Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL- After picking up a victory against Western Illinois on Saturday, head coach Brock Spack announced Sunday that the Redbirds will forgo the rest of the season. Spack says the decision came down to the health and safety of the players and certify their readiness for the fall season. “I have wrestled with this decision for a couple weeks now, but I feel like it’s a necessary […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL- With both teams coming into the game with a 0-3 record, it will be the first time they have met winless against each other since 1906. The Redbirds have played back-to-back top-five teams on the road but will return home this weekend. In those two games, ISU put up a combined score of just 23 points compared to their opponent's 42 points. The Redbird defense […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL , Ill.- Redbird Football quarterback Brady Davis has announced that he will not be participating in the upcoming spring season to prepare for the NFL draft. Davis started 21 games over two seasons for the Redbirds after transferring from Memphis. In 2018 he was named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team. Last season he threw for 1,570 yards and nine touchdowns before suffering […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com The Illinois State football team announced that Sam Ojuri has joined the program as running backs coach. Ojuri, a Barrington native, comes to the Redbirds after spending two years with the University of Wyoming as a graduate assistant. His primary focus with Wyoming was working with tight ends and fullbacks. Ojuri brings some familiarity with the Missouri Valley Conference, from 2009 to 2013 he was running […]
ST. LOUIS, MO. - After months of uncertainty, the Missouri Valley Football Conference announced an eight-game conference schedule Thursday afternoon. This comes two days after the NCAA Board of Directors approved NCAA Division I fall championships to be played in the spring. ISU Head Coach Brock Spack said he's happy to finally have competition set for 2021. "It's exciting to have a light at the end of the tunnel," said […]
NORMAL, Ill. - Since an injury has sidelined him before, Davis knows how to quarterback the situation this time around. "I had the same injury on the same knee at Memphis," said Davis. "It’s kind of been a night and day recovery actually. Mostly due to the fact that I was young and didn’t really grind like I do now the first time." After suffering his second knee injury last […]
NORMAL -Redbird seniors are leaving Hancock Stadium on a high note. Senior day opened with the ‘Birds defense forcing an early turnover on the second Missouri State drive of the day when cornerback Devin Taylor intercepted a tipped pass inside the attacking red zone, but an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty by the Redbirds pushed them fifteen yards back.That penalty would prove to be costly as the Bears’ defense would force a […]
NORMAL - Redbird Football will be looking to send the Seniors out on a high note in their final game at Hancock Stadium. After upsetting No. 4 SDSU last week, the No. 7 Illinois State Redbirds (7-3, 4-2 MVFC) look to make it two straight as they host the Missouri State Bears (1-8, 1-5 MVFC) on Senior Day. "They're a great group of guys," said Head Coach Brock Spack. "They've […]
NORMAL - One thing's for certain: ISU is going to win this football match. The Illinois State Redbirds look to make it 3 consecutive MVFC wins as they welcome the Indiana State Sycamores to Hancock Stadium this weekend for their annual Homecoming Game. Head Coach Brock Spack said he’s pleased with how I-S-U celebrates this tradition. “You know Homecoming is always on a college campus kind of an exciting time and welcome […]
