Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner previews Friday night's Illinois football road game at Kansas with help from Phog.net's Michael Swain, who breaks down how Lance Leipold has made Kansas competitive so quickly, the status and ability of QB Jalon Daniels and whether Kansas' defense has improved from last season's struggles. Werner then discusses five things he wants to see from Illinois football agai...

All-American linebacker J Leman joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to give his biggest takeaways from Illinois football's 30-28 Week One win over Toledo. Leman discusses some big positives from the game, including QB Luke Altmyer's star performance and an effective secondary. Then Leman discusses the level of concern about the surprising struggles in the trenches before looking ahead to a big r...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner react to the Illini's week 1 victory over Toledo including plenty of penalties and close calls that almost cost the Illini the game.

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner previews Illinois football's season opener against Toledo. Kyle Rowland of the Toledo Blade joins Werner to discuss the Rockets' strengths and question marks and the matchup with Illinois. Werner then gives five things he's looking for during Saturday's introduction to the 2023 Illini. Follow the Illini Inquirer Podcast on: Apple: https://apple.co/3oMt0NP Spotify: h...

All-American linebacker J Leman joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to discuss the 2023 Illinois football season. Leman discusses his biggest reasons for excitement for Illinois and his causes for concern. He also discusses what Illinois needs out of Luke Altmyer and the weapons around the quarterback as well as how Aaron Henry schemes his defense with so many questions in the secondary. J wraps...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner break down Illinois football's new-look secondary and a special teams unit with a new coach. The guys discuss expectations for an Illinois secondary that must replace four starters and three top-70 NFL Draft picks, who is stepping up at cornerback and safety and how Matthew Bailey's injury impacts the group. Then the guys discuss new special teams co...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner preview the 2023 Illinois outside linebacker and linebacker groups. The guys discuss Charlie Bullen's potential impact on a talented group of edge rushers, the next steps for Seth Coleman and Gabe Jacas, what Alec Bryant adds to the rotation, long-term depth and expectations for the group. The guys then discuss how Illinois will fill the two rotation...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner discuss Luke Altmyer's comments about earning the Illinois starting quarterback job and the impact of Illinois landing three-star Florida EDGE Josaiah Knight. The guys then continue their position previews by focusing in the trenches on the Illinois offensive and defensive lines. The guys discuss the significance of Illinois returning Isaiah Adams an...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner break down Bret Bielema's announcement of Luke Altmyer being named the starting Illini quarterback for the 2023 season and what it means moving forward. Jeremy and Joey also dive into the latest on position battles in the secondary, on the offensive line, backup quarterback and special teams. Follow the Illini Inquirer Podcast on: Apple: https://appl...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner break down the personnel and expectations for the 2023 Illinois wide receivers and tight ends. The guys discuss George McDonald's renovation of the Illinois wide receiver room and how much a more talented group can improve. They also discuss expectations for Isaiah Williams, Pat Bryant, Casey Washington, Malik Elzy, Hank Beatty and the group. The guy...

Illini Inquirer's Derek Piper and Jeremy Werner review Illini basketball's performances in Spain, the biggest takeaways and how the Illini can apply the experience to the season. The guys discuss the positives and concerns that Illinois showed on the trip. Then the guys highlight the most encouraging individual performances from the trip and some of the biggest question marks. The guys wrap up the...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner break down the personnel and expectations for the 2023 Illinois quarterbacks and running backs. How will transfers Luke Altmyer and John Paddock impact the quarterback room and can they match or surpass what Tommy DeVito brought to the passing attack? How will Illinois replace Chase Brown's production, what are expectations for Reggie Love and Josh M...

247Sports national college football reporter Brandon Marcello joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to discuss the future of college football after a big wave of realignment. What is the cause of the realignment? How did we get here? What is the next shoe to drop? What does college football look like in 10 years? And is college football going to be better because of this? Follow the Illini Inquire...

Illini Inquirer's Derek Piper and Jeremy Werner discuss Illinois basketball's 105-60 rout of Valencia in Wednesday's game in Spain. The guys discuss a monster performance from Terrence Shannon Jr., a strong frontcourt and questions about point guard play and shooting. The guys then take questions and comments from YouTube Live watchers. Follow the Illini Inquirer Podcast on: Apple: https://apple.c...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner discuss Illinois basketball's 105-60 win over Valencia during their Spain tour and also discuss the Big Ten's addition of Washington and Oregon to the conference. The guys then share their biggest takeaways from the first week of Illinois football training camp. The guys hit on the health of an important defender, position battles on the offensive li...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner discusses his big questions following the Big Ten's expansion to Oregon and Washington and what this all means for the future of college sports. Then Illini Inquirer basketball analyst Mike LaTulip joins the show to discuss how much we can read into box scores of Illinois basketball's three-game trip to Spain, including an 84-73 comeback win over the Madrid All-Star...

The Inside Zone's Matt Fortuna joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to discuss the latest tremors in potential college football realignment, including whether the Pac-12 will survive, if the Big Ten will look to add Oregon and Washington and if Notre Dame will ever join a conference. Matt then weighs in on the 2023 season for Illinois football and what's next for Northwestern football. Follow the...

Illini Inquirer's Derek Piper and Jeremy Werner preview Illinois basketball's upcoming trip to Spain and what can be gained from the experience. The guys then discuss their takeaways from an open practice, including some positives, some concerns and some individual standouts. Piper then discusses Illinois hosting two Class of 2024 guards for fall official visits. Follow the Illini Inquirer Podcast...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner discuss what they learned from Big Ten Media Days about the Big Ten at large and Illinois football, including Bret Bielema's long-term commitment, the addition of Jim Leonhard and attempting to sustain success. Then the guys answer 10 questions entering Illini football training camp, including position battles and which freshmen could make an impact....

Purdue coach Ryan Walters and BTN analyst Jake Butt join the Illini Inquirer Podcast from Big Ten Media Days. Walters talks with Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner about his first eight months as Purdue's head coach, how his time under Bret Bielema prepared him for the job and recruiting and coaching against Illinois. BTN analyst Jake Butt then joins Werner to discuss why he's high on Illinois for the...

Illinois athletics director Josh Whitman and Illini star defensive linemen Johnny Newton and Keith Randolph join the Illini Inquirer Podcast live from Big Ten Media Days. Whitman joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to discuss his partnership with Illinois head coach Bret Bielema, the keys to sustaining success with football, the Northwestern hazing scandal, NIL and student-athlete compensation....

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner previews the biggest storylines of Big Ten Media Days. Lions247's Tyler Donahue then joins Werner to break down Penn State football's 2023 outlook, including whether this is James Franklin's best chance to win a Big Ten title, whether PSU has the best defense in the conference and expectations for sophomore QB Drew Allar. InsideMdSports.com's Jeff Erman then joins W...

Illini Inquirer's Derek Piper and Jeremy Werner break down three-star Yorkville forward Jason Jakstys' commitment to Illinois basketball, why the Illini prioritized him, what he brings to the Illini and who could be next in the Illini's Class of 2024. Then the guys discuss Ayo Dosunmu re-signing with the Chicago Bulls and what it means for his NBA career and Illinois' recruiting efforts. The guys...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner continues his lookahead of Illinois football 2023 Big Ten opponents. Hawkeye Insider's David Eicholt discusses the Brian Ferentz situation at Iowa, the Hawkeyes making splashes in the transfer portal and whether Iowa should be considered the Big Ten West favorite. Peegs.com's Matthew Weaver joins the Illini Inquirer Podcast to discuss Indiana football's struggles th...

Illini Inquirer publisher Jeremy Werner checks in with Minnesota and Nebraska to preview their 2023 football seasons. Ryan Burns of Gopher Illustrated breaks down P.J. Fleck's successful tenure and whether the Gophers can withstand losses of its stars to contend once again for a Big Ten West title. Mike Schaefer of Husker247 then joins Werner to discuss how new head coach Matt Rhule has impacted t...