Doug Lesmerises, cohost of Kings of the North on YouTube, discusses the presence of northern programs in the College Football Playoff, how many Big Ten teams have a chance to win the national championship, how important playing at home is for Notre Dame, Ohio State and Penn State, how good Indiana is, what's legit about the Hoosiers and what could get exposed, how far the Irish can go, his expectations for Ohio State in the playoff, if Penn State should make it to the semifinals, who would make sense as a replacement for Ryan Day, if Oregon is a dominant one seed, if Curt Cignetti's Indiana revival will last and more.

Then Eric Hansen and Tyler James answer questions from X/Twitter and The Insider Lounge (31:43).

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