Our guy Ravi Lulla from Hurrdat Sports joins us this hour to discuss the National Championship Game. Where does Indiana football go from here? How will Miami reload their roster? We also chat about Big Ten basketball and the NFL Playoffs.

Who won our Tuesday Draft and why did they do a victory lap around the radio station?

Evan has FIVE bets for Etched in Stone.

And we give our score predictions for Illinois vs Maryland.

Tonight is Illinois' first game without guard Kylan Boswell. We preview the Illini vs Maryland and answer your texts.

Chris Kwiecinski from Fox32 Chicago is back on the show with us. Chris was at Halas Hall for the Bears year-end presser. Where does Ben Johnson and Ryan Poles see the Bears going from their playoff run? And why did Ben Johnson say they "can't build off of 2025?"

Also, why did Evan draft Ty Cobb in our Tuesday Draft? The text line was on fire for this one!

Cooper O'Kelly writes for The Champaign Room and is also our new intern at The Drive. He was at Soldier Field for the 2 coldest games of the year, including Bears vs Rams in the Divisional Playoffs. Cooper gives us his first-hand experience of the highs and lows of the game.

Tuesday is Draft Day! And today's category is "The Greatest Athletes to Never Win a Championship." Who immediately comes to mind? Who won and who had the worst pick? Who did we miss?

Vote on Twitter, Instagram, and our Facebook page.

Illini guard Kylan Boswell is OUT with a broken hand for a month. We react to the news and talk with Carson Gourdie from WICS-TV about the latest on the Illini roster.

Indiana Football are the National Champions and a member of the show says they are the greatest college team of all time. Is that true?

The Chicago Bears magical season came to an end last night with a 20-17 overtime loss against the Rams. Where do they go from here? We recap the game and look at the free agent list. Plus, Eric Bienemy is leaving the Bears and returning to the Chiefs for their Offensive Coordinator position.

The Bills have fired Sean McDermott. Is he immediately the most sought-after free agent coach? We dig into the latest coaching carousel.

Evan has a College Football National Championship "Etched in Stone" bet that might shock you.

And we announce the next category in our Tuesday Drafts.

The All-American J Leman joins us on the Dick Van Dyke Appliance phone line to preview the National Championship Game between Indiana vs Miami. Plus, J gives his thoughts on Illinois football recruitment and much more.

Speaking of recruitment, Illinois Head Coach Bret Bielema joined ESPN 93.5 today to discuss his recruitment class and all things college football. Coach Bielema let listeners know that he's nowhere near done building the 2026 roster.

And we recap the Illini men's basketball team's home win over Minnesota. Big Z was the hero this time.

Our guy Carson Gourdie from WICS-TV and Fox Illinois joins us to preview Illinois vs Minnesota. Carson has great insight and statistical breakdowns as always. Plus we talk about the Illinois football transfer portal and some of the odd pictures on Carson's Facebook page.

Evan went 2-2 last night in Etched in Stone and is over .500 for 2026. Find out which basketball games he likes for tonight.

We make our predictions for the NFL Divisional round and are completely split. Who did we pick and who do you agree with?

Plus, our big Friday Toasts!

The St. Louis Cardinals rolled into Champaign today for our annual Cardinals Caravan! This hour you'll hear from several of the stars for this year's team. Players included Michael McGreevy, Thomas Saggese, Yohel Pozo, Andre Pallante, and alumni favorite Bengie Molina!

Zack Pearson covers the Chicago Bears for BearWire on 247Sports. He's back on the show and this time we're talking Bears vs Rams in the divisional round of the playoffs. How does Zack think the Bears can win this game?

The Illini Men's Basketball team takes on Minnesota tomorrow and head coach Brad Underwood met with the media earlier today. Underwood addresses the health of David Mirkovic, Keaton Wagler, and the infamous hook & hold call from the Northwestern game.