{"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. 1214 - Our 'Sign Guys' for 2026 Illini football","slug":"ep-1214-our-sign-guys-for-2026-illini-football","published_at":"2026-08-27T18:45:10+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/illini-inquirer-podcast-an-illinois-fighting-illini-athletics-podcast-1047532/ep-1214-our-sign-guys-for-2026-illini-football","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/8603501/8603501_2026-08-20-120201.192.mp3?rssID=6019","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/serve.castfire.com/audio/8603501/8603501_2026-08-20-120201.192.mp3?rssID=6019","summary":"Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner unveil their 'Sign Guys' for the 2026 Illinois football season. The guys break down no-doubt starters, rotation players and underclassmen they're all-in on to make a significant impact and why. 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   (0:00) - Intro (1:00) - Explaining 'Sign Guys' (10:34) - Joey's keeper from last year (14:49) - Jeremy's keeper from last year (21:00) - Joey's pick for offensive starter (25:28) - Jeremy's pick for offensive starter (30:40) - Joey's pick for defensive starter (34:47) - Jeremy's pick for defensive starter (40:07) - Joey's offensive rotation pick (42:31) - Jeremy's offensive rotation pick (47:14) - Joey's defensive rotation pick (49:20) - Jeremy's defensive rotation pick (53:15) - Joey's underclassman pick (55:45) - Jeremy's underclassman pick","meta_description":"Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner unveil their 'Sign Guys' for the 2026 Illinois football season. The guys break down no-doubt starters, rot…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4116,"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-1214-our-sign-guys-for-2026-illini-football/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-1214-our-sign-guys-for-2026-illini-football.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}