I'm joined by The Champaign Room's Pleas Honeywood & Brandt Dolce to review Illinois' victories against Northwestern & Minnesota (5:00) and the Illini exceeding early expectations (21:08).

We also discuss Illinois' veteran players deferring to Keaton Wagler (24:16), the freshman phenom's rapid ascent (27:42), and the simplest explanation for the Illini's 7-game winning streak.

Finally, we examine the players that will most greatly raise Illinois' ceiling (45:43) before looking ahead to Wednesday's game against Maryland (57:43) and this weekend's ranked matchup at Purdue (66:40).

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This week I revisit men's basketball's wins over Rutgers & Iowa (5:33) and examine the Illini's shooting improvements (15:54) as well as their early Big Ten success (17:10). I also take a closer look at the conference standings (23:47) and look ahead to Wednesday's game at Northwestern (27:29).

I also recap women's basketball's performances against Ohio State & Penn State (28:55) and break down Illinois' record-tying start (34:06). Finally, I preview Thursday night's ranked matchup with Michigan (37:18).

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In this episode I highlight the flurry of early transfer portal moves for Illini football, including the departure of kicker David Olano (7:27), the addition of QB Katin Houser (11:17), an impact signing on the offensive line (21:03) and the return of Matthew Bailey (27:22) -- plus breaking portal news during the show (31:03)!

I also recap men's basketball's win at Penn State and the Keaton Wagler's impact (37:10) as well as break down a pair of ranked matchups for women's basketball and review the program's historic start at the season's midway point (50:21).

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The Champaign Room's Pleas Honeywood & Don Glenn join me to revisit Illinois' Music City Bowl victory versus Tennessee. We also discuss the legacies of Luke Altmyer & Bret Bielema and briefly look towards the 2026 season.

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On this episode of “Oskee Talk” I revisit Monday’s Braggin’ Rights beatdown of Mizzou, reminisce about the history of the rivalry & discuss why the series should continue before previewing the non-conference finale versus Southern.

I also recap women’s hoops closing out their non-conference schedule and spotlight the latest accomplishment by Shauna Green as well as preview Sunday’s upcoming game with Purdue.

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The Champaign Room's Brandt Dolce joins me to recap men's basketball's performances against Ohio State (8:56) and Nebraska (12:12), examine Illinois' most concerning defensive stat (19:50), and discuss Illini fan overreactions (28:21). We scrutinize Brad Underwood's stubbornness (30:58) and more officiating nonsense (38:29) before previewing next week's matchup with Mizzou (50:09).

We also revisit a Braggin' Rights win for women's hoops (55:11) and look ahead to their final games of 2025 (60:59). I end the show by reviewing the latest football roster moves ahead of the Music City bowl (66:33).

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Brandt Dolce of The Champaign Room rejoins me to recap Illinois' men's basketball win over Tennessee in Nashville (3:42), discuss Brad Underwood's offensive template (23:02) and the challenging schedule ahead (34:21), and preview this week's Big Ten matchups versus Ohio State (41:11) and Nebraska (48:39).

We also break women's basketball's dominant win against Indiana (61:09), the Illini's "magic number" (64:35), and preview their upcoming matchup with Mizzou (69:14).

Finally, we look ahead to the Music City Bowl (74:25) and discuss this season's CFP controversy (88:28) and why nobody seems to want outcomes decided on the field (96:33).

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On this bonus episode I’m joined by Evan & Ruston Pierce from TheVolBros.com to preview Saturday’s Top 25 tilt with Tennessee. The guys provide early-season observations of the Volunteers and explain why they don’t like the timing of this game.

We also discuss each team’s overhauled rosters and how they’ve meshed, the Illini’s shooting woes, the position battle that could determine the winner, and which under-the-radar player could help swing the game for Tennessee.

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