Ep. 1077 - No. 21 Illinois at Wisconsin preview with Payne Blazevich & Joey Wagner

Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast

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4.9 • 575 Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2025

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

Jeremy Werner previews Saturday's 6:30 p.m. CT kickoff between Illinois (7-3, 4-3 Big Ten) and Wisconsin (3-7, 1-6 Big Ten) with Badger247's Payne Blazevich and Illini Inquirer's Joey Wagner. Blazevich breaks down what's gone so wrong for Wisconsin this season, the vibes in Madison and the keys to Wisconsin upsetting the Illini at home. Wagner and Werner then answer a six-pack of questions on the Illini, including Bret Bielema's comments on the offseason, Luke Fickell hanging on at Wisconsin and keys to beating the Badgers. The guys then give their picks to click and bold predictions for the game.

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0:45.1	Thank you. Today on the Illinois Inquirer podcast, let's get you ready for Illinois football.
0:50.1	An ultimate game of the 2025 regular season.
0:58.4	The line I had to Madison to take on the struggling Wisconsin badgers, though they did pull off a ranked upset win over Washington.
1:10.4	Just a couple weeks ago gave Indiana a scare last week in the first half, down just three points before the Hoosiers do what the Hoosiers do, and a 31 to 7 victory over the Badgers.
1:12.8	But Wisconsin a little feisty since Luke Fickle got his vote of confidence. We talk with Payne Blasevich about what Illinois is facing in
1:20.1	these Wisconsin badgers. He writes for Badger 24-7. He'll join us to break it all down and what are
1:25.1	the vibes in Madison. And then Joy Wagner joins me for our weekly six pack of questions about the
1:31.0	Illini and the matchup heading in to Madison, Wisconsin.
1:34.9	We talk about that next.
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