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Illini Inquirer staff members Jeremy Werner, Joey Wagner, Mike LaTulip, J Leman and many others discuss all things Illinois Fighting Illini athletics.
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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner react to Illinois football's 34-32 win over No. 21 USC and break down the positives and negatives from the game, including David Olano's game-winner, a bounce-back performance by the offensive line, Barry Lunney's strong play calling, Luke Altmyer's big day, two fumbles inside the five-yard line and poor pass defense. The guys then look ahead to next week's game at Purdue.
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Jeremy Werner previews No. 23 USC at No. 21 Illinois with USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham and Illini Inquirer's Joey Wagner. Abraham breaks down the Trojans' 4-0 start, QB Jayden Maiava's progress, the defense in Year Two under coordinator D'Anton Lynn. Then Werner and Wagner break down the Illini side of the game, including any changes that need to be made and keys to topping the Trojans, before giving their picks to click and bold predictions.
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247Sports college basketball writer Isaac Trotter chats with Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner about the top storylines for the start of Illinois basketball's fall practice. The guys discuss the impact of Andrej Stojakovic's knee injury, Mihailo Petrovic's acclimation, the battle for playing time in the frontcourt, potential defensive changes, expectations for freshman Keaton Wagler and more.
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All-American linebacker J Leman joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to discuss Illinois football's disheartening 63-10 loss at Indiana. Leman breaks down the Illini's protection issues, attrition in the secondary and how the team bounces back from an embarrassing loss. The guys then look ahead to Saturday's homecoming game against No. 21 USC and the keys for Illini to not let one loss derail the season.
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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner react to Illinois football's embarrassing 63-10 loss at No. 19 Indiana. The guys discuss how the game went so wrong and how the Illini, including Bret Bielema, react to it with No. 25 USC coming to Champaign next weekend.
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Jeremy Werner previews No. 9 Illinois at No. 19 Indiana with Peegs.com's Matthew Weaver and Illini Inquirer's Joey Wagner. Weaver discusses the Hoosiers' rise under Curt Cignetti, the impact of transfer QB Fernando Mendoza, the matchup with Illinois and what this game means for IU. Wagner and Werner then discuss the Illini angles of this game, including Xavier Scott's injury, and make their picks to click and bold predictions.
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1Illinois chief development officer Howard Milton joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to discuss the process of securing a $100 million gift from Larry Gies for the football program, the impact on the athletics program and the hope for Memorial Stadium upgrades. Kyle Tausk then joins Werner to discuss Illinois basketball's latest recruiting efforts, including 2026 official visitors Cameron Holmes and Sinan Huan and in-state prospects Jaxson Davis (2027) and Brady Pettigrew. The guys then discuss their questions entering the start of fall practices for Brad Underwood's team.
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All-American linebacker J Leman joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to break down Illinois football's 38-0 win over Indiana. Leman discusses a strong shutout effort by the defense, another slow start by the offense and a dominant second half. Leman then previews Saturday's top-25 matchup at Indiana and discusses UCLA's coaching change.
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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner react to Illinois football's 38-0 win over Western Michigan. The guys discuss another slow start, another dominant second half, standout performances and next week's top-25 matchup at Indiana.
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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner discuss Larry Gies' $100 million donation to Illini athletics and changing the stadium name to Gies Memorial Stadium. The guys then preview No. 9 Illinois vs. Western Michigan with a six-pack of questions focusing on what they've learned through two games and the keys vs. the Broncos to wrap up nonconference play.
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All-American linebacker J Leman joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to react to Illinois football's 45-19 win at Duke. Leman breaks down how the game was another sign of growth for Bret Bielema's program, how the defensive game plan and execution succeeded against a potent Duke offense, the key halftime offensive adjustments made by Illinois and some star performances. Leman then looks ahead to the nonconference finale against Western Michigan and discusses the rest of the Big Ten so far.
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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner break down the positives and negatives from Illinois football's 45-19 win at Duke. The guys discuss some first-half struggles, second-half dominance and some standout performances and key parts of the game.
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The Devils Den's Adam Rowe joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to give insight on Illinois football's Week 2 opponent Duke, the program under Manny Diaz, highly-touted transfer QB Darian Mensah and what the game vs. No. 11 Illinois means for the Blue Devils. Then Werner and Joey Wagner preview the Illinois side of game with their thoughts on the matchup, keys to the game, picks to click and bold predictions.
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247Sports national college basketball writer Isaac Trotter joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to discuss Illinois basketball fall workouts, Mihailo Petrovic's arrival and Andrej Stojakovic's knee sprain. Then Trotter breaks down the five toughest opponents on a loaded Illinois basketball 2025-26 schedule.
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All-American linebacker J Leman joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to react to Illinois football's win over Western Illinois. Leman breaks down what stood out about the Illini offense and defense and which players caught his eye. He then previews the Illini's trip to Duke and discusses how Illinois can contain QB Darian Mensah and approach Manny Diaz's attacking defense.
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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner react to Illinois football's 52-3 season-opening win over Western Illinois and provide the biggest hits and misses from the game. The guys then look ahead to next week's game at Duke.
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Legendary News-Gazette reporter/columnist Loren Tate joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to discuss his 59th season covering Illinois football. He discusses why he's continued covering the team into his 90s, his perspective on the hype around this football season, his expectations for the 2025 Illini, his thoughts on the 2025-26 Illini basketball roster and the future of college athletics. Then U of I Chief Commercial Officer Tom Moreland joins the podcast to discuss the gameday experience at Memorial Stadium this season.
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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner recap training camp with things they feel better about, things they're still concerned about and most interesting players. Then the guys make their bold predictions for the 2025 Illinois football season.
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All-American linebacker J Leman joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to kick off the 2025 Illinois football season. Leman discusses what he wants to see from Illinois in Friday's opener against Western Illinois and then breaks down each position group on the team and the next steps for offensive coordinator Barry Lunney Jr. and defensive coordinator Aaron Henry.
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Big Ten Network's Yogi Roth joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to discuss his thoughts on Illinois after visiting practice last week. Roth goes in-depth on the operation, QB Luke Altmyer, the wide receiver options, the offensive line and offensive coordinator Barry Lunney Jr.
Werner then chats with the newest addition to Illini Inquirer: Kyle Tausk! Kyle discusses his journey into journalism and his time at The Drive with Derek Piper and Lon Tay. The guys then chat about Illinois basketball's 2025-26 roster and reasons for excitement and remaining questions about the team entering fall workouts.
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1000 episodes in and Derek is still using a PC mic.
for as many podcasts as all the Illini websites do, I'm done listening to them when you don't bother to use a legitimate mic.
Howard is done. Bad choice.
Joey, get a good mic.
This reinforced my decision to unfollow recruiting, what a mess.
Pain
Your daughter brought back memories. A podcaster in the making :)