Second Round Preview with Doug Lesmerises

About this episode

Braden Gall and Doug Lesmerises discuss the upcoming College Football Playoff quarterfinal match-ups and analyze various teams' chances.

Braden Gall sits down with longtime Big Ten and Ohio State reporter Doug Lesmerises. We break down Miami's shot at an upset, Indiana's chance at winning the whole thing, what makes the new tournament special and Oregon's balance. We preview the four College Football Playoff quarterfinal match-ups.

People in this episode

Host: Braden Gall

Guest: Doug Lesmerises

Topics covered

• College Football Playoff
• quarterfinal match-ups
• tournament preview
• team analysis
• upset potential

Keywords

• College Football
• Playoff
• Doug Lesmerises
• Braden Gall
• Miami
• Indiana
• Oregon
• upset
• tournament

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Big Ten, Ohio State, Oregon

Places: Miami, Indiana

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