Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner react to Illinois football adding two more commitments in the Class of 2024, landing three-star in-state TE Karsen Konkel and flipping three-star Florida DB Vernon Woodward from Wisconsin. The guys break down what each brings to the class and what it means for the Class of 2024. The guys also preview two Top247 official visitors this week and another big weekend of official visitors to close out June. Wagner and Werner close out by discussing the biggest takeaways from Josh Whitman's annual media roundtable.

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner breaks down the latest with Illinois football recruiting, including four-star Chicago Kenwood EDGE Marquise Lightfoot's official visit and what to know heading into another big wave of official visitors this weekend.

Then Werner chats with PrepHoops.com's Scott Burgess (@scottybscout) about Illinois basketball's in-state recruiting efforts. Burgess gives the latest evaluation on four-star 2024 Illini commit Morez Johnson and 2025 St. Ignatius star Phoenix Gill, son of Illini great Kendall Gill. He also discusses his thoughts on new Illini 2024 offer Jason Jakstys and a potentially loaded in-state Class of 2027.

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Illini Inquirer's Derek Piper joins Jeremy Werner to discuss the latest with Illinois basketball's 2023-24 roster. The guys discuss the concerns about point guard and whether it will cap the Illini's ceiling next season. Piper discusses Jeremiah Williams' status, what Ty Rodgers and Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn could bring at point guard and how Brad Underwood must scheme this team. The guys also discuss the positives about the roster and why this team could be better than last season. Derek then breaks down some of the Illini's top Class of 2024 and 2025 targets as summer recruiting heats up.

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner, Ryan Easterling and Joey Wagner discuss Illinois football landing four more commitments in the Class of 2024: three-star OL/DL Eddie Tuerk, three-star WR Tysean Griffin, three-star OL Zafir Stewart and three-star WR Carlos Orr. The guys discuss what each brings to the Illini and how they impact the Class of 2024, and the guys also discuss Illinois missing out on four-star Naperville North DB Luke Williams, who committed to Purdue. The guys then wrap up by discussing what's next in the Class of 2024.

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner, Ryan Easterling and Joey Wagner discuss Illinois football's big recruiting weekend, including two new commitments. The guys discuss what three-star Utah linebacker Easton Baker and three-star Ohio defensive lineman Demetrius John bring to the Illini and how they fit. Then the guys discuss who could be next in the class and break down the other official visitors from the weekend.

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner discuss Illinois football's huge recruiting weekend ahead. The guys start the show discussing the Big Ten's new scheduling format, protected rivalries and how it impacts Illinois football. The guys then discuss a huge weekend of official visits for the Illini program, including the most important visitors and what's at stake for the Illini.

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247Sports college basketball writer Isaac Trotter weighs in on the Illini basketball offseason with Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner. Trotter grades the Illini offseason, gives his favorite transfer and breaks down how he expects the Illini to play schematically. Trotter then breaks the Big Ten into tiers with Werner.

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Illini Inquirer's Derek Piper and Jeremy Werner react to Illinois basketball missing on Toledo transfer guard RayJ Dennis and landing Iowa State guard Jeremiah Williams. Piper breaks down what went wrong in the Illini's pursuit of Dennis. Then the guys discuss what Williams brings to Illini and the question marks surrounding him and the Illini as currently constructed. Werner wraps up the podcast by talking about new Illinois football commit Prince Ford, a JUCO cornerback, and the Illinois men's golf NCAA Championships.

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner, Derek Piper and Mike LaTulip react to Illinois basketball stars' Terrence Shannon Jr. and Coleman Hawkins returning to Illinois. The guys break down what it means for Illinois basketball's 2023-24 season and its pursuit of Toledo transfer guard RayJ Dennis. The guys then discuss Illinois' potential rotation and take listener questions and comments.

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner discusses the prolonged RayJ Dennis saga for Illinois men's basketball and Illini men's golf's dominant second round at the 2023 NCAA Championships. Illini Inquirer football recruiting analyst Ryan Easterling then joins to discuss Illinois football's JUCO additions to round out the 2023 roster. The guys break down what new commits Laine Jenkins and Will Leys bring to the program, what transfer safeties Demetrius Hill and Clayton Bush add and what JUCO WR targets Jamai East and Jayden Dixon-Veal could bring. The guys then wrap up by discussing some spotlight June official visitors for Illini football.