Illini Pella Saturday SportsTalk

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Brad Sturdy (Illini Guys), Joey Wright (News-Gazette writer at the Illinois Marathon), J Leman (former Illini linebacker and Big Ten Network football analyst) and Michael LeRoy (UI Law School).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Danny Mattie (Illinois assistant athletic director on the Spring Collegiate golf tournament at Atkins), Will Leitch (national columnist), Tom Ackerman (KMOX, St. Louis), Doug Bucshon (Orange & Blue News) and David Jones (Penn State reporter).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with David Kaplan (Chicago reporter), Steve Beckett (attorney at law), Derrick Burson (UI Sports Information Director), Matt Stevens (Illini Guys) and Mark Tupper (former sports writer, Decatur Herald & Review).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Scott Nagy (new SIU head basketball coach), Jeremy Werner (Illini Inquirer, 247 Sports), Mike Carmin (Purdue reporter) and Josh Whitman (University of Illinois athletic director).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Scott Nagy (new SIU head basketball coach), Jeremy Werner (Illini Inquirer, 247 Sports), Mike Carmin (Purdue reporter) and Josh Whitman (University of Illinois athletic director).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Scott Richey (News-Gazette beat writer, from Boston), Kendall Gill (former Illini great & basketball analyst), Paul Klee (The Gazette, Denver), and Mike Small (Illini golf coach).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Scott Dochterman (The Athletic, Iowa City), Kedric Prince (Illini Guys), Mike Reis (SIU hall-of-fame broadcaster), Tim Benz (Duquesne radio), Shauna Green (Illini women’s basketball coach), and a remembrance of Illini football player, Mike Bass.

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Sean Harrington (former Illini, basketball analyst), Ed Hightower (former basketball official), Will Leitch (national columnist) and Tom Ackerman (KMOX radio).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Joe Henricksen (Chicago Sun Times, City-Suburban Hoops Report), Gary Dolphin (Iowa radio play-by-play), Bob Asmussen (News-Gazette sportswriter) and Mike Carmin (Gold and Black.com, West Lafayette).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Matt Lepay (Wisconsin radio play-by-play), David Kaplan (radio/TV journalist), Barry Lunney, Jr (Illinois football offensive coordinator) and Mike Koon (Fighting Illini Sports Network).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Scott Dochterman (The Athletic, Iowa City), Martin O’Donnell (former Illini football player and radio analyst), Mike Pearson (Illinois Historian), Gregg Doyel (Indianapolis Star) and we remember Illini great, Ted Beach.

One of the final interviews given by Ted Beach, a basketball star at Champaign High and the University of Illinois who remained a community fixture long after his playing days. Mr. Beach died on Feb. 20, 2024

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Brad Sturdy (Illini Guys), Scott Beatty (UI baseball play-by-play), Michael LeRoy (Professor of Labor and Employment Relations, UI College of Law) and David Jones (pennlive.com).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Jack Ebling (Spotlight Radio Network, East Lansing), Bruce Weber (former Illini basketball coach, Big Ten Network basketball analyst), Mike Small (UI golf coach), Jeremy Werner (Illini Inquirer) and Randy Taylor (football recruiting analyst).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Adam Rittenberg (espn.com), Greg Sharpe (Nebraska Radio Network), Brad Dancer (Illinois men’s tennis head coach), Will Leitch (National columnist), and Kendall Gill (former Illini basketball star, NBA analyst).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Don Fischer (Indiana radio), Kenny Battle (Illinois hall of fame), Kam Cox ( Illinois Assistant AD, Strategic Initiatives), and Joe Henricksen (City-Suburban Hoops, Chicago Sun Times).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Steve Beckett (Champaign attorney). Sean Harrington (former Illini, basketball analyst), Greg Doyel (Indianapolis Star), Deon Thomas (former Illini, basketball analyst), then Tom Ackerman (St. Louis) and Dave Kaplan (Chicago) talk baseball. The show ends with sound bites from Brad Underwood’s morning press conference.

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Bob Ciccone (News-Gazette Circulation), Kedric Prince (Illini Guys) and Jim Dey (News-Gazette columnist).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate recap the Illinois/Purdue game and talk sports with Brad Sturdy (Illini Guys), Herb Gould (the Gould Standard, TMG Sports, Fan Nation), Will Leitch (National Columnist) and Steve Beckett (Attorney at Law).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Bret Bielema (Illinois head football coach), Jeremy Werner (Illini Inquirer, 247 Sports), Dr. Michael LeRoy (professor, School of Labor & Employment Relations & College of Law), and Skip Thoren (former UI basketball player).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate recap last night’s “Braggin Rights” win over Missouri with Scott Richey (News-Gazette beat writer), Mark Tupper (former sports editor, Decatur Herald & Review) and Matt Stevens (Illini Guys).

Tom DeVito, father of former Illini quarterback Tommy DeVito, joins Illini Pella Saturday SportsTalk to discuss his son's rise to prominence as the quarterback for the New York Giants.

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Doug Altenberger (former Illini, basketball analyst), Kam Cox (UI Assistant Athletic Director for Strategic Initiatives), Paul Klee & Marcus Jackson (former News-Gazette staff writers), Tom Devito, Sr, and Doug Bucshon (Orange & Blue News).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate host an early edition of SportsTalk ahead of the Illinois/Tennessee basketball game with guests Steve Layman (Newschannel 5, Nashville) and Adam Rittenberg (senior writer, espn.com).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Maclaine Stahl (GameDay Spirit), Scott Dochterman (The Athletic – Iowa City), Deon Thomas (former Illini, basketball analyst), Tom Ackerman (KMOX – St. Louis) and Kedric Prince (Illini Guys).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Jeremy Werner (Illini Inquirer), Dave Eanet (Northwestern play-by-play), David Kaplan (Chicago reporter) and Sean Harrington (former Illini & basketball analyst).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Gary Dolphin (Iowa radio play-by-play), Brad Sturdy (Illini Guys), Will Leitch (national columnist), and Scott Richey (The News-Gazette).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate host an early version of Saturday SportsTalk, live from Grange Grove ahead of the Illinois/Indiana game with guests Doug Altenberger (former Illini, basketball analyst) and Jeff Rabjohnns (Peegs.com, 247 Sports).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate broadcast from Minneapolis ahead of the Illinois/Minnesota game with guests Tim O’Halloran (Rivals.com), Adam Rittenberg (espn.com), Mike Grimm (Minnesota radio) and Don Fischer (Indiana radio).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Bill Self (Kansas head basketball coach), Mike Latulip (basketball analyst), Jeff D’Alessio (Editor, the News-Gazette), and Brian Hanni (Kansas radio).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Matt Lepay (Wisconsin radio play-by-play), Doug Bucshon (Orange & Blue News), Michael LeRoy (UI Law School), and Martin O’Donnell (UI football analyst).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate host. Guests: George Gerbo (Washington Times) Brad Underwood (Illini men's basketball head coach) Brad Sturdy (IlliniGuys.com) Will Leitch (national sportswriter) Tom Ackerman (KMOX radio, St. Louis)

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Jim Grabowski (former Illini great and teammate of Dick Butkus), Greg Sharpe (Nebraska radio network), Jack Ebling (Spotlight Radio Network, East Lansing), Matt Stevens (Illini Guys), Ron Guenther (former Illinois AD and teammate of Dick Butkus) and Steven Farag (CEO, Campus Ink and NIL Store).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate broadcast live from West Lafayette ahead of the Illinois/Purdue game with guests Mike Carmin (Purdue beat writer), Scott Dochterman (The Athletic, Iowa City), David Kaplan (Chicago reporter), and Kedric Prince (Illini Guys).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Howard Griffith (former Illini, Big Ten Network), Ken LaVicka (Florida Atlantic University play-by-play), Scott Richey (News Gazette football beat writer), and Mike Small (Illini golf coach).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate host an early edition of Illini Pella Saturday SportsTalk ahead of the Penn State game with guests Will Leitch (national columnist) and J Leman (former Illini linebacker, Big Ten Network Analyst)

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Adam Rittenberg (senior writer, ESPN.com), Paul Klee (The Gazette, Denver) and Jeremy Werner (Illini Inquirer, 247 Sports).

It’s Gameday! Scott Beatty and Loren Tate talk sports with Brad Underwood and Bill Self (on their basketball exhibition to benefit Maui), Kam Cox (UI NIL coordinator), Randy Taylor (former UI football player), and Mike Cagley & Larry Smith (Illini Guys).

Scott Beatty and Loren Tate talk sports with Mark Beier (Toledo radio play-by-play), Mike Pearson (UI sports historian), Jason Heggemeyer (UI Associate athletic director, ticket manager), and David Williams (former Illini football great, college football hall-of-fame).

Scott Beatty and Loren Tate talk sports with Matt Brown (extrapointsMB.com), Jerry Colangelo (former Illini, sports executive), Paul Sullivan (Chicago Tribune) and David Jones (PennLive.com).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with David Kaplan (Chicago reporter), Doug Bucshon (Orange & Blue News), Stanley Ikenberry (former UI president), and Dr. Robert Gurtler (on UI basketball in Spain).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Dr. Michael Leroy (UI Law School), Brad Sturdy (Illini Guys) and Ryan Squire (Chief Integrity Officer, UI Athletic Department).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with J Leman (Big Ten Network football analyst), Scott Dochterman (The Athletic – Iowa City), Will Leitch (MLB columnist), and Kedric Prince (Illini Guys).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Adam Fletcher (Illini basketball strength & conditioning coach), Howard Griffith (Big Ten Network football analyst), Jeremy Werner (Illini Inquirer, 247 Sports), and Isaiah Williams (Illini football wide receiver).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Steve Greenberg (Chicago Sun Times), Steve Beckett (local attorney), Josh Whitman (University of Illinois athletic director), and Steve Layman (News Channel 5, Nashville).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Brad Sturdy (Illini Guys), Kathleen Knight (ICON Collective) and Kam Cox (UI NIL Coordinator).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Roger Powell, Jr (former Illini, Valparaiso basketball coach), Jon Crispin (ESPN basketball analyst), Tom Ackerman (KMOX, St. Louis) and David Kaplan (Chicago broadcaster).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Kam Cox (UI NIL Coordinator), Ted Beach (former UI basketball player), and Kedric Prince (Illini Guys, Quad City Times).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate host with Edgy Tim O’Halloran on football and basketball recruiting, Illinois men’s golf coach Mike Small, sports journalist Will Leitch, and Illini basketball player Marcus Domask.

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with golfers Joe Burden & Joe Thompson, Matt Stevens (Illini Guys), and Howard Griffith (former Illini running back, Big Ten Network).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Prof. Michael LeRoy (UI Law School), Jeremy Werner (Illini Inquirer) and Paul Klee (The Gazette, Denver).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Brad Sturdy (Illini Guys), Scott Dochterman (The Athletic - Iowa), Joe Henricksen (City Suburban Hoops Report, Chicago Sun Times) and Patrick Koenig (RGV Tour).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate broadcast live from the C-U Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast at Bromley Hall with guests attorney Steve Beckett, Mary Henson, Mark Coomes (former UI basketball coach), Coach Brad Underwood, Mike Cutillo (Finger Lakes Times), Doug Bucshon (Rivals.com – Orange & Blue News), and Jim Sheppard (former UI announcer).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with guests Kendall Gill (member of the “Flyin Illini”) Terrance Jamison (UI football defensive line coach), Steve Batterson (Quad City Times) and Mike Latulip (former Illini, basketball analyst).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate host with guests, Tom Ackerman KMOX St. Louis, Adam Rittenberg ESPN.com, Matt Brown Extra Points Newsletter, and Kedric Prince IlliniGuys.com

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with guests Aaron Henry (Illini football defensive coordinator), Bob Asmussen (News-Gazette sportswriter), David Kaplan (Chicago radio host), Renee Slone (Illinois women’s golf coach) and Rob Moseley (goducks.com).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate broadcast from the Atkins Golf Club in Urbana with guests Josh Whitman (UI Athletic Director), Mike Small (UI Men’s golf coach), golfers Joe Thompson and Joe Burden, Jim Buyze (Head golf pro, Atkins Golf Course), and Vann Stuedeman (UI softball assistance coach).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Mike Reis (SIU radio), Travis Tate (UI Media Communications Coordinator), Will Leitch (National columnist) and Joey Wagner (Illini Inquirer, 247sports.com).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Brad Sturdy (Illini Guys), Senator Chapin Rose and Doug Bucshon (Orange & Blue News).

Loren Tate and Steve Kelly discuss the NCAA men’s and women’s Final Four with Bruce Weber from BTN, Jeremy Werner from Illini Inquirer, and Sean Harrington, a college basketball analyst.

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Kedric Prince (Illini Guys, Quad City Times), Tim Kopinski (Assistant coach, Illini men’s tennis team), Kent Brown (UI Associate Director of Athletics/Media Relations), and Kam Cox (UI NIL coordinator).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Trent Meacham (Big 10 basketball analyst), Matt Tait (Kansas beat writer, KUSports.com), Tom Ackerman (KMOX-St Louis), and David Kaplan (Chicago columnist).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Matt Daniels (News-Gazette sports editor), Sean Harrington (former Illini, basketball analyst), Jess Settles (BTN basketball analyst), Will Leitch (national columnist), and David Jones (Patriot News, pennlive.com).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Cassie Arner (UI Senior Associate Director of Athletics), Mike Carmin (Purdue beat reporter, goldandblack.com), Darrin Fletcher (UI Hall of Fame, former baseball catcher) and Brad Sturdy (Illini Guys).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Mark Coomes (former UI assistant basketball coach), Paul Keels (Ohio State radio play-by-play), Mike Koon (UI women’s basketball radio play-by-play), Paul Klee (The Denver Gazette) and former football head coach Mike White.

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate host an early, abbreviated edition of SportsTalk ahead of the Illinois/Indiana game with Jeff Rabjohns (Indiana beat writer, peegs.com) and Doug Altenberger (Illinois basketball analyst).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Jeremy Werner (Illini Inquirer), Ed Hightower (Big 10 Special Advisor for Basketball Officiating), Joe Henricksen (City-Suburban Hoops Report, Chicago Sun Times) and Mike Small (Illini golf coach).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Scott Dochterman (Iowa beat writer, The Athletic), Deon Thomas (former Illini great, Illini radio analyst), Steve Beckett (C-U attorney), and David Kaplan (columnist, radio/TV host).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Sean Harrington (Former UI basketball player), Nate McNeal (Illini football Director of Player Personnel), Kedric Prince (Illini Guys), and Jeff Karzen (author of “Playgrounds to the Pros”).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Adam Rittenberg (senior writer – espn.com), Kam Cox (Illinois NIL expert) and Rick Schmidt (former Illini basketball player).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Jack Ebling (Michigan State beat reporter), Kendall Gill (UI Hall of Fame), Will Leitch (National columnist), Matt Stevens (Illini Guys) and Doug Altenberger (Illini basketball radio analyst).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports Trent Meacham (Big Ten Network basketball analyst), Matt Lepay (Wisconsin radio play-by-play), and Brad Sturdy (Illiniguys.com

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Howard Griffith (former Illini, Big Ten Network football analyst), Neil Price (Mississippi State radio play-by-play), Jeremy Werner (Illini Inquirer), and Tom Ackerman (KMOX – St. Louis).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Mike Kelly (Missouri radio), Kent Brown (UI Associate Director of Athletics, Media Relations), Brad Sturdy (Illini Guys), Dr. Michael LeRoy (UI Law School), and Tom Dienhart (Purdue beat writer, goldandblack.com).

Scott Beatty and Loren Tate host an early edition of Illini Pella Saturday SportsTalk ahead of the Illinois/Penn State basketball game with guests Will Leitch (author, mlb.com) and David Jones (PennLive, Harrisburg Patriot-News).

Scott Beatty and Loren Tate talk sports with Andy Katz (Big Ten Network, NCAA.com), Ryan Gensler (Illinois women’s basketball assistant coach), Matt Brown (Extra Points), and Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk Illini football and basketball with Dave Eanet (Northwestern radio play-by-play, WGN), Joe Henricksen (City Suburban Hoops Report), J Leman (former Illini linebacker, football analyst), and Sean Harrington (former Illini basketball player, basketball analyst).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate host an hour of discussion on Illini sports with football set to play Michigan and men's hoops in Las Vegas.

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate host an early edition of SportsTalk ahead of the Illinois/Purdue game with guests Bruce Weber (former Illini basketball coach, Big Ten Network analyst), Dan Beaver (1976 Illini graduate and former kicker) and Tom Dienhart (Purdue Rivals).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Jack Ebling (Michigan State reporter), Lou Tepper (former UI football coach), Tim O’Halloran (Edgy Tim – Rivals.com), Mo Gardner (Illini football hall-of-fame), Kent Brown (UI associate athletic director), Mike LaTulip (former UI basketball player), and Mike Small (UI golf coach).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Ben McLaughlin (Nebraska Radio Network), Chester Frazier (UI assistant basketball coach), Martin O’Donnell (UI football radio analyst), and Doug Buschon (Rivals.com, Orange & Blue News).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Kenny Battle (former Illini basketball great), Greg Sharpe (Nebraska radio play-by-play), Steve Layman (CBS-TV Nashville), Glen Mason (former Minnesota football coach), Kedric Prince (Illini Guys), and Kam Cox (Illinois NIL coordinator).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk hosts an early edition of Illini Pella Saturday SportsTalk ahead of the homecoming game with guests Adam Rittenberg (senior writer, espn.com), Mike Grimm (Minnesota radio play-by-play) and J Leman (BTN analyst).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Jeremy Werner (Illini Inquirer), Scott Dochterman (The Athletic – Iowa), and Will Leitch (mlb.com), plus share stories from Illinois basketball media day.

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate host an early edition of Illini Pella Saturday SportsTalk ahead of the Illinois/Wisconsin game with guests Matt Fortuna (The Athletic), Matt Lepay (Wisconsin radio), and Brad Sturdy (Illini Guys).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with members of the 2022 Hall of Fame class, including Dick Butkus, Jim Grabowski, Ken Norman, Linda Metheny-Mulvihill, and Ron Guenther.

Scott Beatty sits in for Steve Kelly and, along with Loren Tate, host an abbreviated SportsTalk show with guests Gene Henley (Chattanooga Times Free Press) and Marcus Jackson (former News-Gazette sportswriter).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate host an abbreviated SportsTalk show with guests Jeff Trigger (friend of Lee Cabutti), John Freeman (Virginia radio play-by-play), and Taylor Rooks (Bleacher Report).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Jeremy Werner (Illlini Inquirer, 247 Sports), Jeff Rabjohns (peegs.com), David Kaplan (NBC Sports-Chicago), and Scott Richey (News-Gazette football beat writer).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Kent Brown (associate director of athletics, media relations), Mike Koon (Women’s volleyball & basketball, Illinois Sports Network), Will Leitch (national sports columnist), and Kevin McKinney (Wyoming radio).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with J Leman (Football analyst, Big Ten Network), Nick Quartaro (Former college football coach), Creg McDonald (Illini Guardians) and Reece Monaco (Wyoming play-by-play man).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Joey Kaufman (Columbus Dispatch), Doug Bucshon (Orange & Blue News) and Tom Ackerman (KMOX-St. Louis)

Hear recorded comments from Illini OL coach Bart Miller. Plus, these guests: University of Illinois Law Professor Michael LeRoy; Wyoming football radio announcer Kevin McKinney; and Andy Dixon, Champaign Central alum and former Wyoming football player.

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate reminisce about the 80’s with former Illini administrators Dana Brenner and Tom Porter, then talk football with Martin O’Donnell (Illini football radio analyst), Brandon Brown (Michigan reporter, Wolverine Digest), Josh Whitman (UI athletic director) and…

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Adam Rittenberg (senior writer, espn.com), Kam Cox (Illinois NIL coordinator), Jason Heggemeyer (UI associate AD, ticket manager), and Scott Richey (sportswriter, the News-Gazette).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Kedric Prince (Quad City Times), Tom Dienhart (Gold and Black.com) and Paul Klee (Denver Sportswriter for The Gazette)

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Kendall Gill (former UI basketball player), Tom Noie (South Bend Tribune), Will Leitch (National columnist, MLB.com) and Howard Griffith (Big Ten Network).

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Justin Spring (new Alabama women’s gymnastics coach), Mike Small (UI golf coach), Joe Henricksen (City Suburban Hoops Report, Chicago Sun Times), and Dee Brown (former Illini & new Roosevelt University head basketball…

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Scott Richey (News-Gazette sportswriter), Mike Carmin (Lafayette Journal & Courier), Tom Ackerman (KMOX-St. Louis), and David Jones (pennlive.com).