Ep. 592 - Tom Fornelli on Illini progress, future of Big Ten and college football

Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast

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4.9 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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CBS Sports' Tom Fornelli joins Jeremy Werner to discuss Illini football and the future of college football. The guys start by discussing what it was like for Tom, an Illinois grad, to watch Illinois football in 2022 and what Bret Bielema has brought to the program. He also discusses his expectations for the Illini and the rest of the Big Ten West in 2023. The guys then discuss the future of Big Ten football scheduling and college football realignment before Tom gives his thoughts on the four Illini participating in this week's NFL Scouting Combine.

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1:17.7	CBS Sports, Tom Fennelli, one of my favorite people in the business, one of my favorite follows on Twitter, and an Illinois guy is going to join us to talk some Illinois football.
1:27.0	We chat about what it's like for him, a national college football reporter and writer,
1:32.7	to watch Illinois football, be relevant, and to talk about them as part of his job
1:38.2	and not reaching to say, hey, these are my align.
1:40.8	I know Illinois football was relevant in 2022 talk to Tom about that what Brett
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