Tay and J Show
Summary: The Tay and J Show airs weekdays 3-6 p.m. on ESPN Radio 93.5 in Champaign, Ill., and streams at www.espncu.com. Co-hosts Lon Tay and Jeremy Werner focus on University of Illinois athletics, while delving into St. Louis Cardinals, Cubs, White Sox, NFL and NBA.
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Podcasts:
The guys start the hour talking about the Illini football season finale with Northwestern. Scott Powers from ESPNChicago.com breaks down the Wildcats. Then the guys switch back to Illini basketball by bringing on former Illini basketball player Sam Maniscalco to give his thoughts on the team.
In hour 3, Cory Hatfield from the Champaign Convention and Visitors' Bureau joins the guys to talk about this weekend's IHSA state finals and the festivities at Tent City. The guys finish the show with the final edition of the College Football Pick 'Em.
Lon Tay and Jeremy Werner react to Illinois' 94-64 blowout win over USC in the first-round of the Maui Invitational. Then the guys chat with Hawaii basketball writer Brian McInnis, who is covering the tournament on the islands.
In hour 2, the guys talk about more conference expansion in the Big Ten as Rutgers officially joins the conference. Then the guys preview tonight's Illinois-Chaminade game, including Jeremy's "Know Your Opponent - Chaminade edition."
Big Ten Network analyst and former Illini Sean Harrington joins the guys in studio to chat about the Illini's impressive win in Maui, John Groce's new offense, Purdue's struggles, Indiana's potential and the newest conference additions: Maryland and Rutgers.
Lon Tay and Jeremy Werner chat with Illinois sports information director Derrick Burson, who's with the Illini basketball team in Maui, about the thrilling win over Hawaii and this week's Maui Invitational. Then the guys chat with WTKA-Ann Arbor's Ira Weintraub, a Maryland grad, about the Terrapins move to the Big Ten.
Brad Sturdy of Rivals.com joins the guys to talk about Keita Bates-Diop's commitment to Ohio State and the impact on Illini recruiting and also to preview the Maui Invitational. Then the guys open up the phone lines and get reaction from callers on Maryland to the Big Ten.
ESPN Big Ten blogger Brian Bennett joins the guys to break down Maryland to the Big Ten. Then the guys chat about Unity making the Class 3A title game and play a few highlights from Lon's foray back into play-by-play. Then the guys end the show by previewing tonight's USC vs. Illinois hoops game from Maui with another edition of Know Your Opponent.
Alex Golesh, Illinois football recruiting coordinator and tight ends coach, joins the guys at Tay and J College GameDay, to preview Saturday's gamea gainst Purdue and talk about the staff's recruiting plan. Then the guys chat about Illinois football, focusing on the future of the program