
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

Feb 25, 2020
Feb 25, 2020
54 min
Derek and Trevor recap Illinois' uninspiring win over Nebraska last night 71-59 and hear from Brad Underwood on Giorgi's struggles and Alan's big night. Later, the guys run through several different bracket projection scenarios to see how far Illinois could go.

Feb 24, 2020
Feb 24, 2020
54 min
Derek and Trevor preview tonight's matchup between the Illini and Nebraska, and wonder how much this week of three Quad 2/3 games matter in the grand scheme of things. Later, hear from Brad Underwood and Ayo Dosunmu.

Feb 21, 2020
Feb 21, 2020
50 min
The guys talk about all the latest sports stories of the day on Drive Time. Later, EIU's basketball player, Josiah Wallace joins the guys to talk about the Panther's historic comeback against Murray State. At the end of the show, they do Who Ya Got for their predictions on this weekends games.

Feb 21, 2020
Feb 21, 2020
53 min
Lon, Trevor, and Alec the Intern talk about random topics in the first segment and then discuss Illinois tournament seeding possibilities in the second segment.

Feb 20, 2020
Feb 20, 2020
49 min
Lon and Trevor talk Illini hoops and their NET ranking during Drive Time, before wondering aloud what every Big 10 basketball team would be if they were all insects. Later, Lon and Trevor give their Trev's Ticket gambling picks for the college basketball evening.

Feb 20, 2020
Feb 20, 2020
52 min
Lon and Trevor discuss the NL Central and which team is projected to win the division, including whether or not the Reds have the horses to get it done. Later, the guys discuss the new format and rules coming to both the NFL and MLB, before getting an injury update on Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas from Dr. Jeff Schroder from Mettler Center.

Feb 19, 2020
Feb 19, 2020
53 min
Lon and Trevor discuss Giorgi's rough night going 1-for-6 from the field, and if being the backup center to Kofi is still a viable option. Later, hear audio from after last night's win from Ayo Dosunmu, who updates his condition. Then, the guys play several sound bytes from FS1's All Access broadcast that highlight Underwood and Chambers' interactions with the players and officials.

Feb 19, 2020
Feb 19, 2020
53 min
Lon and Trevor discuss Illinois' huge road win over #9 Penn State, and the legendary heroics of Ayo Dosunmu. Later, the guys chat with Craig Choate, who was at Happy Valley last night to witness the upset victory.

Feb 18, 2020
Feb 18, 2020
46 min
Lon and Trevor preview what Illinois has to do tonight against Penn State to pull off the upset, before doing some pseudo play-by-play as the first half tips off while the guys are still live on the air.

Feb 18, 2020
Feb 18, 2020
53 min
Lon and Trevor chat with co-host Derek Piper, who's live on-location at Penn State for the Illini game tonight. Later, the guys recap the crazy ending to the Daytona 500 and Ryan Newman's condition.

Feb 17, 2020
Feb 17, 2020
51 min
Lon and Trevor talk about the Daytona 500 and when they think "the big one" will occur. Later, the guys go through the top 8 teams in the Big Ten and predict how the final standings will look on March 8th. Then, the guys react to... THE BIG ONE!

Feb 17, 2020
Feb 17, 2020
53 min
Lon and Trevor cover the show while Derek is on the east coast and welcome in their old friend Mike Carpenter to talk about the Illinois loss to Rutgers, and where the team goes from here.

Feb 14, 2020
Feb 14, 2020
55 min
The guys talk to Rutgers reporter and managing editor of OnTheBanks.com, Aaron Breitman on Rutgers basketball. Later, they talk about the Astros with audio from Bellinger on the cheating. At the end of the hour, Hans joins for Who Ya Got.

Feb 14, 2020
Feb 14, 2020
54 min
The guys breakdown Ayo's injury on whether or not he'll play vs. Rutgers. Includes Underwood talking about Ayo and his day to day progress. Later, Lon offers advice on hard knocks and who to pick for the Masters.

Feb 13, 2020
Feb 13, 2020
53 min
Lon and Derek talk with Tim Sinclair, who calls Illini games, Pacers games and will be the PA for this weekend's NBA All-Star festivities in Chicago. Later, the guys hear and react to the Astros' ownership and players, as they break their silence following the cheating scandal.

Feb 13, 2020
Feb 13, 2020
53 min
Lon and Derek discuss whether or not Matt Painter is the best coach in the Big 10 and run through their rankings of the conference's coaches. Later, the guys discuss how to value Yadier Molina and how amazing it is that he's in his 17th season in the majors. Then they talk with Chris Widlic, who details the struggles of Indiana basketball and whether Archie Miller is on the hot seat.

Feb 12, 2020
Feb 12, 2020
51 min
Trevor and Derek talk about what to do with Giorgi after another tough game. Discuss Underwood post game quotes and SVP talks about Champaign on his recent podcast.

Feb 12, 2020
Feb 12, 2020
52 min
With Lon out, Piper and Trevor talk about Ayo's health and talk with Brad Evans about college basketball nationally.

Feb 11, 2020
Feb 11, 2020
48 min
Lon and Derek are LIVE from Gameday Spirit prior to tonight's huge Illinois-MSU game. They chat Illinois football with offensive coordinator Rod Smith, and focus on which positions will be addressed through the transfer market this offseason. Later, Jeremy Werner drops by to chat with the guys and help preview tonight's game.

Feb 11, 2020
Feb 11, 2020
51 min
Lon and Derek are LIVE from Gameday Spirit on Neil Street to preview tonight's huge matchup between the Illini and the Michigan State Spartans! They talk with Maclaine Stahl of Gameday Spirit to discuss tonight's Orange Out before breaking down each position and where Illinois has the edge over the Spartans.
