On today’s episode of The 200 Level, Mike looks into Illini basketball’s first signing of 2021, and takes a glance ahead to a Saturday’s football game where the Illini are seven point underdogs against…Rutgers.

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Illinois basketball loses freshman guard Jayden Epps to the transfer portal. Mike Carpenter reacts to the news, and discusses whether it has more to do with the current climate of college basketball, or issues within the Illini program. As the offseason unfolds, how will Brad Underwood rebuild a backcourt that lost its two top freshmen recruits?

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