Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner talks with former Illinois QB Reilly O'Toole about the 2020 Illini quarterback room. The guys break down what starter Brandon Peters has brought to the program and how the Michigan transfer can take his game to another level in his second season in Champaign. Then the guys break down what they saw from Matt Robinson last season and what he can do to keep the backup...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner chats with The 200 Level's Mike Carpenter about the 2020 Illini football schedule and expectations; the guys also talk about the 2-0 Chicago Bears. Extra reading Analysis: 2020 Illini schedule superlatives Breakdown: Updated 2020 Illini football schedule released

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner reacts to the latest iteration of the 2020 Illini football schedule. Jeremy breaks down whether the Illini got a favorable, neutral or unfavorable draw and gives his expectations for the 2020 Illini before breaking down the Big Ten winners and losers of the newest schedules. Extra reading: Breakdown: Big Ten releases latest 2020 Illini football schedule 2020 Positio...

Big Ten football is back! Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner talks with the Decatur Herald and Review's Joey Wagner about the Big Ten's path to reconsidering its fall postponement, new health protocols and what it means for the Big Ten and Illini football moving forward. Extra reading Big Ten football votes for fall football return in October Werner: Big Ten, Illini get a second chance to ball this f...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner catches up with The 200 Level's Mike Carpenter to discuss the Chicago Bears 27-23 win over the Detroit Lions and the Big Ten's potential 2020 season restart. The guys discuss whether they're hopeful about Mitch Trubisky's excellent fourth-quarter performance and the Bears' 2020 chances. The guys then break down reports that the Big Ten will vote on a return to play...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner discusses the latest drama in the Big Ten and the unfortunately bleak outlook for college men's gymnastics before chatting with Visit Champaign County CEO Jayne DeLuce about the economic impact of no Illinois football home games on the Champaign-Urbana community. Jeremy ends the podcast remember 9-11. Extra reading Ryan Day releases statement to Big Ten: 'Why can't...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner catches up with BTN analyst and Illini great J Leman about the B1G's postponement of football and how it impacts the Illini. The guys chat about how the Big Ten rolled out the postponement and how it could impact the conference in the long-term before breaking down the silver lining of this for Illinois football's possibilities next season. Extra reading 'Let's have...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner talks with former Illini Trent Meacham about Illinois basketball's top-10 preseason ranking, what the season could look like and former teammate Brian Randle earning an NBA assistant job. Extra reading Austin Hutcherson returns to workouts after injury setback Former Illini Brian Randle hired as Suns assistant coach

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner recaps his trip to Florida to see six Illini commits in five days. He also discusses the day-to-day Big Ten drama playing out on social media and in the media before discussing the 10 Illini on Week One NFL rosters. Extra reading ‘You got your own journey’: Joriell Washington earns own path My heartbeat': DD Snyder finds football, culture fit with Illini For Granny:...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Derek Piper discuss a busy week for the Illini basketball Class of 2021. The guys discusses two tough misses on wing targets Brandon Weston and David Jones and what those mean for the class. Then the guys break down two new offers: guard Wesley Cardet and TyTy Washington. Extra reading Chain Mail: 'A pretty significant setback' for Class of 2021? Illini offer 20...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner catches up with Illinois football director of HS relations Ashton Washington to discuss what she’s accomplished during her first few months in the Illini recruiting department, what she’s learned, the challenges of her job during a pandemic, her role as a female in her sport and the social injustice she is speaking out against. SALE: Get 50% OFF an annual VIP pass t...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner chats NBA Draft with Prospective Insight's Michael Visenberg. The guys discuss the 2020 NBA Draft lottery results, the top prospects in the field, the Chicago Bulls' options at No. 4, the Big Ten's best NBA prospects and what Illini returners Ayo Dosunmu and Kofi Cockburn must do to improve their stock for the 2021 NBA Draft. SALE: Get 50% OFF an annual VIP pass to...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner talks with Illinois associate AD of sports medicine Randy Ballard to discuss how the Illini's health and safety protocols have worked through the summer to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. He also discusses the challenges ahead with the entire student body and hundreds more student-athletes on campus as well as the challenges of the Big Ten's eventual return to spor...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner catches up with Illini basketball PA announcer Tim Sinclair, who was just named the PA announcer for the NFL's Chicago Bears. Sinclair talks about his latest opportunity, his rise in the industry and his experience working in the NBA bubble and WNBA Wubble.

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner chats with IlliniBoard.com's Robert Rosenthal about coming to grips with a mostly lost 2020 calendar year of Illini sports, which was supposed to be a breakthrough year for Illini athletics. The guys also talk about the Big Ten's handling of fall-sports postponement, how Illinois football would perform during a spring-semester season and getting a sports fix during...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Gavin Good discuss the Illini football parents' letter to the Big Ten, commissioner Kevin Warren's new statement and Chancellor Robert Jones avoiding questions about Big Ten postponement. Extra reading: Illini parents draft letter asking for more Big Ten transparency Kevin Warren releases statement clarifying reasons to postpone season Werner: Team player Whitma...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner chats with ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg about the criticism of first-year Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren's handling of the fall-sports postponement and what it means for him and the conference moving forward. Extra reading Marcello: Big Ten's lack of transparency, unity is worrisome Werner: Team player Whitman answers for a decision he didn't make Whitman 'still op...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner chats with former Illini Mike LaTulip about the NBA careers of Kendrick Nunn and Meyers Leonard and their impacts on the Miami Heat's 2020 NBA Playoffs appearance. LaTulip also gives his pick to win the NBA Finals and discusses the NBA potential of current Illini players Ayo Dosunmu and Kofi Cockburn.

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Gavin Good discuss the impact of the Big Ten's postponement on Illini athletics, including how the Big Ten can pull off a basketball season this winter and a spring football season. Extra reading: Werner: Team player Whitman answers for decision he didn't make Lovie's focus turns to 'keeping this football team together' What's the plan? Kramer, Illini seniors ea...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner talks with Husker 247's Mike Schaefer about Nebraska football's somewhat controversial week following Scott Frost's strong comments and the Huskers' standing in the Big Ten. Extra reading Nebraska a 'fully committed' member of the Big Ten Christopherson: Hot takes on Huskers have passions running high Big Ten commissioner: Huskers can't stay if they play Disappointe...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner catches up with 247Sports' Chris Hummer about a whirlwind week in college football including the Big Ten and Pac-12 decisions to postpone the fall season while the ACC, SEC and Big 12 will continue to move ahead with plans to play. The guys discuss how this happened, what it means for those conferences and college football moving forward, as well as the challenges o...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner chats with 247Sports national recruiting analyst Allen Trieu about the Illini's two latest commitments: Josh Gesky and Chevy Brenson. Trieu also discusses the impact of the pandemic on recruiting and the evaluation process. Extra reading: What it means: Illini add Gesky, Brenson to Class of 2021 Coach Speak: OL Josh Gesky 'an absolute fierce competitor' Brenson 'has...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner talks with Joey Wagner of the Decatur Herald-Review about reports that the Big Ten season could be canceled/postponed. The guys discuss the myriad of questions that could come up with a postponed or canceled season, including what changed in recent days, spring football and who would play a spring season, the impact on the NCAA model moving forward and the financial...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Gavin Good break down all the information that came out of Josh Whitman's media roundtable on Thursday, including the financial impact of the pandemic, health/safety protocols, facilities projects and a potential inflection point for change in college athletics. Extra reading: 'Hard decisions': Josh Whitman details pandemic's financial toll Motive in push to pla...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner talks with EDGYTim.com's Tim O'Halloran about how the IHSA came to the decision to postpone football until the spring and how that decision impacts recruiting, for seniors, juniors and underclassmen. He also discusses Illini in-state commitments Josh Kreutz and Zachary Barlev, as well as in-state target Josh Gesky.