Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast

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Illini Inquirer's Derek Piper and Jeremy Werner discuss Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley going back-to-back in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft. Piper discusses his experience in Brooklyn, what he thinks of the fit for Jakucionis in Miami and Riley in Washington, what this means for Illini basketball and who could be the next Illini draft picks.

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner discuss Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley going back-to-back in the 2025 NBA Draft and then discuss some news items and their top takeaways from Illinois athletics director Josh Whitman's annual media roundtable, including a change to the Mizzou football series and the impact of the House settlement on Illinois and college athletics.

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Mike LaTulip joins Jeremy Werner to preview the 2025 NBA Draft. He breaks down how Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley stack up in this draft class and their best team fits at the next level, and he then breaks down his thoughts on the top of the draft, some underrated and overrated prospects and some sleepers.

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner break down Illinois football's recruiting roll of five commitments in five days this week. The guys break down what four-star DB Nick Hankins, four-star OL Kai Pritchard, three-star DB Isaiah Williams, three-star EDGE Jaylen Stewart and three-star EDGE Kayden Bennett bring to the Illini. The guys then discuss the Illini's narrow Class of 2026 focus moving forward, including their pursuits of four-star tight ends JC Anderson and Mack Sutter, four-star DB Jacob Eberhart and three-star WR Owen Cabell.

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Derek Piper discuss the latest with Illinois basketball, including a second NBA Draft green room invite for the Illini and the impact of Ty Rodgers' knee injury on the team. The guys then dive into other takeaways from Illinois coach Brad Underwood's summer update, including the status of David Mirkovic and Mihailo Petrovic, Camryn Crocker taking over as defensive coordinator, some more potential schedule additions and more.

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Derek Piper discuss the latest with Illinois basketball, including marquee nonconference matchups with UConn and Texas Tech, Kasparas Jakucionis getting invited to the NBA Draft and a few prep prospects to watch. The guys then dive into their top storylines to watch for Illinois summer workouts.

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Four-star Ohio linebacker and Illinois commit Cam Thomas joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner to discuss his official visit to Illinois and why he committed to Illinois. Then Werner and Wagner break down the Illini's two latest commitments, TE Will Vala and RB Nelsyn Wheeler, and the latest in their pursuits of other targets, including TE JC Anderson, TE Mack Sutter, DB Nick Hankins, DB Jacob Eberhart, WR Owen Cabell, OL Owen Fors and others.

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247Sports college football writer Chris Hummer joins Jeremy Werner to break down the impact of the approval of the House settlement. The guys discuss the official death of college sports amateurism and potential impact of revenue sharing but the lingering questions around enforcement, Title IX, Congressional involvement and other potential legal challenges. Hummer also discusses the biggest storylines of the 2025 college football season and the Illini football program under Bret Bielema. Werner wraps up the show discussing the remaining questions about Illini athletics in the new era of college sports.

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Mike LaTulip and Isaac Trotter join Jeremy Werner for their annual Big Ten Hoops Offseason Roundtable, breaking down every angle of the conference. The guys discuss which team had the best offseason, which team had the worst offseason, the most overrated team, a sneaky contender, the impact of the first-year coaches, the best players and more.

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