Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner preview the start of 2022 Illinois football spring practice. The guys discuss the potential impact of new offensive coordinator Barry Lunney Jr. and then break down each position group with potential position battles and breakout performers.

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner, Joey Wagner and Derek Piper react to Illinois basketball's 68-53 second-round NCAA Tournament loss to Houston and the end of the 2021-22 season. The guys discuss what went so wrong with the Illinois offense and guard play to close the season, flashes from the freshmen, Andre Curbelo sitting for the final 26 minutes and how this season will be remembered. The guys then take some moments to reflect on the careers of Trent Frazier, Da'Monte Williams and Alfonso Plummer -- and potentially Kofi Cockburn and Jacob Grandison -- and a short look ahead to the next era of Illinois basketball.

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Derek Piper react to Illinois basketball's 54-53 NCAA Tournament first-round win over Chattanooga. The guys discuss how Illinois came back to win a game it led for only 25 seconds, why it trailed for almost 39 minutes to a No. 13 seed and preview Sunday's Round of 32 matchup against Houston.

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner chats with Chattanooga reporter Josh Roe about the Mocs, and then Werner, Derek Piper and Joey Wagner give their final thoughts from the road on Illinois basketball's NCAA Tournament draw.

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Thursday is ALMOST. HERE. We're less than 24 hours out from the full field of 64 games starting. So, Gary and Matt have decided to spoil the entire tournament for you: The duo spends much of the episode breaking down the entire bracket, all the way to the championship game in New Orleans. PLUS: Norlander goes solo on the back end and takes listener questions galore on the bracket. Huge ep ahead.

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(03:03) - West Bracket Breakdown

(22:45) - Eastern Bracket Breakdown

(35:43) - South Bracket Breakdown

(47:46) - Midwest Bracket Breakdown

(01:00:41) - Norlander's NCAA Mailbag

Illini Inquirer basketball analyst Mike LaTulip gives his thoughts on Illinois basketball's NCAA Tournament draw and how he feels about the team heading into March Madness. LaTulip breaks down what he thinks of the first-round matchup with the No. 14 Chattanooga Mocs and his takeaways from the loss to Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament. The guys then discuss why Andre Curbelo is seemingly a polarizing player but an important one for Illinois entering the NCAA Tournament, and LaTulip also discusses Coleman Hawkins' emergence.

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner, Derek Piper and Joey Wagner react to Illinois basketball's NCAA Tournament seeding and draw. The guys discuss the Illini's reaction to Selection Sunday and the anxiety around the program entering March Madness before breaking down the draw of No. 13 seed Chattanooga and potentially Houston and Kevlin Sampson in the second round. The guys then discuss why there should be optimism for Illinois heading into the tournament and some potential concerns. The guys wrap up the podcast by giving their predictions on how far Illinois advances and the Final Four.

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner, Joey Wagner and Derek Piper discuss Illinois basketball's 65-63 loss to Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal. The guys discuss a good game from the frontcourt but poor shooting performances from the guards and then discuss lingering concerns about the team entering the NCAA Tournament,

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner discuss Illinois basketball's trip to the 2022 Big Ten Tournament. The guys discuss what the conference tournament means for the defending Big Ten Tournament champions and 2022 regular-season champions and break down Friday's quarterfinal against Indiana. The guys then look at the rest of the bracket, including red-hot Iowa and a potentially favorable bottom-half of the bracket for Purdue. The guys wrap up discussing the two underclassmen X-factors who could raise this team's postseason ceiling.

Illini Inquirer basketball analyst Mike LaTulip chats with Jeremy Werner about Illinois clinching a share of its first Big Ten regular-season championship with a 74-72 win over No. 24 Iowa, Coleman Hawkins and Andre Curbelo stepping up and the Big Ten Tournament. Then Visit Champaign County's Mike Koon previews the IHSA boys basketball state finals' long-awaited return to State Farm Center. Also, the play-by-play man for Illini women's basketball, Koon discusses Nancy Fahey's retirement and what Illinois women's basketball needs to finally set a solid foundation to build upon.