Ep. 811 - Latest on Illini football transfer pursuits
Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast
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4.9 • 576 Ratings
🗓️ 21 May 2024
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner discuss the latest in Illinois football and recruiting. The guys discuss three-star 2025 Mount Zion WR Brayden Trimble committing to Illinois and Ohio transfer DB Torrie Cox Jr. committing to Illinois and what each brings to the team. The guys also discuss their impressions from DBs coach Corey Parker's introductory press conference as well as the latest in their transfer pursuits, including Zakhari Franklin, Gavin Meyer, Anthony James and Kellen Francis.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome into the Ewanakur podcast. It is Jeremy Warner and Joy Wagner, and we are going to focus on football today as Illinois football gets another transfer commitment |
| 0:21.7 | to add to the secondary. |
| 0:23.4 | We got to meet with Corey Parker, the newest Alinae defensive backs coach. |
| 0:28.1 | And boy, there's a lot said, there's a lot learned, and we'll talk about that a little bit |
| 0:32.4 | here. |
| 0:33.0 | Illinois has added Braden Trimble of the class of 2025. |
| 0:36.2 | I haven't talked with Joey yet about that here on the podcast. Zachary Franklin, Gavin Meyer to transfer prospects at Illinois is going after. We've got some updates on those guys as well, and Illinois in the offensive line market to try and add to the 2024 roster. It's late May, Joey. We're not even into June official visits yet, and we still have plenty to talk about with Illinois football. |
| 0:55.7 | We do. |
| 0:56.1 | I was just thinking the other day I've got a little bit of a getaway scheduled for next week, |
| 0:59.5 | and I thought, isn't there a time usually that we do this before the June official visit season, |
| 1:05.8 | and I think no more, Jeremy, is there time for that? |
| 1:08.6 | Maybe early July, which is good. |
| 1:10.6 | Look, man, it beats trying to, I don't even know, |
| 1:15.2 | search high and low for stories that maybe aren't the most interesting right now, right? |
| 1:19.9 | It's nice to have content coming and being able to talk about Illinois football, |
| 1:24.1 | Illinois basketball, and keep thinking and kind of imagining how new or potential |
| 1:28.6 | pieces would fit into what they have. |
| 1:30.3 | All right. |
| 1:30.7 | Before we get into the transfers, let's start with Braden Trimble. |
| 1:33.6 | You have covered this recruitment, Joe. |
| 1:35.0 | You have connections in central Illinois. |
| 1:37.1 | Obviously from your time's covering the high school beat there. |
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