Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast

CBS Sports' Isaac Trotter joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to play a Buy or Sell with Illinois men's basketball entering the NCAA Tournament, breaking down their draw in the Greenville pod and South region. Illini women's basketball great and radio color analyst Kendall Bostic then joins Illini Inquirer's Joey Wagner to discuss the Illini women's draw in the NCAA Tournament as a No. 7 seed in Nashville, the great play of the underclassmen and Shauna Green's great success.

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Jon Rothstein breaks down his bracket.

March Madness is HERE! Join Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander as they pick the winner for EVERY game of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. They will take you from Dayton all the way to Indianapolis. Who do the guys have winning it all? Tune in to find out!

(0:00) Intro + Norlander is doin’ more stuff with brackets

(1:00) This is the bracket preview … it’s different from yesterday

(7:00) East Region Picks & Predictions

(24:00) South Region Picks & Predictions

(37:45) West Region Picks & Predictions

(53:00) Midwest Region Picks & Predictions

(1:05:30) Who is the 12 seed or worse most likely to make a run?

(1:10:00) Final Four Picks!

Illini Inquirer basketball analyst Mike LaTulip joins Jeremy Werner to break down No. 3 seed Illinois basketball's draw in the South Region of the NCAA Tournament. LaTulip breaks down what he thinks of a first-round matchup with No. 14 seed Penn a potential second-round matchup against No. 6 North Carolina or No. 11 seed VCU and what Illinois must do to have a successful first weekend. He then zooms out at the long-term path in the South Region and discusses the rest of the March Madness bracket before giving his Final Four prediction.

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Kyle Tausk react to Illinois earning a No. 3 seed in the South Region of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. The guys discuss the first-round matchup against No. 14 seed Penn and Fran McCaffery in Greenville (S.C.) and a possible second-round matchup against No. 6 seed North Carolina and a potential Sweet Sixteen matchup against Houston. The guys also discuss what must happen for the team to get through to the second weekend.

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Kyle Tausk react to Illinois basketball's 91-88 loss to Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal. The guys discuss how the loss mirrored the loss to the Badgers in Champaign, why Illinois is struggling to close out games and the confidence level in this team entering the NCAA Tournament.

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Illinois football coach Bret Bielema joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner to discuss an offseason of transition. Bielema breaks down big changes to his staff and roster, what new DC Bobby Hauck brings, what retaining OC Barry Lunney Jr. meant, some of the new transfer additions and more. Then Werner and Wagner discuss what they've learned during their last few weeks of talking to the new Illini staff members and transfer additions.

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Illini Inquirer basketball analyst Mike LaTulip and CBS Sports' Isaac Trotter join Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to wrap up the Illini's regular season by handing out some awards, discussing their strength and concerns heading into the postseason and more. Then the guys recap the Big Ten as a whole by handing out some superlatives before partaking in their annual Big Ten Tournament draft.

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Kyle Tausk react to Illinois basketball's 78-72 win at Maryland. The guys discuss Illinois' struggles to put away one of the Big Ten's worst teams, their struggles to stop Andre Mills and their ability to find a way to win regardless. The guys then look ahead to the postseason.

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner discusses the latest happenings with Illinois football, including a commitment from 4-star Evanston DB Justin Johnson. Werner also discusses and plays what he heard from three new Illini assistant coaches (Roger Cooper, Ronnie Bradford and Tyrone Wheatley) and transfer offensive linemen Jake Renfro and Christian Martin. Werner then answers your Illini football questions to close out the show.