Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds

Redbirds carry deep, athletic defense into 2016
Coach Brock Spack’s (middle) defense gave up 21.2 points per game in 2015, good enough for 4th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. (WJBC file photo) By Adam Studzinski NORMAL – The...
Syndicated Author Aug 16, 2016

Lefty’s Corner: ISU offense gearing up
ISU’s offensive line returns all five starters this season. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)By Bryan BloodworthNORMAL - Numbers can be deceiving. Just as Illinois State football coach Brock Spack...
Syndicated Author Aug 11, 2016

FCS coaches pick Redbirds No. 8 in preseason poll
Illinois State will open the 2016 season against Valparaiso at Hancock Stadium on Sept. 3. (WJBC file photo)By ISU Sports InformationSPARTANBURG, S.C. - The Illinois State football team joins three ot...
Syndicated Author Aug 11, 2016

Redbird great, Olympian Charlotte Lewis selected for Valley HOF
Charlotte Lewis. (Photo courtesy ISU athletics) By ISU Sports Information ST. LOUIS – Former Illinois State basketball star and Olympian Charlotte Lewis was selected as one of six inductees in t...
Syndicated Author Aug 10, 2016

Highland back with New Orleans Saints
Chris Highland (center) resigned with the New Orleans Saints on Monday. (Photo courtesy Chris Highland/Twitter) By Eric Stock WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.VA. – The New Orleans Saints are giving for...
Syndicated Author Aug 09, 2016

Illinois State picked No. 10 in STATS FCS preseason poll
Anthony Warrum heads into his senior season at Illinois State. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information CHICAGO – The Illinois State football team is once again ranked nationall...
Syndicated Author Aug 08, 2016

ISU gridders ready to start practice
ISU returns all five of its starting offensive linemen from a year ago. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information NORMAL – With back-to-back Missouri Valley Conference championsh...
Syndicated Author Aug 05, 2016

Illinois State men’s basketball announces non-conference schedule
Illinois State men’s basketball will open the 2016-17 season at Murray State. (Photo by B Corbin/WJBC) By ISU Sports Information NORMAL – The Illinois State men's basketball team will play...
Syndicated Author Aug 02, 2016

Illinois State women announce non-conference schedule
Barb Smith’s Redbirds finished 8-22 last season. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)By ISU Sports InformationNORMAL – The Illinois State women’s basketball team is slated to play an 11-g...
Syndicated Author Aug 02, 2016

Three Redbirds selected to FCS Preseason All-America Team
By ISU Sports Information PHILADELPHIA - Coming off back-to-back shares of the Missouri Valley Football Conference title and playoff appearances, a trio of three Illinois State football standouts have...
Syndicated Author Aug 01, 2016



