The Drive with Lon Tay & Derek Piper

12/11/19 Hour 2: Illinois-Michigan Preview, Above or Below Expectations: Illini Hoops Players

Lon and Derek are LIVE from Gameday Spirit to preview Illinois versus No. 5 Michigan, and they hit on the nitty gritty aspects of the game, including which Illini players are performing above and below expectations.

12/11/19 Hour 1: Chris Tamas (Illini Volleyball), Maclaine Stahl, Illini-Michigan Talk

Lon and Derek are LIVE from Gameday Spirit to preview Illinois versus No. 5 Michigan! They start out by chatting with Illini volleyball coach Chris Tamas, who recaps the season and looks forward to next year. Later, the guys check in with Maclaine from Gameday to talk bowl apparel!

12/10/19 Hour 2: Drive Time, Trent Frazier/Underwood Audio, MLB Talk

Lon and Derek talk Illini vs Michigan and late game strategy during Drive Time, before playing Trent Frazier and Brad Underwood audio. Later, Trevor joins the guys to discuss the MLB hot stove and potential Cubs trade partners.

12/10/19 Hour 1: Jamall & Rebekah Walker Talk Athletes vs. Epilepsy, Illini Hoops

Illini basketball assistant coach Jamall Walker and wife Rebekah join Lon and Derek to discuss Epilepsy Awareness Night and Athletes vs. Epilepsy. Later, Coach Walker sticks around to talk Illini hoops and help preview Michigan.

12/10/19: Jamall Walker Illini Hoops Interview

Lon and Derek talk Illini hoops with assistant coach Jamall Walker, including Kofi's impressive start, Giorgi's adjustments, team chemistry and the upcoming game against No. 5 Michigan.

12/09/19 Hour 2: RedBox Bowl Talk, Lovie/Whitman More Audio, Illinois-Maryland Talk

Lon and Derek are LIVE from Pia's Sports Bar in Champaign! They talk RedBox Bowl with Trevor before hitting on more Lovie Smith and Josh Whitman audio, and recapping Illinois' 59-58 loss to No. 3 Maryland.

12/09/19 Hour 1: Illini-Maryland Recap, Lovie/Whitman Audio, Jason Heggemeyer, Kent Brown

Lon and Derek are LIVE from Pia's in Champaign, and they talk about Illinois' one-point loss to Maryland on Saturday, prior to chatting RedBox Bowl with Illini ticket operations manager Jason Heggenmeyer and Illini associate AD Kent Brown!

12-6-19 Hour 2: Drive Time and Who Ya Got

Lon, Derek, and Trevor discuss varioius topics during Drive Time and make their NCAA picks in Who Ya Got? 

12-6-19 Hour 1: Tevian Jones is Back! Bears beat Cowboys

Lon, Derek, and Trevor discuss Illinois' game vs. No. 3 Maryland on Saturday and recap the Bears vs. Cowboys game on Thursday night. 

12/05/19 Hour 2: Sean Harrington, Lon's Ticket, Trev's Ticket

Lon and Trevor talk to former Illini Sean Harrington about Illinois' struggles against Miami, how to fix them, and the state of the Big Ten overall. Later, Lon gives you his betting picks for the weekend before Trevor dishes out his picks.

12/05/19 Hour 1: Big Ten Hoops Talk, DePaul Hoops Talk, NFL Playoff Odds, Mettler Mix-Up

Lon and Trevor discuss the Big 10 winning the ACC Challenge, and how shocking it is to see DePaul at 9-0. Later, the guys talk Bears and what it would take to vault them into the playoff race.

12-4-19 Hour 2: Hall of Fame Guest Hour

Lon and Derek are joined by Kevin Wheeler and Adam Rittenburg to discuss St. Louis sports and college football. The show ends with discussion about the ACC-Big 10 Challenge

12-4-19 Hour 1: Baseball Hot Stove Talk, What would Cubs look for in a trade?

Lon, Derek, Alec the Intern, and Austin Burkland talk Hot Stove baseball. 

12/03/19 Hour 2: Mikey Dudek, Drive Time, Big Ten/ACC Challenge Talk

Lon and Derek talk to former Illini Mikey Dudek about Illinois' loss to Northwestern 29-10, and then talk more Illinois hoops during Drive Time before previewing Michigan-Louisville and MSU-Duke.

12/03/19 Hour 1: Maclaine Stahl (Gameday Spirit), Illinois-Miami Talk

Lon and Derek preview Gameday Spirit's Stadium Sale with Maclaine Stahl, before bringing Trevor on to rant about Illinois' 81-79 loss to Miami.

12/2/19 Full Show: Isaac Trotter In-Studio, Illinois-NW Recap, Illinois-Miami Preview

With Lon still on Thanksgiving vacation, Derek, Trevor and Isaac recap Illinois' 29-10 loss to Northwestern in football and Illinois' Big 10/ACC matchup against Miami tonight at the State Farm Center.