Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast

All-American linebacker J Leman joins Jeremy Werner to break down the Illini's win over Chattanooga, including a continually dominating defense and an improving passing attack. Leman then previews a B1G matchup at Wisconsin, discusses what's gone wrong at Northwestern and then ranks the Big Ten West teams through four games.

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner react to Illinois football's 31-0 win over Chattanooga. The guys discuss the passing-game progress under Barry Lunney Jr. and Tommy DeVito, a dominant defense and a huge stretch coming up against Big Ten West contenders Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota.

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner previews Thursday night's game between Illinois and Chattanooga with Mocs beat writer Gene Henley and Joey Wagner. Henley breaks down what makes the Mocs a top-10 FCS program and how they can challenge Illinois. Wagner breaks down the top storylines of the game from Illinois' side.

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Illini Inquirer's Derek Piper joins Jeremy Werner to preview four-star 2023 guard Dra Gibbs-Lawthorn's official visit. Piper breaks down why Gibss-Lawthorn is a top target, how he'd fit with Illinois and the Illini's competition. The guys also discuss Zacharie Perrin's delay in getting to Illinois and the top storylines entering start of 20-hour workout weeks for the Illini basketball team.

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner discuss punter Declan Duley committing to Illinois football and some off-week topics around the program. The guys discuss their main takeaways from Duley, an El Paso-Gridley (Ill.) punter committing to Illinois and discuss Illinois again looking for JUCO help on the offensive line. Then the guys discuss some off-week topics, including Ezekiel Holmes' injury, Caleb Griffin's early-season struggles, OC Barry Lunney Jr.'s comments about the offense shooting itself in the football, Bret Bielema's comments about DC Ryan Walters and Nebraska firing Scott Frost.

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All-American linebacker J Leman joins Jeremy Werner to break down Illinois football's dominant 24-3 win over Virginia. Leman breaks down the Illini's dominant defensive performance against a team that put up 42 points on them last season and some star performances on that side of the ball before discussing an offense that continues to move the ball but continues to shoot itself in the foot. Leman then discusses how he thinks Illinois stacks up in a wildly open Big Ten West and what he thinks Nebraska should look for in its next head coach.

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner react to Illinois football's 24-3 win over Virginia. The guys discuss Ryan Walters' masterpiece as the defense dominated, including star performances from Keith Randolph, Johnny Newton, Gabe Jacas, Matthew Bailey and Devon Witherspoon. Then the guys discuss the dilemma of an offense that is moving the ball but shooting itself in the foot.

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Derek Piper discuss the full Illini basketball schedule, the latest in recruiting and the team. The guys give their main takeaways from the fully released basketball schedule and discuss the landscape of the Big Ten. Derek then discusses the latest in recruiting before the guys play a game of This or That to discuss topics including: who will lead the team in scoring, which Illini will earn All-Freshman honors and which returner will make the biggest leap this season.

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner previews Illinois-Virginia with Wahoos247's Jacquie Franciulli, who breaks down first-year HC Tony Elliott's impact on the program and the team's strengths and concerns. Joey Wagner then joins Werner to discuss the positives and negatives of Illini football through two games.

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner discusses Illinois football's 23-20 gut-wrenching loss to Indiana, the issues that kept Illinois from winning, some bright spots and why he is still optimistic about the Illini moving forward. Leman then looks ahead to a rematch against Virginia this Saturday.