Ep. 1027 - BTN's Yogi Roth on Illini offense; Kyle Tausk joins Illini Inquirer, breaks down Illini MBB roster
Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast
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4.9 • 575 Ratings
🗓️ 22 August 2025
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
Big Ten Network's Yogi Roth joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to discuss his thoughts on Illinois after visiting practice last week. Roth goes in-depth on the operation, QB Luke Altmyer, the wide receiver options, the offensive line and offensive coordinator Barry Lunney Jr.
Werner then chats with the newest addition to Illini Inquirer: Kyle Tausk! Kyle discusses his journey into journalism and his time at The Drive with Derek Piper and Lon Tay. The guys then chat about Illinois basketball's 2025-26 roster and reasons for excitement and remaining questions about the team entering fall workouts.
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| 0:00.0 | Today on the On Enquirer podcast, got a good one for you. |
| 0:16.2 | Let's talk about football with Yogi Roth, Big Ten network analysts. |
| 0:20.3 | Had a great chat with him. |
| 0:21.5 | He joined Big Ten Network from the Pac-12 network the year prior. |
| 0:25.4 | He's got a really interesting background. |
| 0:27.6 | He played wide receiver at Pitt. |
| 0:29.0 | He was roommates with Larry Fitzgerald. |
| 0:31.2 | Pretty good wide receiver. |
| 0:32.9 | Then he went to USC, became a coach. |
| 0:35.1 | He was a quarterback's coach under Pete Carroll. |
| 0:37.6 | So obviously did a pretty good job there. |
| 0:39.4 | And then he got into the media industry. |
| 0:41.8 | He's created documentaries. |
| 0:44.1 | He's been an analyst, and he's worked his way into the Big Ten. |
| 0:47.8 | And I find him very, very good at what he does. |
| 0:51.8 | So I was excited to get him on the podcast for the first time |
| 0:55.0 | because he was at Illinois football practice last week. |
| 0:59.1 | And Yogi knows a lot about quarterbacks, |
| 1:00.9 | wide receivers, and offenses. |
| 1:02.2 | So I really focused on those three areas. |
| 1:05.0 | We also talk about what stood out to him, |
| 1:07.1 | Brett Bielmo's operation. |
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