Ep. 1115 - Illini DC Aaron Henry leaving for Notre Dame
Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast
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4.9 • 574 Ratings
🗓️ 1 February 2026
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner react to Illinois defensive coordinator Aaron Henry's departure from the program following three seasons as the play caller. The guys reflect on why his tenure didn't work out, what his departure means and some potential replacements. The guys also discuss a big offseason of coaching changes for Bret Bielema.
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| 0:27.6 | You Welcome in to an emergency edition of the O'Anne Enquirer podcast. |
| 0:46.6 | It is Jeremy Warner, Joey Wagner. |
| 0:48.8 | We're at the Graduate Hotel in Lincoln, Nebraska. |
| 0:51.6 | We had to do this spur of the moment because we're sitting at lunch in Lincoln, Nebraska, |
| 0:57.1 | when we get the tweet alert from Matt Zenit, CBS Sports, 24-7 sports, |
| 1:01.2 | that Aaron Henry is leaving the Illinois program, the defensive coordinator, |
| 1:04.8 | after three years of play calling in Illinois, is expected to take the Notre Dame job |
| 1:09.5 | as the co-defensive coordinator and secondaries coach. |
| 1:13.7 | That ends five seasons at Illinois for Aaron Henry. |
| 1:18.1 | And Joey, I don't think it's too unexpected that Illinois and Aaron Henry are parting ways, |
| 1:23.7 | but the timing of it is really, really interesting. |
| 1:26.3 | So we will dive into what this means for Illinois, some potential replacements that come off the top of our head. |
| 1:32.9 | But huge news for the Illinois football program, the third assisted to leave following Thad Ward and Robbie Dissure. |
| 1:39.2 | But this is obviously the biggest one is this is the first coordinator change for Brett Bielmo and Ryan Walters left after the 2022 season and Aaron Henry was promoted. |
| 1:48.5 | So, Joey, initial reaction, what was it? |
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