Episode 60 - Katie Hultin & Jenna Hall

Not one, but two conversations with Illinois head coaches! First, it's Illinois soccer head coach Katie Hultin, who last year sparked Illinois to a return to NCAA postseason play for the first time since 2013. Then, newly named former Illini softball head coach Jenna Hall comes to the studio table. The former All-American and first Illinois softball player named to the Illini Athletics Hall of Fame, Hall was hired in June of 2026 and is just the third head coach in program history.

00:00 Intro
05:22 Katie Hultin on first-year success
09:20 Getting the Illinois job
14:13 Repeating success in year two
17:36 Previewing the 2026 team
27:19 Coaching confidence
33:10 Previewing the 2026 home schedule & B1G
42:00 Keys to success and key players
46:32 Jenna Hall returns to Illinois
53:08 Call to the Hall
54:50 Coaching philosophy
1:00:34 Choosing Illinois and Minooka roots
1:04:03 Thinking big for 2027
1:09:44 B1G vs. SEC
1:14:55 The coaching staff + championship mindset
1:25:21 Wrap Up