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Northern Aggression: A College Football Podcast

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

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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 predictions good and bad (Illinois, Washington, Oklahoma.) Then it's…
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October 19, 2026 · 38 min

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 Virginia, Appalachian State and Air Force.What's next this week?TShoe…
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October 16, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

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 a big week for the Big Ten and Notre Dame. The bonus games discussed…

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

October 12, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

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 episode. The show also asked the question of which Northern team is…
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October 12, 2026 · 32 min

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

October 9, 2026 · 55 min

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 be a sad White OutGeorgia-AlabamaIndiana-NebraskaUCL…
Inside a Nebraska-Indiana showdown, Michigan & Penn State troubles, who is Big Ten's 4th-best team?

October 5, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

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 of the I-80 Club podcast and YouTube show joins Matt, Bill and Doug to…
Betting 2 major SEC underdogs, an Oregon-UCLA play, advice for Georgia-Bama: College football bets

October 5, 2026 · 31 min

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 the math and the vibes come together, and are 3-2 on those bets for…
Will Michigan, USC & Penn State bounce back? Ohio State at Iowa test: Week 5 college football picks

October 1, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

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, Doug Lesmerises, Bill Landis and Matt Fortuna make picks on these five…
Big Ten shakeup: Lessons from Iowa, Oregon, Wisconsin, Minnesota wins; Michigan, USC, PSU, UW losses

September 29, 2026 · 1 hr 25 min

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 what we learned about the winners and losers. Audrey Snyder, the great…

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About the show

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.