NORMAL - The No. 10 Redbirds (4-2, 1-1 MVFC) head on the road to face in state rival Western Illinois (0-6, 0-2 MVFC) on Saturday afternoon. The Redbirds are 2-1 against in-state opponents this season. After playing 3 sides of the compass (Northern Illinois, Southern Illinois, and Eastern Illinois), they head into their final in-state matchup of the season against a conference opponent. "Should be another tough battle," said Head […]
NORMAL – The No. 6 Illinois State Redbirds (3-1) will play No. 1 North Dakota State Bison (4-0) this Saturday from Hancock Stadium to open Missouri Valley Football Conference play. ISU Head Coach Brock Spack has a long history with North Dakota State that has not been kind to him, as he has lost his last seven matchups against the Bison, culminating in a 2-7 mark. Spack sees a focus […]
NORMAL - The 21st night of September was certainly a night to remember for Brock Spack and Redbird Football. Illinois State extended their winning streak to three games Saturday night after they defeated the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 40-27. The ‘Birds began the day in a bit of trouble, as running back James Roberson fumbled on his first carry of the day and the Lumberjacks recovered at the ISU 18 yard […]
Redbird Football wins their 11th straight Home Opener (Photo courtesy Anthony Ferretti/WZND). NORMAL – An explosive first half propelled the Redbirds to a 42-14 victory over Morehead State, improving their record to 1-1 on the season. An offensive explosion in the first half and 4-down defense helped the Redbirds win their 11th straight home opener. The Redbirds got the offense moving on their opening possession, when Brady Davis’ first play […]
DEKALB – Redbird Football’s two game win streak against FBS teams came to an end Saturday night with a 24-10 loss against the NIU Huskies. The reigning MAC Champions proved to be another difficult test for the Redbirds. However, the offense struggled to find a way to pressure the Huskies defensive game plan. “We knew it was going to be tough playing against their defense,” said Head Coach Brock Spack. […]
The RedZone opens up the semester by introducing the new crew. RedZone vet Hector Carrion takes the reigns as host and is joined by newcomers Joey Dwyer and Scott Wrzala. The boys opened up the show recapping the Redbirds baseball postseason run and checking on the birds who entered the MLB via the draft this spring (2:23-10:20). Next up were the ISU fall sports as both the football and volleyball […]
NORMAL - Illinois State football will wrap up spring practice on Saturday when the Redbirds host the Kids Football Fest for Reggie’s Kids Club members at Hancock Stadium. Registration will begin at 10 a.m, followed by the program starting at 10:30 a.m. and lasting till noon. This event is free and open to all Reggie’s Kids Clubs members ages 12 and under with adult supervision. Activities will include a catching […]
This week on The RedZone the crew is finally back together for an entire show! Andy, Julie, and Hector opened up this weeks show talking all things Redbird Softball and Redbird Baseball as both seasons are finally in full swing (2:36-14:19). Next, Andy and Julie sat down with Devin Taylor from Redbird Football as the team begins to wrap up spring practice in preparation for the spring game (14:30-25:02). After, […]
