Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner react to Illinois football's 23-15 loss to Michigan State, which snapped a six-game winning streak. The guys break down the mistakes that cost the Illini, including special teams miscues, red-zone issues, a costly fumble and some leaks defensively. Then the guys discuss what's left to play for and the path to a Big Ten West title, including a massive...

Illini Inquirer basketball analyst Mike LaTulip joins Jeremy Werner to give his thoughts on Illinois basketball's exhibition 87-52 win over Quincy. LaTulip breaks down what he saw from the Illini schematically and his initial impressions of all the key players, including the three transfers and four freshmen. LaTulip then previews Monday's regular-season opener against Eastern Illinois and discuss...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner discuss all things Illinois football, including the College Football Playoff rankings, the Illini's sustainable winning ways, awards watch lists and more. Then the guys preview Saturday's matchup between No. 16 Illinois and Michigan State, including the impact of Michigan State's suspended players and the strengths and weaknesses of the Spartans. The...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner chats with Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Coach about Michigan State football prior to Saturday's game at Illinois. Couch breaks down the fallout of the melee at Michigan and how the suspensions impact the Spartans. He then breaks down both sides of the ball for Michigan State in what has been a disappointing 3-5 (1-4 Big Ten) season so far. He then discusse...

All-American linebacker J Leman discusses Illinois football's 26-9 win at Nebraska, how the secondary shut down Trey Palmer, Tommy DeVito's efficiency and how many Illini defenders could make the All-Big Ten team. Leman then looks ahead to Saturday's matchup against Michigan State and talks big picture about the Illini's new-found success. This is an excerpt from the Illini Inquirer Podcast. Follo...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner react to Illinois football's 26-9 win at Nebraska to improve to 7-1 overall (4-1 Big Ten). The guys discuss a workmanlike game; overcoming early adversity; big games from Chase Brown, Sydney Brown and Tommy DeVito; a dominant second-half defensive performance and Caleb Griffin stepping up again at kicker. The guys also look over the big picture of a...

Illini Inquirer basketball analyst Mike LaTulip joins Jeremy Werner to preview the 2022-23 Illinois basketball season. The guys discuss the big changes to the roster, how that will affect style of play and the dynamic of so many newcomers trying to jell during a tough non-conference schedule. The guys then break down the new-look roster, including transfers Terrence Shannon Jr., Matthew Mayer and...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner discuss the 2023 Illinois football schedule release and the latest in Illini football recruiting. The guys then preview Illinois football's game at Nebraska, including interesting narratives and matchups. Werner then talks with Husker247's Mike Schaefer, who breaks down the Cornhuskers' coaching search, how Mickey Joseph has impacted the team and how...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner weighs in on the impact of Luke Goode's foot fracture on Illinois basketball and three-star Missouri DL Alex Bray's commitment to Illinois. All-American linebacker J Leman the joins Werner to discuss the latest in the Big Ten and give his midseason grades to Illinois football position groups and coaches. Follow the Illini Inquirer Podcast on: Apple: https://apple.co...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner discusses the latest in Illinois football and recruiting. He discusses what the two new commitments, JUCO OL Dez'Mond Schuster and three-star DB Saboor Karriem, add to the Illini Class of 2023 before discussing the latest on two top-5 in-state Class of 2023 prospects: Chicago Simeon WR Malik Elzy, who decommitted from Cincinnati last week, and Kankakee DB Jyaire Hil...

Illini Inquirer's Derek Piper and Jeremy Werner break down some of Illinois basketball's top recruiting targets in the Classes of 2024 and 2025, including several prospects who visited last weekend: 2024 PG Carlos Harris, 2025 G Melvin Bell and 2025 G Trey McKenney. The guys discuss ZZ Clark's decommitment, the program's relationship with the Chicago-based MeanStreets AAU program, 2024 commit More...

All-American linebacker J Leman joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to break down Illinois football's 26-14 win over Minnesota. Leman discusses the pass defense's dominance, Tommy DeVito's big day, Chase Brown's special season, freshman OLB Gabe Jacas and red-zone issues. Leman then discusses the path ahead, including how they stack up with Purdue in the Big Ten West race. Follow the Illini Inqu...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner react to Illinois football's 26-14 win over Minnesota. The guys discuss Tommy DeVito's big day after a return from injury, Chase Brown's growing Heisman candidacy, another dominant day for the defense and everything in front of Illinois entering an off week the final five-game stretch, including the Big Ten Championship Game and a top-tier bowl game....

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner discusses his thoughts on his tour of the Ubben Basketball Complex renovation as well as the announcement of a new Illini wrestling facility. He then previews Illinois vs. Minnesota with Gopher Illustrated's Ryan Burns, who breaks down why the Gophers dominated their first four games before a 20-10 loss two weeks ago to Purdue. Jeremy then gives his final thoughts o...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Derek Piper discuss the Big Ten basketball media poll. The guys discuss how their Big Ten basketball 2022-23 projections differed from the consensus and discuss a bit about each team in the conference. The guys then discuss what they've learned about the Illini from a pair of basketball media days, and Derek previews a big recruiting weekend for the Illini. Foll...

All-American linebacker J Leman joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to react to Illinois football's 9-6 win over Iowa, the defense's dominance, Art Sitkowski replacing Tommy DeVito and a big day from the offensive line. Leman also discusses the future of Bret Bielema and looks ahead to a B1G West showdown with Minnesota. Follow the Illini Inquirer Podcast on: Apple: https://apple.co/3oMt0NP Spot...

The Fighting Illini are 5-1 in 2022 and Bret Bielema has the program leading the Big Ten West in only his second season! Jeremy Werner of IlliniInquirer.com breaks down the win over Iowa, the program's strong play this season, and the optimistic future of Illinois Football. Host: Nick Kosko Guest: Jeremy Werner Follow or Subscribe to The College Football Daily on  Spotify ,  Apple Podcasts ,  Goog...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner react to Illinois football's 9-6 win over Iowa, the Illini's first win over the Hawkeyes since 2008. Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner react to Illinois football's 9-6 win over Iowa, the Illini's first win over the Hawkeyes since 2008. The guys discuss the continually dominant defense, Tommy DeVito's injury, Barry Lunney Jr.'s play-call...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner previews Saturday's primetime showdown between Illinois and Iowa football with Hawkeye Insider's David Eickholt and Joey Wagner. Eickholt breaks down what makes Iowa's defense so good and Iowa's offense so bad. He also discusses the keys to the matchup and what this game means for Iowa. Werner and Wagner discuss what this game potentially means for the Illini progra...

All-American linebacker J Leman joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to react to Illinois football's win over Wisconsin and why Illinois dominated. He highlights the dominant defense and how Barry Lunney Jr.'s offense put 34 points on the Badgers. J then looks ahead to a huge matchup against Iowa and discusses Wisconsin firing head coach Paul Chryst following the loss to Illinois. Follow the Illi...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner react to Illinois football's 34-10 rout of Wisconsin. The guys discuss how Illinois dominated and what it means for the rest of the season and Bret Bielema's build in Champaign. 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 Inquir...

Illini Inquirer's Derek Piper joins Jeremy Werner to react to four-star 2023 guard Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn's commitment to Illinois basketball. Piper breaks down why the former Purdue commit decided quickly for Illinois following an official visit and why the top-100 guard became an Illini priority and how he fits the future of the program. The guys then discuss Illini assistant Tim Anderson's recruitin...

Stadium/Field of 68 national reporter Jeff Goodman joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to break down Illinois basketball's 2022-23 outlook and what he saw from newcomers Terrence Shannon Jr., Matthew Mayer, Skyy Clark, Jayden Epps and Ty Rodgers during his recent visit to Champaign. He then gives his thoughts on what Brad Underwood has accomplished in Champaign, the Illini fan base and his memor...

Illini Inquirer' Jeremy Werner previews Illinois vs. Wisconsin with Jim Polzin of the Wisconsin State Journal and Joey Wagner. Polzin discusses how Bret Bielema will be received in Madison, Wisconsin's slow 2-2 start, if there's pressure on coach Paul Chryst and what he thinks of the Wisconsin matchup. Werner and Wagner discuss the first four games of the season for Illinois before giving their ke...

All-American linebacker J Leman joins Jeremy Werner to break down the Illini's win over Chattanooga, including a continually dominating defense and an improving passing attack. Leman then previews a B1G matchup at Wisconsin, discusses what's gone wrong at Northwestern and then ranks the Big Ten West teams through four games.