I've attached some examples of fantasy football podcast logos I like as a general basepoint for the sort of feel I'm gunning for.

I like the idea of have a dugout above the words "THE (in small text, positioned top left of the rest of the logo text) FANTASY FOOTBALL, new line, DUGOUT. Fantasy football and dugout centred, either the same size font or Dugout slightly bigger, and then "the" left aligned in small text above Fantasy Football. Should read:

THE
FANTASY FOOTBALL
DUGOUT

I like the idea of including a microphone into the design; I am a fan of it being incorporated into the design. See the "d" in the Handoff design below, perhaps have it as part of the "g" or "t" in Dugout?

I'm a fan of the silhouette of a soccer ball inside the "o" of "Dugout". Again, see the American football in the "Handoff" design below.

If you can sneak a football in there somewhere else, then more power to you. I just want it to be apparent it's for soccer not NFL.

Finally, I want a dugout behind the logo, perhaps with management staff sat in it. I think I want the dugout head on, rather than angled. Attached is a dugout for reference.

Now the above is just an idea I have in my head, I'd love to see people come up with their own ideas to convey the product with some real creativity. If you can show that with a different design I'm happy to take you to the finalists and collaborate.

The Fantasy Football Dugout