Today on the online inquire podcast, the off week, the bye week, it's over.

It's time to get back to football talk.

And we got plenty of it right here

on the Illinois Enquirer podcast today. We'll get you ready for the Illinois game at Minnesota

as the three and five Illinois take on the five and three Minnesota Golden Gophers. Two teams

with similar expectations entering the season. Minnesota has met those expectations as they find themselves in a

Big Ten West title race. Meanwhile, Illinois, disappointingly, finds themselves at the bottom of the Big Ten

West standings. But there is still a slight, small, narrow path to a bowl game, but if they're going

to get there, they likely need to beat Minnesota this weekend. So we talk about it. We break down the Golden Gophers with my guy, Ryan Burns. He may be a Twins fan, he may be a Vikings fan, but I like the guy. And he's got great insight on the Minnesota Golden Gophers. What has made PJ Flex program so consistent? How have they been successful?

How are they atop the Big Ten West standings right now?

He breaks it all down as well as previewing Minnesota's Keys against Illinois because Illinois

has been two and oh under Brett Beelma against PJ Fleck.

So how does Fleck get off the Schneide against Beelma there?

And then I talk with Joey Wagner

about everything Illinois. We talk about what Illinois need to accomplish on the off week, what it can

accomplish for them, what is the key to surviving without Johnny Newton for a half due to his

targeting call, what gives us confidence and what concerns us going into Minnesota and we talk a little

bit of recruiting as well.

So let's get to it. That's all coming up on the Ilana Inquirer podcast. This episode of the

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