Brian Barnhart, voice of the Illini, opens his first "Illini Notebook" of the season ahead of the first 2025 football game.

Nick Quartaro joins Scott Beatty and Loren Tate for a preview of the weekend in college football.

In hour #2, Steve Kelly and Loren Tate welcome News-Gazette sportswriter Scott Richey into the studio to talk Illini sports, then check-in with Dave Eanet from WGN Radio

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate visit with Brett Dawson (Sports Editor, Lexington Herald Leader & former News-Gazette sportswriter) on Kentucky basketball and then Valparaiso basketball head coach and former Illini Roger Powell checks in on the reunion of the 2005 team.

Scott Beatty and Evan Conn chat Illini football with former quarterback John Paddock and learn about the Wisconsin Badgers with Jim Polzin (Wisconsin State Journal).

Scott Beatty and Evan Conn welcome Robert Rosenthal (IlliniBoard.com) to muse on the start of a highly anticipated Illinois football season.

The News-Gazette sportswriters dive into the topics of the day headed the start of Illinois football.

It's game week for three Illini sports. Scott Beatty and Evan Conn preview it all and welcome Illinois volleyball head coach Chris Tamas.

Scott Beatty and Bob Asmussen close out the week in sports.

Scott Beatty and Evan Conn react to the SEC's schedule change and preview the Maryland Terrapins with Gene Wang (Washington Post).