{"podcast":{"title":"Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast","slug":"illini-inquirer-podcast-an-illinois-fighting-illini-athletics-podcast-1047532","podcast_index_feed_id":1047532,"rss_url":"https://rss.amperwave.net/v2/feed/audacynetwork/illiniinquirerpodcast","website_url":"https://247sports.com/college/illinois/","image_url":"https://images.castfire.com/image/661/0/0/0/0-8382536.jpg","author":"247Sports, Illinois, Illinois Football, Illinois Basketball, Illinois Athletics, College Football, C","episode_count":1237,"summary":"Illini Inquirer staff members Jeremy Werner, Joey Wagner, Kyle Tausk, Mike LaTulip, J Leman and many others discuss all things Illinois Fighting Illini athletics.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-22T16:19:35.162168+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/illini-inquirer-podcast-an-illinois-fighting-illini-athletics-podcast-1047532"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 1209 - Position Preview: Illini DBs and special teams","slug":"ep-1209-position-preview-illini-dbs-and-special-teams","published_at":"2026-08-18T18:44:56+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/illini-inquirer-podcast-an-illinois-fighting-illini-athletics-podcast-1047532/ep-1209-position-preview-illini-dbs-and-special-teams","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/illini-inquirer-podcast-an-illinois-fighting-illini-athletics-podcast-1047532","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/serve.castfire.com/audio/8599874/8599874_2026-08-18-185714.192.mp3?rssID=6019","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/serve.castfire.com/audio/8599874/8599874_2026-08-18-185714.192.mp3?rssID=6019","summary":"Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner preview the 2026 Illinois football secondary and special teams unit. The guys discuss how Matthew Bailey and Xavier Scott fit in Bobby Hauck's scheme, if cornerback will turn into a strength with newcomers Jakwon Morris and Nick Hankins Jr. joining Juice Clarke and Tanner Heckel and if Mac Resetich is poised for a bounce-back and breakout. The guys then discuss huge changes to the Illini special teams personnel and the battles at kicker, punter and returner. Follow the Illini Inquirer Podcast on: Apple: https://apple.co/3oMt0NP Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Xan2L8   Other: https://bit.ly/36gn7Ct    Go VIP for 60% OFF: https://tinyurl.com/2fkhmjdz  ","meta_description":"Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner preview the 2026 Illinois football secondary and special teams unit. The guys discuss how Matthew Bailey a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4106,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/illini-inquirer-podcast-an-illinois-fighting-illini-athletics-podcast-1047532/episodes/ep-1209-position-preview-illini-dbs-and-special-teams/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/illini-inquirer-podcast-an-illinois-fighting-illini-athletics-podcast-1047532/ep-1209-position-preview-illini-dbs-and-special-teams.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}