Ep. 750 - Illini football adds Gibbs to staff, two commitments

Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast

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4.9 • 576 Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner discuss the latest with Illinois football's offseason. The guys discuss the hiring of UCF assistant coach David Gibbs as the new defensive backs coach and what he brings to the staff. The guys also discuss commitments from Florida State defensive line transfer Dennis Briggs Jr. and three-star offensive lineman Michael McDonough, the Illini's first commitment in the Class of 2025. The guys then discuss a huge recruiting weekend ahead for Illini football, Seth Coleman's return and the UI's statement on Terrence Shannon Jr.'s return to play.

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0:00.0	Welcome into the online inquire podcast.
0:15.0	It's Jeremy Warner and Joey Wagner.
0:17.5	And it's Wednesday.
0:18.9	We're heading to an Illinois basketball game.
0:20.6	We have been basketball heavy on this pod. Joey, it's time. We're heading to an Illinois basketball game. We have been basketball
0:21.4	heavy on this pod. Joey, it's time to talk about football. We got a lot to talk about. Illinois
0:26.6	has a new assistant coach. One of two vacancies filled is David Gibbs is the new defensive backs
0:32.7	coach. We also have another transfer commit. Dennis Briggs, the Tommy Boy plan from Florida State,
0:38.7	seventh year defensive lineman, first commit in the class of 2025, Michael McDonough, three-star
0:43.4	offensive linemen out of Tinley Park, and a bunch of junior day visitors, a big weekend for the
0:48.6	class of 2025 recruiting. But I'm going to start with the topic for you. Are you dancing in
0:53.9	the streets that the Green Bay Packers are getting a new defensive
0:56.4	coordinator?
0:59.0	You never want anyone to lose their jobs, right?
1:02.4	Yeah, you do.
1:03.6	Yes, you do.
1:04.1	Well, no, no, no, no.
1:05.3	Like from the Packers, yes.
1:06.6	Like if another NFL team wanted to hire Joe Barry, thumbs up, go get those checks, Joe.
1:11.6	I think he will be fine.
1:14.4	It was time.
1:15.0	There's a lot of, I mean, to see some of the candidates, Jim Leonard, out there on some of those lists is exciting to see.
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