.Thanks for joining Bets of the North on Kings of the North. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

No. 3 Penn State vs. No. 4 Ohio State gets the Big Game Breakdown as Kings of the North opens with Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis diving into this Top-5 Big Ten matchup and investigating both sides of the ball and the two head coaches, PSU's James Franklin and OSU's Ryan Day.The guys pick that game and then move through other Northern previews and picks including Pitt-SMU, Indiana-Michigan State, Iowa State-Texas Tech, Kansas State-Houston, Nebraska-UCLA, Illinois-Minnesota, Iowa-Wisconsin, Northwestern-Purdue and more.Plus the battle for the Dragon Statue.Thanks for joining Kings of the North.Chapters:• Ohio State vs Penn State big game breakdown (03:15)• Paul Finebaum talks about Doug Frenchbaum (48:50)• Other game predictions (52:35)• Fantasy picks for week 10 (1:37:15) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The College Football Playoff race is even more wild than you might imagine. With chain restaurant gift cards at stake, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises are joined by Ari Wasserman to make 12-team playoff predictions for the end of the year that they are all willing to bet on. They do the same with the Heisman Trophy race, and pick lots of Northern names.Plus Doug and Bill start with a Big Game Breakdown of Oregon-Michigan, and they wrap up with Whatcha Watching, Eating and Thinking.Thanks for joining Kings of the North.Chapters:• Oregon vs Michigan big game breakdown (01:30)• Ari Wasserman joins to give final college football playoff predictions (35:50)• Whatcha watching, eating, thinking (1:43:25) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The College Football Playoff race is in the final month and Kings of the North runs through the 10 most important games of the regular season that will affect the race.Then Doug Lesmerises and Dan Wetzel look at the playoff committee and the first rankings that will come out in a week. Is this the best way to do this?Then it’s Punt and Block of the Week, Overrated Southern Team of the Week and news on some Northern QBs.Thanks for joining Kings of the North.Chapters:• Playoff hopefuls (03:30)• Top 25 teams with no ranked games remaining (09:30)• Ten most important playoff race games remaining (15:00)• Dan Wetzel on all things college football playoffs (35:00)• Overrated southern team of the week (1:12:40)• Bill's block and punt for week 9 (1:14:55)• Northern news (1:17:00) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

BYU, Pitt and Colorado put college football on notice with weekend wins, while the Ohio State-Nebraska game produced a winner with questions and a team in defeat that showed why it was proud of itself.On this Monday Kings of the North, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis investigate the most interesting parts of Northern college football, including a possible quarterback change at Iowa, a Michigan response in a rivalry, Oregon continuing its roll and a Minnesota quarterback dropping dimes.Thanks for joining Kings of the North. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ohio State barely survived against Nebraska on Saturday, holding on 21-17 in Ohio Stadium. Elsewhere in the Big Ten race, Oregon dominated Illinois in a Top-25 matchup and Indiana (with a backup QB) handled Washington. In a primetime showdown, Penn State quarterback Drew Allar was forced to leave the game against Wisconsin with a knee injury.So on this KOTN Late Knight, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis run through those games and reset the Big Ten race.Notre Dame also put up a big win against Navy in another Top-25 game, and BYU (somehow as an underdog) stayed undefeated with a smooth win at UCF.Plus Kansas-Kansas State, Michigan-Michigan State and more on Kings of the North. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Which college football teams are the best against the spread the season? Army at 6-0-1 is the only FBS team undefeated on the betting lines, and they only pushed last week because Doug Lesmerises noticed it and jinxed them.On this Bets of the North, Doug and Tyler Shoemaker run through the best teams vs. the spread and talk about what to do with winning teams like Indiana, BYU, Illinois, Navy and Iowa State.Then it's on to their $500 real money bet on Penn State-Wisconsin (and why they are adjusting the line), plus a moneyline parlay and other best bets including on Cincinnati, Ohio State and Oklahoma.Thanks for joining Bets of the North on Kings of the North. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Pitt's defense picked off Syracuse quarterback Kyle McCord four times in the first half Thursday night, returning three of them for touchdowns, as the Panthers dominated this major Northern football and ACC matchup.Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis were on the scene and react live from Acrisure Stadium to Pitt moving to 7-0 on the season. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Notre Dame-Navy is unexpectedly a Top-25 matchup on Saturday, and it joins Oregon-Illinois and Boise State-UNLV in getting the Big Game Breakdown treatment from Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis on this Week 9 Picks and Previews show on Kings of the North.Among the other games of interest are Michigan-Michigan State, Kansas-Kansas State, Penn State-Wisconsin, Indiana-Washington, Rutgers-USC and BYU-UCF.Plus check Wednesday's show for major breakdowns of Pitt-Syracuse and Colorado-Cincinnati.Thanks as always for joining Kings of the North.Chapters:• First set of game picks including Penn State at Wisconsin, Nebraska at Ohio State, and Michigan State at Michigan (06:05)• Notre Dame vs Navy big game breakdown (36:15)• Illinois vs Oregon big game breakdown (48:30)• Boise State vs UNLV big game breakdown (56:53)• Final game predictions for week 9 (1:09:25)• Fantasy picks for week 9 (1:29:30) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A major Group of 5 game looms on Friday night between UNLV and Boise State, plus there are huge and underrated games this week in the race for the ACC and Big 12 titles between Pitt and Syracuse on Thursday night and Cincinnati and Colorado on Saturday night.On this Kings of the North, Doug Lesmerises welcomes Steven Godfrey of Split Zone Duo to talk about Boise-UNLV and the hopes for the G5 in the 12-team playoff.Then Doug and Bill Landis break down Syracuse at Pitt and Cincinnati at Colorado and how positioned the winners of those games might be to make a run at their conference titles.Thanks for joining Kings of the North.Chapters:• Boise State vs UNLV preview (08:00)• Could Boise State beat Georgia? (19:11)• When will a 12 seed beat a 5 seed in the CFP? (25:00)• Syracuse vs Pitt big game breakdown (47:15)• Cincinnati vs Colorado big game breakdown (1:21:20) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

National champion Michigan and modern dynasty Alabama are a combined 9-5 under first-year head coaches a year after making the College Football Playoff. On this Kings of the North, Doug Lesmerises and Dan Wetzel compare the issues in Ann Arbor and Tuscaloosa and discuss how much we should expect new playoff teams in the 12-team playoff era.While looking at Sherrone Moore and Kalen DeBoer, Doug also examines all the first-year head coaches in FBS, from Indiana's Curt Cignetti to Michigan State's Jonathan Smith to Syracuse's Fran Brown and gives them a thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs sideways.There's also the Punt and Block of the Week from Bill Landis, Doug's Overrated Southern Team and some news from around Northern college football.Thanks for joining Kings of the North.Chapters:• Best and worst coaching hires (03:00)• Thumbs up coaching hires (07:30)• Thumbs sideways coaching hires (22:00)• Thumbs down coaching hires (26:00)• Michigan vs Alabama problems (34:45)• What 12-team playoff would have been in 2023 (58:45)• New playoff teams (1:02:30)• Bill's block and kick of the week (1:11:20)• Overrated southern team of the week (1:13:40)• Northern college football news (1:17:30) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Iowa State and BYU staged huge comebacks in Week 8 to stay undefeated, as The North continued to dominate the ranks of remaining teams without a loss.On this Kings of the North, Oregon, Penn State, Pitt and Indiana join BYU and Iowa State as Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis open with a discussion of the undefeated teams in college football.They they run through every other group in The North: 1-loss teams, 2-loss teams, 3-loss teams and teams with losing records (there aren't many.)So it's a reset of where every Northern team stands right now, from Ohio State and Cincinnati, to Washington and Pitt, to Colorado and Wisconsin.Plus, it's Monday, and that means The South Cram-o-Meter.Thanks for joining Kings of the North.Chapters:• Andy Ludwig resigns as Utah offensive coordinator (05:40)• Regular season record updates on undefeated northern teams (23:00)• Top 11.5 rankings (53:00)• Regular season record updates on teams with losing records (58:57)• Regular season record updates on teams with one loss (1:07:28)• South cram-o-meter (1:21:44)• Regular season record updates on teams with two losses (1:25:45)• Regular season record updates on teams with three losses (1:36:00) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Indiana Hoosiers destroyed Nebraska 56-7 to make a College Football Playoff case on Saturday, and KOTN Late Knight is here to talk about it.Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis also discuss:• Illinois taking care of Michigan as the Wolverines' QB problems were not solved.• Tennessee beating Alabama in a game where both teams looked terrible.• Kansas State rolling over West Virginia in a result what was not great for Mountaineers' coach Neal Brown.• The general turmoil in the SEC.• Iowa State on the edge against Central Florida.And more. For the best and most interesting discussions of Northern College Football, stick with Kings of the North. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Betting against Georgia was a successful play for Tyler Shoemaker and Doug Lesmerises last week, as their $500 bet on Mississippi State +34 against the Dawgs hit to make them 5-2 on real money $500 bets this year, and pushing their bank roll to more than $1,800 ahead.Now they are back to bet against Georgia again as part of their Plus Money Swing. They like Iowa as a $500 bet this week, and there are some other best bets on Notre Dame and Colorado, among others.Plus, Doug incorrectly cited Greek literature and danced like a mermaid.Thanks for hanging out with Bets of the North on Kings of the North. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

College football Week 8 brings two major matchups in the strong middle of the Big Ten, as Michigan visits Illinois and Nebraska goes to Indiana. Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis give both those games the Big Game Breakdown treatment.In other previews, Michigan State thinks it figured out its offense in the off week, and will test it against Iowa. Oregon gets a Friday night trip to Purdue off its huge win over Ohio State. Boston College has a gotta-win Thursday night game at Virginia Tech. And Kansas State gets another road test at West Virginia, where the coach said the wrong thing about fun.Plus Doug and Bill will make picks on Georgia-Texas and Alabama-Tennessee as well as every other Northern game.Thanks for joining Kings of the North.Chapters:• First set of game predictions (02:00)• Michigan vs Illinois big game breakdown (41:42)• Nebraska vs Indiana big game breakdown (57:56)• Final set of game predictions (1:14:20)• Fantasy picks for week 8 (1:34:23) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

From Ohio State’s Jeremiah Hunter to Oregon’s Derrick Harmon, from Colorado’s Travis Hunter to Indiana’s Kurtis Rourke, from Penn State’s Tyler Warren to Syracuse’s Orande Gadsden, Kings of the North reveals its midseason All-North team on Wednesday.Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis picked first and second teams on both sides of the ball, including a tough call at quarterback.Plus, Punt and Block of the Week, and Connor O’Gara of Saturday Down South visits to discuss the most dangerous Southern teams and to preview Alabama at Tennessee and Georgia at Texas this weekend.Thanks for joining Kings of the North.Chapters:• KOTN All-North Offense (04:30)• Quarterback discussion (08:15)• All-North Offense 1st and 2nd team (16:15)• All-North Defense 1st and 2nd team (41:25)• King of the north top 5 midseason candidates (1:01:00)• Bill's block and punt of the week (1:09:35)• Overrated southern team of the week (1:12:45)• Connor O'Gara joins KOTN (1:16:10) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nebraska travels to Indiana for Saturday’s game as a 6.5-point underdog to the Hoosiers, who are having the season many expected the Cornhuskers to have. A week before a trip to Ohio State, this is a huge moment for Nebraska and Doug Lesmerises talks to Cornhuskers reporter Zack Carpenter about it.Plus, in a packed show:• Doug sets up how Michigan, Cincinnati and Wisconsin will factor into the playoff race• Doug and Dan Wetzel talk North NIL and compare the best teams of the Big-Ten and SEC• It’s a preview of what could be an awesome last-weekend Farmageddon showdown between Kansas State and Iowa State as Doug talks with K-State reporter Ryan Gilbert and Iowa State reporter Alec Busse.Thanks for joining Kings of the North.Chapters: • News around the North (02:10)• 3 teams that could change the playoff race (11:00)• Zack Carpenter interview on Nebraska (18:45)• Dan Wetzel on Ohio State and Oregon NIL (38:00) • Dan Wetzel joins on the SEC vs Big Ten pick 'em (59:12)• Ryan Gilbert interview on Kansas State (1:14:45)• Alec Busse interview on Iowa State (1:30:30) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

BYU, Oregon, Iowa State and Pitt continued to take care of business as undefeated teams while Georgia coach Kirby Smart looked out of control during a sideline incident where he shoved the Mississippi State quarterback.That’s all on this Monday Kings of the North with Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis, which also includes their rankings, The South Cram-o-Meter, a look back at Kansas State-Colorado and Iowa-Washington and more.Thanks for joining Kings of the North.Chapters:• Kirby Smart shoves player (01:00)• Teams of the week (08:50)• Teams that changed our mind, got us excited, and players of the week (21:00)• South Cram-O-Meter with Kirby shove (50:00)• Top 11.5 Team rankings for week 7 (1:01:45)• Final team categories (01:11:30)• One thing from this week about the final teams (01:26:30) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ohio State-Oregon led a slate of huge Northern college football games in Week 7 that matched the hype. Beyond the Buckeyes and Ducks, Penn State came back to beat USC in overtime to get to 6-0. Purdue stormed back to force overtime vs. Illinois and fell after going for a two-point conversion and the win. Pitt and BYU both won to advance to 6-0, Cincinnati pulled out at win at UCF, Wisconsin made a statement at Rutgers and Iowa rolled over Washington.Plus, Alabama almost loss.A great day of Northern football, thanks for joining KOTN to talk about it. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

After a loss on Ohio State-Iowa last week, Bets of the North is still up more $1,200 on the year after starting with a $5,000 bankroll. To get back on the horse, Doug Lesmerises and Tyler Shoemaker are returning to an old favorite -- rooting against Georgia.They aren't just rooting against the Dawgs, they are betting against the Dawgs. There's also a plus-money parlay involving Ole Miss, a TShoe Best Bet on the Buckeyes and Doug liking bets on Pitt and Minnesota.Thanks for joining Bets of the North on Kings of the North. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Colorado-Kansas State, USC-Penn State and West Virginia-Iowa State get the Big Game Breakdown treatment as Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis preview and pick every Northern college football game in Week 7. Other showdowns involving Northern teams include Iowa-Washington, Notre Dame-Stanford, Illinois-Purdue, Rutgers-Wisconsin, Pitt-Cal, BYU-Arizona, Minnesota-UCLA, Syracuse-NC State and Maryland-Northwestern. Plus Doug and Bill devoted Wednesday's entire show to Ohio State-Oregon, so don't miss that on the biggest game of the week.Thanks for joining Kings of the NorthChapters:• Kansas State vs Colorado big game breakdown (04:22)• First set of game picks (21:00)• Penn State vs USC big game breakdown (40:55)• Iowa State vs West Virginia big game breakdown (56:02)• Final set of game picks (1:10:10)• Fantasy picks (1:29:30) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.