#3 Coach Heffernan's Journey to Illinois

Illini Wrestling Podcast

English - February 17, 2021 10:30 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Previous Episode: #2 Meet the Braunagel Twins

Next Episode: #4 Updates from Russia with Bryan Medlin

Jim Heffernan has been the head coach of the Fighting Illini for 12 seasons. Prior to leading the program, Coach Heffernan was Mark Johnson’s assistant both at Illinois and Oregon State. In this episode we talk about:

-Coach Heffernan’s backstory

-Comparing St. Edwards to the Gable-led Iowa Room

-The state of the Illinois program in the early 1990’s

-The 1995 NCAA’s where Illinois crowned two national champs

-The great Matt Lackey and what made him unique

-Illinois’ season to date and what lies ahead

We’ll be back in two weeks for episode four. Please enjoy!

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