Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast

Field of 68's Trevor Vallese and 247Sports' Isaac Trotter join Jeremy Werner to review the Big Ten basketball regular season and preview the postseason. The guys start by talking Illinois basketball and then hand out Big Ten superlatives, including biggest surprise, biggest disappointment and more. Then the guys do a Big Ten Tournament draft before previewing the potential coaching carousel. Follo...

Illinois senior forward Matthew Mayer joins the Illini Inquirer Podcast. Mayer discusses the return of his mullet, his season at Illinois, the NCAA Tournament, his NBA Draft stock, his offensive repertoire, analytics, his relationship with Brad Underwood and more. Follow the Illini Inquirer Podcast on: Apple: https://apple.co/3oMt0NP Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Xan2L8   Other: https://bit.ly/36gn7C...

Illini Inquirer basketball analyst Mike LaTulip joins Jeremy Werner to break down Illinois basketball's 76-71 loss at No. 5 Purdue and preview the postseason. Mike dives into the Illini's early-game issues and potential fixes, Coleman Hawkins' immense value and Matthew Mayer's shot selection. He then gives his thoughts on drawing Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament and what Illinois is playing fo...

Illini Inquirer's Derek Piper and Jeremy Werner react to Illinois basketball's 76-71 loss at No. 5 Purdue. The guys discuss the crazy variance of this team, which trailed by 21 at halftime but erased the deficit with a minute remaining, and the potential reasons behind it -- and potential fixes. And the guys discuss good efforts from Coleman Hawkins, Luke Goode and Sencire Harris before putting a...

Illini Inquirer's Derek Piper and Jeremy Werner react to Illinois basketball's 91-87 double-overtime win over Michigan. The guys discuss all the twists and turns of a wacky game, big overtime performances from seniors Matthew Mayer and Terrence Shannon Jr., Ty Rodgers' continued emergence and RJ Melendez stepping up. The guys also discuss why they like Hunter Dickinson and Juwan Howard, the crazy...

Illinois women's basketball coach Shauna Green reflects on a memorable first regular season, previews the postseason and discusses what Year One success can do for her long-term build at Illinois. Follow the Illini Inquirer Podcast on: Apple: https://apple.co/3oMt0NP Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Xan2L8   Other: https://bit.ly/36gn7Ct    Go VIP for just $1 at Illini Inquirer : bit.ly/3eGM1NK

CBS Sports' Tom Fornelli joins Jeremy Werner to discuss Illini football and the future of college football. The guys start by discussing what it was like for Tom, an Illinois grad, to watch Illinois football in 2022 and what Bret Bielema has brought to the program. He also discusses his expectations for the Illini and the rest of the Big Ten West in 2023. The guys then discuss the future of Big Te...

Illini Inquirer's Derek Piper and Jeremy Werner react to Illinois basketball's 72-60 loss at Ohio State. The guys discuss the disappointing loss and what it says about this team, their continued offensive struggles and poor approach and recent struggles for Jayden Epps and Dain Dainja. The guys then discuss next week's final week of the Big Ten regular season (Michigan and at Purdue) and how they...

Illini Inquirer basketball analyst Mike LaTulip joins Jeremy Werner to break down Illinois basketball's comeback 66-62 win over No. 21 Northwestern. He discusses his impressions from inside the arena, what changed between the first and second halves as well as big performances from Terrence Shannon, Matthew Mayer, Sencire Harris and Ty Rodgers. LaTulip then looks ahead to the next two games agains...

Illini Inquirer's Derek Piper and Jeremy Werner react to Illinois basketball's wild comeback win over No. 21 Northwestern, coming back from an 18-point deficit against the Wildcats. The guys discuss a monster second half from Terrence Shannon Jr. and freshmen Ty Rodgers and Sencire Harris again making big impacts on a win. The guys also discuss Boo Buie's big night and look ahead to Sunday's game...

Bally Sports' bracketologist Brad Evans breaks down Illinois basketball's NCAA Tournament résumé, the Illini's best/worst case scenarios for seeding, the Big Ten's chances in the tournament and potential favorites and sleepers in the Big Dance. Follow the Illini Inquirer Podcast on: Apple: https://apple.co/3oMt0NP Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Xan2L8   Other: https://bit.ly/36gn7Ct    Go VIP for just...

Illini Inquirer's Derek Piper and Jeremy Werner react to Illinois basketball's 78-69 win over Minnesota. The guys discuss RJ Melendez's bounce-back performance, Jayden Epps and the Illini breaking out of a shooting slump and Matthew Mayer raising his game with Terrence Shannon Jr. out. Then the guys look ahead to the two upcoming games this week: Northwestern and at Ohio State. Follow the Illini I...

Illini Inquirer's Derek Piper and Jeremy Werner react to Illinois basketball's 71-68 loss at No. 14 Indiana. The guys discuss a valiant effort without Terrence Shannon, including a big game from Matthew Mayer and Luke Goode's emergence, but break down late-game struggles and continued shooting struggles. The guys also discuss whether Indiana star Trayce Jackson-Davis is making a case for Big Ten P...

Illini Inquirer basketball analyst Mike LaTulip breaks down Illinois basketball's 93-81 loss at Penn State, why they struggled to contain Jalen Pickett and the Nittany Lions offense once again and some concerns and bright spots. The guys then look ahead to Saturday's matchup at No. 14 Indiana. Follow the Illini Inquirer Podcast on: Apple: https://apple.co/3oMt0NP Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Xan2L8...

Illini Inquirer's Derek Piper and Jeremy Werner discuss Illinois basketball's 93-81 loss at Penn State and Jalen Pickett's epic 41-point performance. The guys discuss why Illinois had no answer for Pickett and Penn State and Jayden Epps' shooting struggles. The guys also hit on a few positives, including Ty Rodgers' continued emergence. The guys then preview Saturday's trip to Indiana before discu...

Illini Inquirer's Derek Piper and Jeremy Werner react to Illinois basketball's 69-60 win over No. 24 Rutgers. The guys discuss what the Quad 1 win means for Illinois, the 19-0 run to spark the comeback and big performances from Coleman Hawkins, Dain Dainja and freshmen Ty Rodgers and Sencire Harris. The guys then look ahead to next week's games at Penn State and Indiana. Follow the Illini Inquirer...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner review the Illinois football Class of 2023 and the offseason so far. The guys discuss their recent conversations with Illinois coaches, the additions of new assistants Thad Ward and Charlie Bullen and their remaining assistant vacancy. The guys then break down the Class of 2023: its strength, the concerns and the remaining questions this offseason.  ...

Illini Inquirer basketball analyst Mike LaTulip joins Jeremy Werner to break down 'a hell of a college basketball game' in Illinois basketball's 81-79 loss at Iowa. LaTulip breaks down why the Illini lost, what it means, Matthew Mayer's NBA Draft stock, recent offensive struggles for two stars and what freshmen Jayden Epps and Ty Rodgers have shown recently. The guys then look ahead to the week ah...

Illini Inquirer's Derek Piper and Jeremy Werner react to Illinois basketball's 81-79 loss at Iowa. The guys discuss the Illini's foul issues, experience in a close game, big performances from Matthew Mayer and Jayden Epps, an exciting freshman class, a fun rivalry and the week ahead with two home games. Follow the Illini Inquirer Podcast on: Apple: https://apple.co/3oMt0NP Spotify: https://spoti.f...

College basketball broadcaster and former Illini guard Stephen Bardo discusses his broadcasting career and gives his thoughts on the 2022-23 Illini and coach Brad Underwood. Follow the Illini Inquirer Podcast on : Apple: https://apple.co/3oMt0NP Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Xan2L8   Other: https://bit.ly/36gn7Ct   Go VIP for just $1 at Illini Inquirer : bit.ly/3eGM1NK  

Illini Inquirer basketball analyst discusses Illinois basketball's wins over Wisconsin and Nebraska, discusses the freshmen's impact on winning, concerns about 3-point shooting, RJ Meledez's slump, expectations for Luke Goode and Saturday's huge game at Iowa. Then 247Sports' national recruiting analyst Allen Trieu breaks down the 2023 Illinois football recruiting class, including Malik Elzy, Kaden...

Illini Inquirer's Derek Piper and Jeremy Werner react to Illinois basketball's 72-56 win over Nebraska. The guys discuss freshmen Jayden Epps, Sencire Harris and Ty Rodgers sparking a second-half run to overcome early struggles. The guys also dive into some offensive concerns before previewing Saturday's huge road game at Iowa. Follow the Illini Inquirer Podcast on: Apple: https://apple.co/3oMt0NP...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner gives his thoughts on Illinois basketball's win at Wisconsin, the Illini's increasing consistency and dominant defensive numbers. Then Jeremy discusses whether Matthew Mayer is making a case for Team MVP and whether Jayden Epps can crack the Big Ten All-Freshman Team before giving his lingering thoughts about the rest of the Big Ten. Jeremy ends by discussing his th...

Illini Inquirer's Derek Piper and Joey Wagner discuss a 61-51 Illinois basketball victory at Wisconsin. The guys discuss Mattew Mayer's big game, the Illini's dominant defense and more. Follow the Illini Inquirer Podcast on: Apple: https://apple.co/3oMt0NP Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Xan2L8   Other: https://bit.ly/36gn7Ct   Go VIP for just $1 at Illini Inquirer: bit.ly/3eGM1NK

Illini Inquirer basketball analyst Mike LaTulip joins Jeremy Werner to break down Illinois basketball's bounce-back win against Ohio State. LaTulip discusses why the Illini defense was so successful, the key to consistency for Coleman Hawkins, Jayden Epps entering the starting lineup and Ty Rodgers' increasing impact. LaTulip then looks ahead to Saturday's game at Wisconsin. Follow the Illini Inqu...