Every Illinois Fighting Illini conversation from the day's podcasts. One playlist.
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This week in Illinois talk
The shows spent the week on Oregon's trip to Champaign, where the Illini pulled off an upset despite both teams dealing with major quarterback issues. Oregon was without its starter in concussion protocol while Illinois went with a true freshman, but the talk kept coming back to how Illinois' offensive coordinator put together an effective two-quarterback game plan that got the job done. Some hosts had sprinkled money on Illinois moneyline heading into the game.
Written by The Cutdown's reader from this week's clips.
4 clips · 15 min. Some clips only play in the app.
In this week's clips: Dante Moore, Carson Boyd, Evan Stewart, Brock Thomas, Dylan Raiola, Michael Clayton II.
Only the Illinois talk. Every morning.
Everything that isn't Illinois talk gets cut. Sorry, Indiana, Iowa.
- Illinois upsets Oregon in Champaign
- Oregon at Illinois under with backup quarterbacks
- Moneyline sprinkle on Illinois to beat Oregon
- Oregon at Illinois: Dante Moore concussion update
Talked Illinois most this week: Cover 3 College Football (3), The Solid Verbal (1).
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Common questions
Which podcasts get reviewed for Illinois conversations?
Cover 3 College Football, Josh Pate's College Football Show, The Solid Verbal, The Joel Klatt Show, Brandon Walker College Football Show, Shutdown Fullcast. Any time one of them has a substantive Illinois conversation, it becomes a clip.
What are the best Illinois podcasts right now?
Going by who actually talked about Illinois this week: Cover 3 College Football (3), The Solid Verbal (1). The Cutdown reads all of the big national shows every morning and pulls the Illinois parts into one playlist, so you get the best of every one of them.
What are people saying about Illinois today?
Lately: Illinois upsets Oregon in Champaign, Oregon at Illinois under with backup quarterbacks, Moneyline sprinkle on Illinois to beat Oregon. Press play at the top of this page to hear it, or get the app for the full playlist every morning.
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