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 11, 2019
Dec 11, 2019
52 min
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.
Dec 11, 2019
Dec 11, 2019
51 min
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!
Dec 10, 2019
Dec 10, 2019
50 min
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.
Dec 10, 2019
Dec 10, 2019
36 min
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.
Dec 10, 2019
Dec 10, 2019
16 min
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.
Dec 9, 2019
Dec 9, 2019
50 min
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.
Dec 9, 2019
Dec 9, 2019
51 min
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!
Dec 6, 2019
Dec 6, 2019
54 min
Lon, Derek, and Trevor discuss varioius topics during Drive Time and make their NCAA picks in Who Ya Got?
Dec 6, 2019
Dec 6, 2019
48 min
Lon, Derek, and Trevor discuss Illinois' game vs. No. 3 Maryland on Saturday and recap the Bears vs. Cowboys game on Thursday night.
Dec 5, 2019
Dec 5, 2019
52 min
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.
Dec 5, 2019
Dec 5, 2019
53 min
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.
Dec 4, 2019
Dec 4, 2019
57 min
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
Dec 4, 2019
Dec 4, 2019
51 min
Lon, Derek, Alec the Intern, and Austin Burkland talk Hot Stove baseball.
Dec 3, 2019
Dec 3, 2019
53 min
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.
Dec 3, 2019
Dec 3, 2019
53 min
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.
Dec 2, 2019
Dec 2, 2019
53 min
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.