On the latest 200 Level, Mike takes a look at letters to the Big Ten Commissioner from football head coaches James Franklin (Penn State) and Ryan Day (Ohio State), all while campuses across the country continue to see positive cases rise.
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Same As It Ever Was (10/01/23) – The 200 Level with Mike Carpenter: A Fighting Illini Fan Podcast
Illinois football enters October with tons of questions after a 44-19 drubbing at the hands of Purdue. Mike Carpenter discusses how the loss to Ryan Walters' Boilermakers is damaging to the short-and-long-term prospects of Bret Bielema's program. With a 1-8 record in their last 9 Power 5 games, where is this thing headed in Year 3 and beyond?