Ep. 924 - Sky-high expectations for Illini football in 2025?

Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast

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4.9 • 576 Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner discuss OL J.C. Davis, DB Xavier Scott and OLB Gabe Jacas all announcing returns to Illinois football for the 2025 season, what it means for the program's expectations and what it says about Bret Bielema and his staff. The guys also break down the roster and potential positions still on the team's transfer wish list.

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0:44.7	Music Welcome in to the Alainanquire podcast.
0:46.6	It is Jeremy Warner and Joey Wagner.
0:51.1	And we have more Illinois football to talk about as Gabe Accus announces.
0:52.8	He will also return.
0:55.3	So three announcements, I believe in three days here,
1:00.1	Joey, offensive lineman J.C. Davis, defensive back, Xavier Scott, and outside linebacker,
1:06.2	Gabe Accus, it is all setting up, Joey, for a pretty impressive return rate for Illinois,
1:11.3	retention rate, and oh, they've added a lot of transfer. So we got to talk about it. And Brett Biuma certainly is talking about it on Twitter because there's a lot to be excited
1:16.0	about with the 2025 roster, Luke Altmeier back, 16 of 22 offensive and defensive
1:21.7	starters, 18 from the Citrus Bowl, all returning from a 10-win team. What's your quick reaction to this cavalcade of news, cascade of news for Illinois here?
1:35.3	It's been a pretty flawless offseason.
1:37.2	That was my first reaction.
1:38.4	It was that last, the gaybacker was the last announcement to trickle in here.
1:50.5	Even the highest amount of optimism about who could come back.
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