Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast

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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247Sports national basketball director Eric Bossi joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to discuss Illinois basketball recruiting. Bossi discusses the Illini's two 2026 commits, Ethan Brown and Landon Davis, as well as several other 2026 targets, including Quentin Coleman, Alex Constanza, Cameron Holmes and Jasiah Jervis. Bossi then hits on 247Sports' process of building international rankings and transfer portal rankings and what he thinks of Brad Underwood's program.

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner discuss the latest from Illini football training camp and the release of the Illini basketball nonconference schedule. The guys then choose their "Sign Guys" for the 2025 Illinois football season, players they're particularly excited about or buying into for now and the future.

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