The Drive is your daily Illini sports podcast from ESPN 93.5. Kurtis Allen and Evan Stone cover Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball, Illinois Fighting Illini football, the Chicago Bears, Cardinals, Cubs and the biggest sports stories in Champaign-Urbana with interviews, analysis, and a lot of laughs. New episodes every weekday. 🎙️
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Episodes
Dec 27, 2019
Dec 27, 2019
54 min
The guys talk about the latest sports stories of the day in Drive Time. Later, they give their predictions in Who Ya Got for the weekend, including Illinois' bowl game.
Dec 27, 2019
Dec 27, 2019
53 min
The guys talk about Illinois Football and Cal's football team at the beginning of the hour. Later, Bret Beherens from WCIA 3 joins from San Francisco to talk more about Illinois' bowl game.
Dec 26, 2019
Dec 26, 2019
55 min
Lon and Derek continue grading the Illini football position groups and take a look at the defensive side for 2020. Later, the guys discuss whether Illinois can realistically win the Big Ten West next season.
Dec 26, 2019
Dec 26, 2019
55 min
Lon and Derek take a look ahead to the 2020 football season and grade Illini football's offensive position groups. Later, the guys talk to Matthew Gordon from Metler about LeBron James' groin injury.
Dec 23, 2019
Dec 23, 2019
53 min
The guys talk about all the latest sports stories of the day in Drive Time. Later, they do Next Question, discussing popular topics of the NFL and more.
Dec 23, 2019
Dec 23, 2019
51 min
The guys talk about last weekend's Braggin' Rights game with Illinois vs. Mizzou. Later, Jake Beasley joins the guys to talk about his national title with North Central.
Dec 20, 2019
Dec 20, 2019
54 min
The guys talk about the latest sport stories in Drive Time. Later, Stefanie Pratt joins
At the end of the hour, they do Who Ya Got.
Dec 20, 2019
Dec 20, 2019
53 min
The guys go over Trevor's bets in "Trev's Ticket" with CFB Bowl Game predictions.
Dec 19, 2019
Dec 19, 2019
49 min
In hour 2 the guys talk with Nick Hardy, former Illini Golfer, and predict more bowl games.
Dec 19, 2019
Dec 19, 2019
54 min
The guys talk about random college basketball coaches and where they are now. The guys then go through the first chunk of bowl games and give predictions.
Dec 18, 2019
Dec 18, 2019
52 min
Mike Kelly, the voice of the Missouri Tigers, joins the show to discuss Braggin' Rights before Saturday's Illinois vs. Mizzou matchup. Later, Chicago Bears sideline reporter Mark Grote hops on to talk Mitch Trubisky, Khalil Mack and what went wrong in a disappointing season.
Dec 18, 2019
Dec 18, 2019
50 min
Lon, Derek and Alec discuss Signing Day for Illinois football and what Lovie Smith's staff still needs to add. Later, the guys do Around the World of Big Ten Football: Bowl Edition, breaking down the major storyline for each of the other bowl teams in the conference.
Dec 17, 2019
Dec 17, 2019
49 min
Hour 2 kicks off with Drive Time talking Drew Brees' record breaking performance. The guys then discuss the tournament chances of a few teams in the top 40 of KenPom so they can put off talking about the Bears disappointing loss.
Dec 17, 2019
Dec 17, 2019
51 min
The guys start off the show discussing the Cardinal's new pitcher Kwang-Hyun Kim. Later, Stephen Bardo, BTN Hoops Analyst, joins the show to talk about the Illini's start to the season, and his thoughts on Kofi and Ayo.
Dec 16, 2019
Dec 16, 2019
55 min
The guys talk about the NET Rankings system and where Illinois/Big Ten Teams stack up. The show wraps up with some MLB Hot Stove discussion.
Dec 16, 2019
Dec 16, 2019
54 min
The guys discuss the Illini win over Old Dominion, the future for Kofi Cockburn, an Illini Football recruiting miss, and who is the best team in the Big Ten?
Dec 13, 2019
Dec 13, 2019
50 min
The guys talk about all the latest sports stories of the day on Drive Time. Tim Knox, Assistant AD/Football Operations at Illinois joins to talk about the bowl game. At the end of the hour, they do Who Ya Got with their weekend predictions.
Dec 13, 2019
Dec 13, 2019
49 min
The guys talk about Illinois basketball, as well as the latest news on Illini Football. Later, they do Derek's Dimes where Derek Piper answers all your questions.
Dec 12, 2019
Dec 12, 2019
50 min
Derek and Trevor play up-to-the-minute audio from Lovie Smith, who announces what Dre Brown's future with the Illini will be. Later, the guys recap Illinois' big basketball win and Anthony Rendon's enormous contract during Drive Time, before rifling through their weekly betting advice during Trev's Ticket.
Dec 12, 2019
Dec 12, 2019
54 min
Derek and Trevor recap Illinois' impressive 71-62 win over No. 5 Michigan. Listen to audio from Brad Underwood as the guys break down what went into the Illini upset. Later, the guys chat more macro Big 10, hitting on teams struggling early on