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Northern Aggression: A College Football Podcast

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The Big Ten runs college football, the SEC is in freefall and this is the show that talks truth, has fun and dives deep about college football’s new reality. Northern Aggression is your go-to place to get real about Ohio State, Indiana, Oregon, Michigan, Penn State, USC and the most interesting Big Ten teams, as well as Notre Dame and any program not drenched in SEC mediocrity. Doug Lesmerises, Bill Landis and Matt Fortuna will be here multiple times a week to break down the biggest games and best players, and offer new ways of viewing college football that we promise you won’t find anywhere else. Sick of shows slanted to the South? Come hang with a show that sees college football from your perspective on The Podcast of Northern Aggression.

Latest episodes

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Indiana-Michigan, Houston-Utah, Iowa-Minnesota, ND State-New Mexico: Week 8 College Football Picks

We're picking Indiana vs. Michigan, Houston vs. Utah, Iowa vs. Minnesota, USC vs. Wisconsin and North Dakota State vs. New Mexico as our college football games on The Pod

Oct 22
47 min

New College Football playoff picks: Notre Dame, Georgia, Ohio State, Miami, BYU race for No. 1 seed

It's time to reset our College Football Playoff picks halfway through the season. But first, Matt Fortuna, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises look back on preseason playoff

Oct 21
49 min

College football's big disappointments, best underdogs & teams to not give up on: Around the North

From Texas to Oregon, from Michigan to Northwestern, from Wake Forest to USC, college football discussions hit a lot of topics on this edition of Around the North. Ralph

Oct 20
1 h 03 min

A crazy college football weekend leads to the question: What will the 24-team playoff do to CFB?

Five of college football's top 7 teams in the AP poll -- Georgia, Notre Dame, Indiana, Alabama and Texas -- lost last weekend. The 24-team CFB playoff is coming next seas

Oct 19
1 h 04 min

College football bets: Time to fade Indiana, Auburn, Tennessee, Iowa? TShoe was perfect last week

t's a great time to follow college football bets on The Podcast of Northern Aggression after a perfect week for Tyler Shoemaker last week, with wins on TCU, LSU, West Vir

Oct 19
38 min

Ohio State-Indiana, Notre Dame-BYU, Michigan-Penn State, Nebraska-Oregon: College Football Picks

Ohio State-Indiana, Notre Dame-BYU, Michigan-Penn State, Wisconsin-UCLA and Nebraska-Oregon are the games we're picking this week on The Podcast of Northern Aggression is

Oct 16
1 h 06 min

Is Notre Dame, Ohio State or Indiana the best Northern team? Plus SEC midness and 2 huge games ahead

No. 4 Ohio State at No. 5 Indiana and No. 2 Notre Dame at No. 8 BYU are two major games in college football this week, and Around the North dug into both of them on this

Oct 12
1 h 03 min

Should we ride with Kentucky & UCLA? Plus WVU, LSU, TCU after college football bets went 6-2

After another good week of college football betting last week, as TShoe went 3-1, the Union Bet hit for the fourth straight week and Doug went 2-1, Tyler Shoemaker and Do

Oct 12
31 min

USC-Penn State, Nebraska-Indiana, Georgia-Alabama, Oregon-UCLA & more: College Football Game Picks

Six college football picks are on this show as Bill, Matt and Doug add an extra game to the usual slate. The discussions and picks are on: USC-Penn State in what might b

Oct 9
55 min

Inside a Nebraska-Indiana showdown, Michigan & Penn State troubles, who is Big Ten's 4th-best team?

Indiana vs. Nebraska is one of two college football showdowns between undefeated Power Conference teams this weekend. On this episode of Around the North, Josh Peterson o

Oct 5
1 h 11 min

Betting 2 major SEC underdogs, an Oregon-UCLA play, advice for Georgia-Bama: College football bets

An Oregon-UCLA play is the Union Bet in this college football betting discussion with Tyler Shoemaker and Doug Lesmerises. They have hit three straight Union Bets, when t

Oct 5
31 min

Will Michigan, USC & Penn State bounce back? Ohio State at Iowa test: Week 5 college football picks

Three Big Ten teams that took big losses last week are under the microscope on this edition of college football picks on The Podcast of Northern Aggression. For Week 5, D

Oct 1
1 h 02 min

Big Ten shakeup: Lessons from Iowa, Oregon, Wisconsin, Minnesota wins; Michigan, USC, PSU, UW losses

The teams ranked Nos. 4, 5, 6 and 7 in the our Big Ten preseason poll all lost Saturday. On this edition of Around the North, the discussion centers on those games and wh

Sep 29
1 h 25 min

Pitt-Penn State PA betting special, SEC 3-pack, mechanic picks after 3 hot weeks of CFB winning bets

After a 5-1 week on the show, Northern Aggression is back for more college football bets on Pitt, Penn State, Georgia and more. On this episode, Tyler Shoemaker and Doug

Sep 28
34 min

Is Nebraska for real, Michigan-Iowa mirror game, will USC seize the moment? College football picks

Five college football matchups are up for discussion and picks on this episode, with Matt Fortuna coming off a perfect 5-0 week against the spread. Bill Landis and Doug L

Sep 24
1 h 04 min

Oregon-USC preview, is more pressure on Ducks or Trojans? Best Big Ten QBs, biggest surprise teams

It's Around the North, covering five topics around the Big Ten and college football. On this episode, Doug Lesmerises, Bill Landis and Matt Fortuna re joined by Ryan Kart

Sep 21
53 min

College football bets: Michigan-Iowa math, believing in Arch and Dabo, and a desperate Georgia play

Tyler Shoemaker is back after his formula, the TShoe Index, was as good as any college football betting math in the nation last week. TShoe was 3-1 last week on his picks

Sep 21
35 min

Sick of Lane Kiffin, the mess at North Carolina, Maryland-Virginia Tech weirdness: Week 3 CFB Picks

It's five more college football games to pick as the Week 3 calendar offers an odd assortment of matchups. Matt Fortuna, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises reluctantly wade

Sep 18
52 min

The inside story of how Curt Cignetti and Indiana football built a national championship team

Indiana's 16-0 national championship run from the 2025 season remains one of the great and surprising stories in American sports this century. A new book, Unthinkable to

Sep 16
37 min

How much trouble are Oregon & Ohio State in? Rating Dan Lanning, plus are USC & UCLA for real?

It's Around the North talking Oregon, Ohio State, Indiana, USC, UCLA & more in a discussion of five Big Ten footnall topics. Jon Wilner of Wilnerhotline.com, a great West

Sep 16
57 min

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#21
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#161 ▼ 18 Football US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

These guys know ball. Perfect mix of narrative and data with a lot of humor mixed in. Great balance to the southern media complex.

jseattle21 · Aug 2026

A great northern college football podcast. Nice companions to the Big Ten season, trying to cover all angles. Bill, Doug and Matt are fair and entertaining.

Loid Lihp III · Aug 2026

Bill and Doug are two of the best reporters on the Ohio State beat and this new podcast with a focus on Northern college football is awesome! Having Fortuna as well takes it over the top. I’m so excited for football season and am glad these guys are going to be breaking it all down. The first episode was a great listen…the SEC can cram it!

Nikonbrad · Aug 2026

I listen to a lot of Bill and Doug’s coverage of Ohio State, and I think this new pod will be the best national-scope CFB pod out there. Matt Fortuna is a great addition. I get him confused with Bill Connelly, but either way, he’s great. The first episode was a fun listen.

Charles Prueter · Aug 2026

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