{"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. 1212 - Ranking Illini's nonconference slate; Four 5-stars slated to visit this fall","slug":"ep-1212-ranking-illini-s-nonconference-slate-four-5-stars-slated-to-visit-this-fall","published_at":"2026-08-24T21:37:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/illini-inquirer-podcast-an-illinois-fighting-illini-athletics-podcast-1047532/ep-1212-ranking-illini-s-nonconference-slate-four-5-stars-slated-to-visit-this-fall","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/8603499/8603499_2026-08-20-125939.192.mp3?rssID=6019","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/serve.castfire.com/audio/8603499/8603499_2026-08-20-125939.192.mp3?rssID=6019","summary":"Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Kyle Tausk break down Illinois basketball's 2026-27 nonconference schedule and the latest in recruiting. The guys discuss four 5-star prospects slated for fall official visits and the most intriguing parts of the Illini's pursuit. The guys then discuss Illinois playing three exhibition games, including a home game against Baylor, and a tougher-than-usual slate against mid-majors, before Tausk ranks the five marquee nonconference games. (0:00) - Intro (5:20) - Four 5-star prospects visiting Illinois this fall (12:30) - Pursuits of Brady Pettigrew & NaVorro Bowman Jr. (17:15) - Pursuits of Moussa Kamissoko & Darius Wabbington (28:35) - Breaking down three exhibition games (34:00) - Illini's tougher-than-usual mid-major slate (37:00) - Ranking Illini's five marquee nonconference games 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 Kyle Tausk break down Illinois basketball's 2026-27 nonconference schedule and the latest in recruiting. The guys disc…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3874,"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-1212-ranking-illini-s-nonconference-slate-four-5-stars-slated-to-visit-this-fall/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-1212-ranking-illini-s-nonconference-slate-four-5-stars-slated-to-visit-this-fall.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}