The Headliners

Wes Sanderson, Justin Kelley and Waleed Alamleh discuss a variety of topics centered around the NFL. They discuss their thoughts on the Chicago Bears and their signing of quarterback Andy Dalton, along with discussing the developing Deshaun Watson-sexual assault allegations situation.

Wes Sanderson and Jarrett Huff breakdown the Round of 64 for the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship tournament. They give their picks for who will advance to the Round of 32.

Jarrett Huff, Wes Sanderson, James Krause and Waleed Alamleh discuss some of the major topics of the week. The Headliners talk about Myers Leonard's racist slur on his Twitch live stream. Following that, Jarret steers the discussion to the Bears' prospects of getting Russell Wilson, followed by quarterback Dan Prescott's new contract from the Dallas Cowboys. After that, James brings up the Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team's new name. Finally, each member of the pod shares their memories and experiences of March 12, 2020; the day sports stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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This week on the Headliners, Jarrett Huff, James Krause, Wes Sanderson and Waleed Alamleh discuss their reactions to Tiger Woods' tragic car accident and give their thoughts on some of the 2021 NBA All-Star selections. They also discuss Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson possibly making a move to Chicago of all places.

They also debate A.C. Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimović's controversial comments directed toward the Los Angele Lakers' LeBron James in regards to his activism, featuring a Jarrett rant part one. Following that, James asks everyone about their thoughts on Bleacher Report's Master Tesfatsion calling out "nerds" for ruining NBA highlight plays.

They end on James bringing up a certain Sooners receiver getting into a bar fight with MMA fighters, and someone stealing from Deion Sanders during a football game he was coaching.

Jarrett Huff, James Krause, Wes Sanderson and Kyle Mathas talk about Super Bowl LV, including some of their predictions, prop bets and the halftime show.

Jarrett Huff, James Krause, Wes Sanderson and Kyle Mathas look back at some of the moments in sports during 2020 at Northern Illinois University or outside of it. In the podcast, they discuss the rocky start of 2020 including Kobe Bryant's untimely death, and the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and where they were when the sports world stopped. Huff also recalls his story of going to cover NIU men's basketball in the Mid-American Conference Championship tournament in Cleveland, only to get stranded in the city after the tournament's cancellation.

Wes Sanderson and Justin Kelley go over the odds for the upcoming weekend in the NFL.

Wes Sanderson and Justin Kelley go over the odds for the big games for Saturday.

Jarrett Huff, James Krause and Kyle Mathas discuss the latest trends in sports while in the midst of a week where they've seemed to take the backseat due to the 2020 presidential election. 

Wes and Justin discuss the NFL's Week 8.

Wes and Justin go over their predictions on the NCAA Saturday slate for football, giving you their best idea of where to put your money.

James and Jarrett return after a long hiatus thanks in part to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The two long-time NASCAR fans discuss one of the most important events in NASCAR's history that has come in the wake of George Floyd's death.

Jarrett, James, Quentin and Mike all discuss the life of Kobe Bryant, what he meant to them, the NBA and the entire world.

Jarrett and James talk the hottest two topics in the NFL, talk about the NCAA's outrageous "fine" of Wiseman, talk about the current Western Conference standings and Jarrett rants about how bad he believes the Nike city jerseys are.

Quentin Wilson joins Jarrett Huff and James Krause to discuss some NFL, NCAA and NBA. Get ready for some James rants!

Brandon, Mike, and Marcel sit down to discuss the big homecoming game, and what it means for the Huskies. Huskies are 23 point favorites hosting the Akron Zips, and hope to get their 73rd homecoming win today.

James was busy this week, but Jarrett is back and joined by fellow Northern Star contributor Quentin Wilson to talk about the problem with the Cowboys, the Jalen Ramsey trade and the Rams, the current state of the Chicago Bears, Coby White and how he'll fit with the Bulls, and LeBron's comments on Daryl Morey and China.

Jarrett is out due to feeling sick, so James is joined by Matt Boecker and Brandon Giesey. The guys give their thoughts on the MLB Playoffs as a few game 5s were unfolding, their takes on the short-lived Mayfield vs Sherman feud, the messy and complicated situation between China, the Houston Rockets and the NBA, the 76ers and how they treated a couple of fans exercising their freedom of speech, and Gronk's new job at Fox Sports.

Jarrett and James are joined by Justin Kelley so he can give them his view on the Madden/Cubs divorce. The Governor of California has signed a bill into law allowing college athletes to make money off of their name and endorsements, and the guys offer their view on this landmark outcome. The Brewers blew a 3-1 lead late in the 8th inning, and the guys noticed. Vontaze Burfict is suspend for the rest of the 2019 NFL season, and the guys offer their opinions on the league's decision. Many analyst are counting the Golden State Warriors out of the playoff hunt before the NBA season. The guys are going to explain why that is ridicoulus. Finally, they end the show talking about the recent beef between Shaquille O'Neal and Damian Lillard.