Northern Aggression: A College Football Podcast

Ohio State-Texas, Michigan-Oklahoma, Alabama-Kentucky, Illinois-Duke & more: Week 2 Picks

College football's Week 2 slate features some bangers, from Ohio State-Texas to Oklahoma-Michigan to Kentucky-Alabama to a game worth watching Friday night between Boston

UMass-Rutgers shocker fallout: QB Pop Watson joins the show, plus Rutgers head coaching candidates

Massachusetts quarterback Pop Watson, who led the Minutemen to a stunning upset of Rutgers in Week 1, joins Matt Fortuna for an interview on this episode of Northern Aggr

Michigan-Western Michigan damage to Big Ten? How will Ohio State, Michigan, Minnesota fare vs. SEC?

Michigan vs. Western Michigan ended in chaos on Saturday. What is the effect on the Big Ten as the clock issues in that Michigan win remain the dominant topic in college

An Ohio State-Texas play, plus Penn State, UCLA, Alabama-Kentucky and more college football bets

Our college football betting show is back for Week 2 on Northern Aggression, with picks on Ohio State-Texas, Alabama-Kentucky, UCLA-San Diego State, Army-South Florida, P

Lane Kiffin, LSU on tilt? Can Dabo spring an upset? Plus Oregon, UCLA: Week 1 college football picks

Week 1 college football game picks are here, as Bill Landis, Matt Fortuna and Doug Lesmerises will pick at least five Big Ten, northern and national games each week on No

College football playoff picks on Ohio State, Notre Dame & more; how did we all pick the same champ?

Here are our college football playoff picks, and though the three of us agreed on only five playoff teams, we all wound up with the same champ. What a content fiasco.

Bryce Underwood, Josh Hoover & B1G QBs under gun; playoff contender USC? Wisconsin vs Notre Dame

Welcome to Around the North, a new show from Northern Aggression. Early in each week, we will discuss five topics on the Big Ten, the North and national college football.

College football bets on Clemson, Illinois, Washington, Houston & more on our new betting show

Welcome to our new college football betting show on Northern Aggression. Each Monday morning, Doug Lesmerises will be joined by Tyler Shoemaker, a college football fan an

C.J. Carr, Jayden Maiava, Jeremiah Smith, Arch Manning and our Heisman Trophy predictions

We have three Heisman Trophy voters on The Podcast of Northern Aggression, and Doug Lesmerises, Bill Landis and Matt Fortuna are here to make their Heisman predictions fo

Lincoln Riley, Jeremiah Smith, Curt Cignetti, Dante Moore and the Big Ten's 10 Most Important People

The countdown of the 50 Most Important People in Big Ten Football has reached the Top 10 on this episode of Northern Aggression. Two previous episodes covered the first 2

Julian Sayin, Kyle Whittingham, Dan Lanning & 5 savior OCs/DCs: Most Important Big Ten People 11-25

The Top 50 Most Important People in Big Ten football for 2026 moves into the top half of the list with Nos. 11 through 25. On this episode, Bill Landis, Matt Fortuna and

Big Ten’s 50 Most Important People: 50-26 rankings with Ryan Day, Bret Bielema, Luke Wafle & more

Who are the Top 50 most important, impactful, consequential people for the 2026 Big Ten football season? On Northern Aggression, Bill Landis, Matt Fortuna and Doug Lesm

Big Ten-SEC Challenge 1-16 matchups: Michigan-LSU, Indiana-Ole Miss, Ohio State-Georgia & more

It’s a Big Ten vs. SEC showdown. We aren’t playing it on the field yet, so we are playing it out on The Podcast of Northern Aggression. From Nebraska vs. South Carolina

College football natty contenders: Legit or fraud? Ohio State, Texas, Oregon, Notre Dame & more

Welcome to The Podcast of Northern Aggression, a new college football show talking national college football and Big Ten football from your Northern point of view. Doug L