Ep. 1101 - Mike LaTulip on Illini's winnable stretch; Thoughts on Illini FB's transfer additions
Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast
247Sports, Illinois, Illinois Football, Illinois Basketball, Illinois Athletics, College Football, C
4.9 • 575 Ratings
🗓️ 7 January 2026
⏱️ 63 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Illini Inquirer basketball analyst Mike LaTulip joins Jeremy Werner to chat about Illinois basketball's early, winnable stretch of Big Ten play. He chats about Keaton Wagler's rising NBA Draft stock and impact on the Illini, how Zvonimir Ivisic and Andrej Stojakovic have become winning players and the next steps for Tomislav Ivisic. Then LaTulip previews this week's Illini games vs. Rutgers and at Iowa. Werner then breaks down his early thoughts on Illinois football's transfer additions.
Follow the Illini Inquirer Podcast on:
- Apple: https://apple.co/3oMt0NP
- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Xan2L8
- Other: https://bit.ly/36gn7Ct
Go VIP for just 30% OFF: http://bit.ly/3FUGfIj
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Today on the online inquiry podcast, Michael Tuup joins me to break down his thoughts on Illinois basketball's win at Penn State. |
| 0:20.4 | We talk about Keaton-Wigler and his |
| 0:22.6 | value that continues to show on this team and some real growth from Zvonimir Ivisis and |
| 0:28.3 | Andreiakovich. But what does Illinois need to see to get Thomasov-Evisich back to himself, |
| 0:34.4 | or at least playing a far more impactful role. |
| 0:41.7 | And then we look ahead to this week's games, Illinois hosting Rutgers, one of the worst teams in the Big Ten on Thursday, and then head to Iowa. |
| 0:44.5 | Iowa lost at Minnesota, but Ben McCollum, his team is a tough matchup. |
| 0:49.1 | So we'll talk about that as well. |
| 0:50.9 | And after Mike, I will talk a little bit about Illinois football's transfer additions, just real quick run through about what they've added. So stay tuned for that as well. |
| 0:59.6 | But let's get right into it. Michael Toop is joining us next. |
| 1:04.4 | All right, welcome in to the Alina Inquirer podcast. It's Jeremy Warner. Michael |
| 1:08.0 | Tup back on the pod to talk some align at basketball. |
| 1:11.6 | 11 and 3 get a victory on the road. |
| 1:14.7 | They go to the Pulasia and Philadelphia beat Penn State. |
| 1:17.1 | Penn State just gave a scare to Michigan, Mike. |
| 1:19.4 | So it's just a reminder that any road win is as good as gold, right? |
| 1:24.7 | Totally. |
| 1:25.5 | I tweeted after the Illinois win at the Pellestra. |
| 1:29.5 | I said, never apologize ever in this league for winning on the road. |
| 1:34.4 | And we just see, you know, and I'm sure after that Michigan game, |
| 1:37.4 | there's, whether it's Purdue, Illinois, Michigan State, Nebraska. |
| 1:41.2 | I mean, you got some years perking up now because that team actually looked human for once. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from 247Sports, Illinois, Illinois Football, Illinois Basketball, Illinois Athletics, College Football, C, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of 247Sports, Illinois, Illinois Football, Illinois Basketball, Illinois Athletics, College Football, C and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.

