{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Episode 60 - Katie Hultin & Jenna Hall","description":"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.\n\n00:00 Intro\n05:22 Katie Hultin on first-year success\n09:20 Getting the Illinois job\n14:13 Repeating success in year two\n17:36 Previewing the 2026 team\n27:19 Coaching confidence\n33:10 Previewing the 2026 home schedule & B1G\n42:00 Keys to success and key players\n46:32 Jenna Hall returns to Illinois\n53:08 Call to the Hall\n54:50 Coaching philosophy\n1:00:34 Choosing Illinois and Minooka roots\n1:04:03 Thinking big for 2027\n1:09:44 B1G vs. SEC\n1:14:55 The coaching staff + championship mindset\n1:25:21 Wrap Up","author_name":"Light The I","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5164384-light-the-i","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43780788/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}