From Dylan Raiola at Nebraska to Dillon Gabriel and Dante Moore at Oregon to Aidan Chiles at Michigan State, multiple Northern college football teams made major quarterback moves in the last few weeks. On this Kings of the North, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis draft the 10 biggest QB improvements in the North, adding in schools like Notre Dame, Syracuse, Indiana, Washington and Ohio State as well. Then it's on to the biggest impact recruiting classes in the North, including Oregon and Nebras...

Dylan Raiola Nebraska impact; Oregon rising recruiting power; QB updates at Notre Dame, Michigan State

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Are the Ohio State Buckeyes in National Championship or Bust mode for the 2024 college football season? Is that what the Michigan Wolverines were, and lived up to, in 2023?On this Kings of the North, Doug Lesmerises investigates the recent history of Natty or Bust teams and figures out whether Ohio State fits the bill. He checks into:• The 6 teams with the most NFL Draft picks in a year, who all won a title with those players• The 4 parameters to make a Natty or Bust team• The 11 teams in the...

Is Ohio State Natty of Bust this season? Inside all-in college football seasons

What college football games in the North will draw the most TV viewers this year? TV is controlling and reshaping college football, so on this Kings of the North, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis try to think like TV execs (like it or not) while drafting the Top 20 Northern college football TV games for this season.First, they dig into seven Northern CFB topics, including a huge recruit visit for Indiana, a new player at Purdue, some confused head coaches, the new EA Sports college football co...

Ohio State-Michigan, Nebraska-Colorado, Alabama-Wisconsin: Drafting the North's best TV games

Northern college football is in a bridge year for the 2024 season when it comes to quarterback play. Of the 26 Northern teams discussed on Kings of the North, 14 have projected starting QBs in their last years of eligibility.Here's the good news -- a ton of Northern teams have young backup quarterbacks ready to take over in 2025.On this episode, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis run through all that, and then they finish the show with a draft of 16 quarterbacks based on the winning, awards...

From Dillon Gabriel to Julian Sayin to Rocco Becht: A wild Northern QB Draft

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 receiver breakout.Then it's to the four Northern teams that didn't hold public spring games:Doug a...

Washington, Wisconsin, BYU and final Northern Spring Football reactions

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, and cover portal moves for schools like:• Rutgers• Minnesota• Washington• Michigan State• Pitt• Col...

Dylan Raiola Nebraska impact; Oregon rising recruiting power; QB updates at Notre Dame, Michigan State

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