The Drive on ESPN 93.5

Lon and Trevor preview tonight's Illinois vs. Cincinnati matchup in Kansas City, and then hear audio from both Brad Underwood and Bret Bielema to close out the show.

Lon and Trevor welcome in J Leman for his weekly hour, breaking down Illinois' loss in Iowa City, where they go from here, and how the 2022 schedule shapes up.

The guys are joined by Joe Henricksen (@joehoopsreport) to talk all about Illinois basketball, recruiting, and high school basketball. Later, the guys are joined by Hans Dee for 'Who Ya Got?' where they give their predictions on this weekend's matchups.

The guys are joined by 247Sports reporter Sean Bock (@SBock247) to talk about the Iowa football team prior to the Illini vs Iowa game tomorrow. Later, the guys preview the Hall of Fame Classic basketball tournament where Illinois will play Cincinnati on Monday, and Arkansas will play Kansas State.

The guys talk about the current state of Big Ten basketball and the success of Underwood's recruiting. Later on the guys give their locks for the weekend in Trev's Ticket. 

The guys discuss what they expect to see this Saturday when Illinois takes on Iowa and we hear audio from the Bielema press conference today. 

Lon and Derek hear from Brad Underwood's media Zoom to get his thoughts on Ty Rodgers. Later, the guys are joined by ESPN national recruiting director Paul Biancardi to discuss Rodgers and Illinois' 2022 recruiting class.

Lon and Derek react to the news that 4-star 2022 forward Ty Rodgers has signed with Illini basketball. Derek breaks down what he will bring to program and how he fits with Jayden Epps & Sencire Harris.

Derek and Trevor continue to react to Illinois' 67-66 loss to Marquette, and hear from Bret Bielema, who announced today that he tested positive for COVID.

Derek and Trevor talk about and break down Illinois' extremely disappointing loss to Marquette, breaking down Curbelo's poor performance and where he can try to improve moving forward.