Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast

Flyin' Illini great and NBC Sports analyst Stephen Bardo joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to preview the 2023-24 Illinois and Big Ten basketball season. Bardo gives his thoughts on Sunday's exhibition between No. 25 Illinois and No. 1 Kansas at State Farm Center, discusses Brad Underwood's tenure, what he thinks of the 2023-24 roster and his expectations for the Illini this season. He then gives thoughts on the rest of the Big Ten, including teams he's higher on than others and teams he has questions about.

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All-American J Leman breaks down Illinois football's heartbreaking 25-21 loss to Wisconsin on homecoming. Leman discusses what went right for three quarters and what went so wrong during the fourth quarter. He discusses end-of-half defensive issues, Johnny Newton getting ejected for targeting and the Illini offense's promising run game but lackluster passing attack. Leman then looks ahead to a big recruiting week for the staff and the final four-game stretch of the season before discussing what makes Johnny Newton such a special player.

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner react to the Illini's 25-21 loss in Champaign to Wisconsin. The guys break down the fourth quarter collapse by Illini and frustrated comments from Bret Bielema postgame.

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Derek Piper break down the Illini's 116-65 exhibition victory over Ottawa at State Farm Center. The guys dive into the newcomers including Marcus Domask and what they saw from Brad Underwood's squad in the win.

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner previews Illinois vs. Wisconsin with Badger247's Nick Osen and Illini Inquirer's Joey Wagner. Osen breaks down Luke Fickell's early impact on the Badgers, how the offense will be impacted by QB Tanner Mordecai's hand injury and what's made the defense so good during the last four games. Werner and Wagner then answer a six-pack of questions on Illinois football entering Wednesday's game, including whether the defense is good, how they'd grade QB Luke Altmyer's season and what gives them the most confidence and most concern against Wisconsin.

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All-American linebacker and Illini Inquirer football analyst J Leman reacts to Illinois football's 27-24 upset win at Maryland. Leman breaks down how Illinois was able to score its season high against a Power Five opponent and how the defense held Maryland's explosive offense in check. He then discusses what the team can learn from the win and whether they can maintain momentum against a banged-up Wisconsin team next week for homecoming.

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner react to the Illini's 27-24 upset win in College Park over Maryland after Caleb Griffin hits a game-winning 43-yard field goal as time expired. The guys react to the improved performance on both sides of the ball as well as a big day for Kaden Feagin.

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Illini Inquirer's Derek Piper joins Jeremy Werner to discuss the latest in Illinois basketball recruiting efforts before answering 10 preseason questions about Illini basketball, including the team's strengths and concerns, the biggest impact transfer and freshmen and who they are higher and lower on in the Big Ten.

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner previews Saturday's Illinois football at Maryland game with 247Sports' Jeff Ermann and Joey Wagner. Ermann, who covers the Terrapins for InsideMDSports.com, breaks down the 5-1 Terps, Mike Locksley, Taulia Tagovailoa, the Terps defense and outlook for the rest of the season. Then Joey Wagner joins Werner to answer a six-pack of questions on Illini football, including potential changes to the offense, expectations for Kaden Feagin and Aidan Laughery, over/under 1.5 wins rest of season and top needs in the transfer portal.

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All-American linebacker J Leman joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to discuss a 2-4 start for Illinois football and the challenges it presents for the program long-term. Leman also breaks down the Illini's issues in a 20-7 loss to Nebraska and previews this week's game at 5-1 Maryland.

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