ISU football plays in the NCAA quarterfinals on WJBC

Posted on December 13, 2014

Illinois State quarterback Tre Roberson. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)

By WJBC staff

BLOOMINGTON – Illinois State’s football team puts its 11-1 record on the line Saturday against Eastern Washington in the quarterfinal round of the FCS playoffs at 3 p.m. in Cheney, Wash.
Coverage begins at 2 p.m. on WJBC 1230 AM and 93.7 FM NASH icon with the pregame show. Eastern Washington, which defeated the Redbirds, 51-35, in gthe playoffs two years ago, has an 11-2 record.

Also on your computer or smart phone at WJBC.com, Illinois Wesleyan’s No. 4 ranked men’s basketball team meets Washington University in St. Louis at 4 p.m., while the Bloomington Thunder plays at Madison, Wis. at 7 p.m.

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