Kings of the North College Football

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 discussed:
• BYU
• Cincinnati
• Pitt
• Ohio State
• Northwestern
• Notre Dame
• Boston College
• Penn State
• Utah
• Oregon
• Purdue
• Michigan State
• Iowa

And you won't want to miss that Iowa discussion.
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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 Will Howard and Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard are the leading contenders from the North. Do Doug and Bill agree?

And which two running backs who backed up Northern superstars a year ago could jump up as legit candidates this season?

All that on the latest Kings of the North. Thanks for joining the show.

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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 and Bill Landis make some bold predictions for the next four years of Northern college football on this Kings of the North.

Seem crazy? Not when you look back to where college football was on Leap Day 2020. Doug and Bill run through the Northern coaching changes since then and ask if you would have predicted Nick Saban's retirement, Michigan winning a national title and Cincinnati making the playoff before Leap Day 2024? Probably not. So these predictions might sound crazy now, but a lot can change in four years.

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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 and Boston College, open spring practice this week, while many more will kick off practice next week. Kings of the North will give you two more major spring previews covering all 26 of our teams, but for now, prepare to hear about these 10 potential breakout stars this March and April.

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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 this Kings of the North, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis dive into all those playoff topics.

Then they discuss Iowa State losing its offensive coordinator, Northwestern looking for new football homes for the next two seasons, Penn State floating the idea of naming its stadium for Joe Paterno, and how much teams should focus on hiring alumni as assistants.

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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 college football video game.

Doug and Matt cover:
• How much players will be paid
• What schools sent in to be included in the game
• The history of players on the cover
• Suggestions for this year's cover
• Why schools want this game to return
• How this agreement previews paying college players directly

There's no one better than Matt to cover this particular part of the college football world, so thanks for joining us on Kings of the North.

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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 Virginia, Michigan State, Minnesota and Maryland, as well as the Cornhuskers and Wolverines.

And then they each pick a Southern under, as the win totals in the SEC are sky-high and Doug and Bill wonder if Alabama and LSU will be as good as expected.

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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 through all these changes among head coaches and coordinators.

That includes:
- 6 head coaches like Jedd Fisch at Washington and Curt Cignetti at Indiana
- 13 offensive coordinators like Andy Kotelnicki at Penn State and Kade Bell at Pitt
- 11 defensive coordinators like Tyson Veidt at Cincinnati and Wink Martindale at Michigan

03:30 - Head coaches
33:30 - Offensive coordinators
1:06:00 - Defensive coordinators

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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 State to Wyoming, West Virginia to Iowa State, Michigan to Western Michigan, there are more than you think.

Then it's a run through all the quarterbacks from Northern schools (hello Tom Brady and Joe Montana) who have won Super Bowls, as San Francisco's Brock Purdy has a chance to join them.

Then guests pop in for in-depth discussions:

- Iowa/49ers tight end George Kittle with Chad Leistikow of HawkCentral.com (11:58)

- Rutgers/Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco with Steve Politi of NJ.com (28:35)

- Notre Dame/Chiefs linebacker Drue Tranquill with Eric Hansen of InsideNDSports.com (40:56)

- Ohio State/49ers defensive ends Nick Bosa and Chase Young with Doug and Bill (56:01)

Know which Super Bowl players are from the North before you sit down on Sunday, and get their inside stories to share with your friends.

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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 covering 19 Northern teams. 

From the Penn State at West Virginia opener to the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry in Week 14, to games like Nebraska-Indiana and Minnesota-Iowa in-between, the guys get you prepared and excited for the season to come.

They're ready to drive more than 11,000 miles to see these great games -- and they actually will plan to be at a few of them.

Get prepped for a college football fall in the North on the latest Kings of the North.

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