Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast

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 upcoming season. He also talks to two of her players, Berry Wallace and Jasmine Brown-Hagger. He finishes the podcast by talking to Sara Burton about the current state of women's sports at Illinois.
0:00 - Intro
0:59 - Head coach Shauna Green
14:21 - Berry Wallace and Jasmine Brown-Hagger
26:38 - Illinois Chief Sports Officer Sara Burton
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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 media day. The guys discuss the returners, transfer Stefan Vaaks, which freshmen can make an impact, how this team is wired and plays different and more.
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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, Katin Houser's worst game and red zone issues and then chats about the defense's continued inability to create negative plays. Leman chats about what Bret Bielema must change for Illinois to show improvement this season and to make strides long-term.
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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 Bret Bielema era, if Bret Bielema can overcome a disaster of an offseason, Roger Cooper's impact as a play caller and Katin Houser's off day. The guys then discuss what's ahead for the season and this program.
0:00 - Intro
1:05 - Biggest takeaways from the loss
3:33 - Bielema's disastrous offseason
7:43 - Worst loss of Bielema era?
9:13 - Who can Illinois beat on its remaining schedule?
11:15 - Collin Dixon on "embarrassing" loss
12:07 - Hits
15:15 - Misses
21:42 - Katin Houser's bad day
26:14 - Redzone issues
30:46 - Which offensive linemen should play?
31:53 - Should you give up on the program?
33:06 - Need to prioritize NIL
36:45 - Effort problem?
39:15 - Need a real DC
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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 is on a 19-game Big Ten losing streak, and he breaks down the strengths and weaknesses of the 2026 team and what the game at Illinois means for Purdue. Wagner then joins Werner to welcome Noah Cowell to the Illini Inquirer team and then answer a six-pack of questions about the Illini defense after Bobby Hauck, the latest on the injury report and the matchup against the Boilermakers. The guys wrap up by giving their picks to click and bold predictions for the game.
0:00 - Intro
0:52 - Previewing Purdue Football with Tom Dienhart
24:30 - Noah Cowell welcomed to Illini Inquirer team
29:50 - State of Illini defense after Bobby Hauck
40:38 - Who needs to step up most on defense?
45:17 - Status of injured offensive lineman
49:20 - Injury Report notables
52:57 - Biggest concern against Purdue?
55:45 - Reasons for optimism outside of Katin Houser?
59:00 - Picks to Click
1:03:36 - Bold Predictions
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