Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast

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Ep. 1241 - Hits & misses from Illinois vs. Michigan State

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner react to Illinois football's Week 6 game at Michigan State, breaking down the hits and misses from the game for the Illini

Oct 11
52 min

Ep. 1240 - Illinois vs. Michigan State preview

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner preview Illinois football's game at Michigan State. The guys discuss Pat Fitzgerald taking over a struggling Spartans prog

Oct 9
1 h 13 min

Ep. 1239 - Brad Underwood, David Mirković and Andrej Stojaković at B1G Media Days

With college basketball right around the corner, Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Kyle Tausk sit down with Illini men's head coach Brad Underwood at Big Ten Basketball

Oct 8
40 min

Ep. 1238 - Shauna Green, Berry Wallace & Jasmine Brown-Haggar at B1G Media Days

With college basketball right around the corner, Jeremy Werner sits down with Illini women's head coach Shauna Green at Big Ten Basketball Media Days to preview her upcom

Oct 7
40 min

Ep. 1237 - What we learned at Illini MBB media day

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Kyle Tausk discuss what they learned from their conversations with Illinois men's basketball players and coaches at Friday's on-campus

Oct 6
1 h 05 min

Ep. 1236 - J Leman on "embarrassing" loss to Purdue, chance to bounce back against Michigan State

All-American linebacker J Leman joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to react to Illinois football's 24-17 loss to Purdue. Leman breaks down a poor offensive performance

Oct 5
1 h 00 min

Ep. 1235 - Hits & misses from Illini's 24-17 loss to Purdue

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner react to Illinois football's disappointing 24-17 loss to Purdue. The guys discuss whether this was the worst loss of the B

Oct 4
53 min

Ep. 1234 - Illinois vs. Purdue preview with Tom Dienhart & Joey Wagner

Jeremy Werner previews Illinois vs. Purdue with Gold & Black's Tom Dienhart and Illini Inquirer's Joey Wagner. Dienhart breaks down the state of the Purdue program, which

Oct 1
1 h 13 min

Ep. 1233 - J Leman on Bobby Hauck's exit, what's next

All-American linebacker and Illini Inquirer football analyst J Leman joins Jeremy Werner to react to defensive coordinator Bobby Hauck's departure after just four games.

Sep 29
56 min

Ep. 1232 - Bobby Hauck out as Illini defensive coordinator!

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner react to the news that Illinois and defensive coordinator Bobby Hauck have "mutually agreed" to part ways. The guys discus

Sep 27
49 min

Ep. 1231 - Hits & misses from Illini's 42-19 loss at Ohio State

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner react to Illinois football's game at No. 7 Ohio State. The guys discuss another defensive letdown and Jeremiah Smith's dom

Sep 26
57 min

Ep. 1230 - Illinois at No. 7 Ohio State preview

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner preview Illinois football's Big Ten opener at No. 7 Ohio State. The guys break down the latest injury report and what it m

Sep 24
1 h 16 min

Ep. 1229 - Illini shooting for the five-stars in recruiting

Illini Inquirer's Kyle Tausk and Jeremy Werner discuss a five-star-heavy fall of recruiting for Illinois basketball. The guys discuss the latest buzz following official v

Sep 23
1 h 03 min

Ep. 1228 - Carey Davis evaluates Illini through 3 games; Dave Biddle on Ohio State

Illini Sports Network analyst Carey Davis joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to evaluate the Illini through three games, including QB Katin Houser, WR Collin Dixon, th

Sep 22
42 min

Ep. 1227 - J Leman reviews SIU win, previews Ohio State

All-American linebacker J Leman joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to review Illinois football's 48-10 win over Southern Illinois. Leman breaks down another strong pas

Sep 21
49 min

Ep. 1226 - Hits & misses from Illini's 48-10 win over SIU

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner break down Illinois football's 48-10 win over Southern Illinois. The guys discuss big games against from Katin Houser and

Sep 20
57 min

Ep. 1225 - Illinois vs. SIU preview with Matt Varney and Joey Wagner

Jeremy Werner chats with River Radio Group's Matt Varney and Illini Inquirer's Joey Wagner to preview Saturday's non-conference finale between Illinois and Southern Illin

Sep 17
1 h 19 min

Ep. 1224 - Illini MBB's B1G schedule drops; Huge recruiting weekend ahead

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Kyle Tausk react to Illinois basketball's 2026-27 Big Ten schedule drop and preview a huge recruiting weekend full of five-star prospe

Sep 17
53 min

Ep. 1223 - J Leman reviews Duke loss, previews Southern Illinois

All-American linebacker and Illini Inquirer football analyst J Leman joins Jeremy Werner to react to Illinois football's 31-27 loss to Duke. Leman discusses his concern l

Sep 14
41 min

Ep. 1222 - Hits & misses from Illini's 31-27 loss to Duke

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner react to Illinois football's 31-27 loss to Duke. The guys break down the defense's continued struggles, the offense's tale

Sep 13
49 min

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What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

Whenever I listen to Jeremy and Joey, I can’t help think if this was 20 years ago, when I was in grad school at UI, sitting at Murphy’s, just talking ball with these guys. It’s not stat-wonky, you can tell Jeremy and Joey are long-suffering, serious Illini fans; it comes across as old buds having a beer and talking about their favorite college team. I’d live for them to do a live pod someday!

AmherstTim · Aug 2025

Thorough content and polished/professional while still being passionate about the teams they cover. I also really appreciate the coverage they have started giving to UI WBB as the program has transformed during the Shauna Green era. Well done across the board!

SaraB22 · Mar 2025

What I LOVE about this pod is how casual it is. Jeremy, Joey, and Derek all come across as friends, just relaxing, talking about their favorite team. I could totally see myself just sitting at bar with any of them, talking about the Illini. The informal nature of Illini Inquirer makes it so much fun for me to listen to.

UMass Band · Nov 2024

Of all the sports I consume and all the teams I follow, Illini Inquirer provides some of the best coverage of any of them. The podcast strikes the right balance of covering Illini sports: not cynically pessimistic or disingenuously optimistic. They are realistic in their outlooks with reasons for concern while also providing reasons to be hopeful. They do a great job of covering the basketball and football teams even during the off-seasons and don’t fall prey to becoming gimmicky. Simply put, if you care about the Illini or Big Ten sports this has to be one of your go-to podcasts and, while you’re at it, subscribe to the site as well!

Garett.kerber · Aug 2024

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