Ep. 833 - How will USC and Oregon fare in the Big Ten?
Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast
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4.9 • 576 Ratings
🗓️ 18 July 2024
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner catches up with two reporters who cover two new Big Ten programs. Duck Territory's Erik Skopil discusses how Oregon will transition to the Big Ten, what Dan Lanning has brought to the Ducks program, the power of Phil Knight, expectations for the 2024 season and the state of the Oregon basketball program. Then USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham discusses USC's move to the Big Ten, the state of the football program under Lincoln Riley after the departure of Caleb Williams, expectations for Year One in the Big Ten and USC basketball's hiring of Eric Musselman.
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| 1:07.1 | Of course, coming all the way from the West Coast. |
| 1:09.6 | And today we focus on the two programs |
| 1:11.8 | with the most prestige coming into the Big Ten here. That's the USC Trojans and the Oregon Ducks. |
| 1:18.1 | How are they set up in football to succeed or struggle in a new conference with a bunch of new opponents? |
| 1:25.3 | Can Oregon continue its rise in this 21st century into a national |
| 1:29.9 | powerhouse? They sure seem to be recruiting like it. I got up with Eric Scopal from duck territory.com, |
| 1:35.9 | part of the 24-7 sports crew, to break down the Oregon Ducks under third-year coach Dan Lannning. |
| 1:41.8 | Also asking about Dana Altman and the basketball program, |
| 1:45.1 | which has been pretty good the last couple decades under Altman, a former Olenai coaching |
| 1:49.1 | candidate. So we get the scoop on the ducks from Eric Schopel, and that I caught up with |
| 1:53.7 | Ryan Abraham, who runs our great USC site, USC Football.com. Lincoln Riley comes into the Big Ten after a great first season, of course, |
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