
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

Nov 6, 2020
Nov 6, 2020
53 min
The guys talk all about tomorrow's matchup vs Minnesota in This Or That. Later, they give their weekend's predictions in Who Ya Got.

Nov 6, 2020
Nov 6, 2020
53 min
The guys talk about Illini Football, and are later joined by Illini Inquirer reporter Mariah Guzman (@MariahLGuzman) to go in depth about the matchup vs. Minnesota.

Nov 5, 2020

Nov 5, 2020
Nov 5, 2020
54 min
Lon vents about his failed night of betting the MACtion, before the guys talk about Andre Curbelo and Adam Miller and their roles this season. Later, the guys chat with former Illini football player Brit Miller.

Nov 4, 2020
Nov 4, 2020
55 min
Lon and Derek are joined by Adam Rittenberg of ESPN to break down what he's seen from Illinois and the rest of the Big Ten through the first two weeks. Later, the guys hear from Bears sideline reporter Mark Grote to preview Bears-Titans and get his take on Matt Nagy's offense.

Nov 4, 2020
Nov 4, 2020
55 min
Lon and Derek start the show discussing NFL QB prospects for the Chicago Bears. Later, the guys are joined by Ryan Burns of Gopher Illustrated to talk about Minnesota football's early season struggles and what he expects for Saturday's game against Illinois.

Nov 3, 2020
Nov 3, 2020
55 min
The guys start the 5-hour continuing their College Basketball: 'Let's Take A Vote' segment. Which team would you most like to beat in the NCAA title game? If you could add any former Illini to this team, who would it be? Later, Lon and Derek give their thoughts on NFL Week 8.

Nov 3, 2020
Nov 3, 2020
52 min
The guys discuss potential landing spots for Yadier Molina, Adam Wainwright, Jon Lester and other MLB free agents, before honoring Election Day with a college basketball version of Let's Take A Vote.

Nov 2, 2020
Nov 2, 2020
51 min
Lon, Derek and Trevor give more thoughts on Illinois' 31-24 loss to Purdue, before playing 14 audio clips from Lovie and Rod Smith's Zoom press conferences this afternoon.

Nov 2, 2020
Nov 2, 2020
54 min
J Leman joins Lon and Derek to analyze Illinois' 31-24 loss to Purdue, behind fourth-string QB Coran Taylor. Later, J also rips through the rest of the Big Ten's Week 2 games and gives his thoughts.

Oct 30, 2020
Oct 30, 2020
53 min
The guys breakdown Saturday's game with Illinois vs Purdue. Later, Hans Dee hosts Who Ya Got, including the guys predictions for tomorrow's game.

Oct 30, 2020
Oct 30, 2020
52 min
The guys preview this weekend's matchup with Illinois and Purdue. Later, they are joined by I FUND All-Access Host, Katie Underwood, and Assistant AD, Corey Ansfield to talk all about activities fans can participate in on game day.

Oct 29, 2020
Oct 29, 2020
54 min
The guys make their Week 8 NFL picks against the spread and give their takes on the Saints coming to Soldier Field.

Oct 29, 2020
Oct 29, 2020
53 min
The guys react to Tony La Russa being hired by the White Sox and Illinois' Big Ten ACC Challenge matchup. Mike Carmin who covers Purdue Football for the Journal Courier joins the guys to discuss the Boilermakers.

Oct 28, 2020
Oct 28, 2020
48 min
The guys recap the biggest stories and scores from the first week of the Big 10 football season during Next Question, before diving into the breaking news of the afternoon: the IHSA is defying the Governor's orders and planning to move forward with the basketball season.

Oct 28, 2020
Oct 28, 2020
53 min
The guys recap the Dodgers' World Series victory, the strange saga of a COVID-positive Justin Turner joining his teammates on the field without a mask, and then get Kevin Wheeler's opinion on the MLB and the offseason!

Oct 27, 2020
Oct 27, 2020
51 min
Lon expresses his frustrations with Bryce Hopkins' commitment to Kentucky during an All Piped Up segment, before the guys rip through every NFL game from Week 7.

Oct 27, 2020
Oct 27, 2020
52 min
The guys recap the Bears' disappointing 24-10 loss to the Rams on Monday night, and then chat with Peoria Manual head coach David Williams, about his time training both Da'Monte Williams and Adam Miller.

Oct 27, 2020
Oct 27, 2020
51 min
Lon and Derek hear from Lovie Smith, Rod Smith and Brandon Peters on today's Zoom calls recapping Friday night's disappointing loss to Wisconsin. Later, Derek previews tonight's Bryce Hopkins commitment, and the guys give a quick breakdown of tonight's Bears-Rams football matchup.

Oct 26, 2020
Oct 26, 2020
52 min
J Leman joins Lon and Derek to break down the monstrosity that was Wisconsin 45, Illinois 7, and how disappointed they were. Later, J rips through the rest of the Big 10 games from Week One.
