In the trenches with Keith Randolph

Ep. 5 Introducing the freshman part II

Keith Randolph hosts the second of a two-part series where he introduced the 2022 freshman football class at Illinois. This episode features some of the stars of the class, including QB Donovan Leary, WR Shawn Miller and OL Joey Okla.

Ep. 4 In the Trenches Welcoming the Freshman Pt. 1

Keith Randolph is joined by several members of the Illinois freshman class, including Jared Badie, Ashton Hollins and Eian Pugh, to talk about the transition has been like to college football and what they are looking forward to most about being a college student and college football player. In the Trenches is brought to you by Orange and Blue News, a member of the Rivals Network of websites.

Ep. 3 Introducing TD3

In Ep. 3, Keith welcomes on transfer QB Tommy DeVito and TE Griffin Moore makes a second appearance on the podcast. DeVito explains what his transition to Illinois has been like and shares the biggest differences between Champaign and the Northeast before the group gets into various discussions about the best schools for each position and who their favorite players were while growing up.

Ep. 2 In the trenches with Keith Randolph: With the Trench Mob

Keith is joined by four of his defensive line teammates in Johnny Newton, Jamal Woods, Bryce Barnes and Calvin Avery. Find out what they did over spring break to prepare for spring football. Later in the show, you'll hear about what they are looking to achieve in spring practices this season and who they enjoy practicing against the most.

Ep. 1 With the Roomates

In the premiere episode of In the Trenches with Keith Randolph, Keith is joined by three of his teammates -- Griffin Moore, Isaiah Williams and Shammond Cooper -- to talk about how winter workouts with Tank Wright are going and how those are shaping their goals for the upcoming 2022 season. Later in the show, each of the athletes shares how a piece of adversity has helped shape them into the players they are today, and why they think they are better for it. In the back half of the show, discussions is largely focused on basketball, which includes a funny story of how three of the football players once lost a basketball game to Illini basketball players Kofi Cockburn and Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk despite have a three-on-two advantage.  Thanks for listening to In the Trenches with Keith Randolph, a podcast brought to you by Illinois Rivals. if you enjoy hearing from Keith and his guests, make sure to subscribe to Orange and Blue News for more Illinois athletics content. Orange and Blue News provide top-of-the-line coverage of Fighting Illini football, men's basketball and recruiting coverage for both sports their team of Dough Buschon, Alec Busse and columnist John Supinie. Now is the perfect time to subscribe to Orange and Blue News with the Illini basketball team competing for a Big Ten championship and the football team preparing for their second spring football under Bret Bielema.