Illinois State coach Brock Spack saw it in his team in the season opener at Oklahoma. Yes, Oklahoma, which made the College Football Playoff this year, won 35-3. The Sooners were obviously more ...

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) Chase Walker scored 22 points as Illinois State beat Evansville 73-47 on Thursday. Walker had eight rebounds for the Redbirds (12-3, 4-0 Missouri Valley Conference). Ty'Reek Coleman ...

The Illinois State Fair is ditching paper and going all-digital for 2026 tickets, promising faster, safer entry when the gates open Aug. 13 in Springfield. Following a successful trial in 2025, the ...

NASHVILLE GETS FCS NATIONAL TITLE GAME: Nashville to host 2025, 2026 FCS football championship games at Vanderbilt Nashville was announced as the site for the FCS championship game in early 2025, ...

Illinois State football, led by coach Brock Spack, will play Montana State in the FCS national championship game. Spack played college football at Purdue, and was an assistant coach under Joe Tiller ...

No. 2 seed Montana State (13-2) will face Illinois State (12-4) in the 2026 FCS national championship game in Nashville, Tennessee. Kickoff is scheduled for Jan. 5th at 6:30 p.m. CT on ESPN. As we ...

The stage is set for a new national champion to be crowned in Nashville next Monday night. No. 2 seed Montana State will face Illinois State in the 2026 FCS national championship game. Kickoff is ...

The No. 20 Illinois Fighting Illini (10-3, 1-1 Big Ten) will visit the Penn State Nittany Lions (9-4, 0-2 Big Ten) after winning three road games in a row. The contest begins at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, ...

After a thrilling 2025 season, FCS football will crown a new national champion when Montana State and Illinois State battle on a Monday night. As the Bobcats and Redbirds near the pinnacle of the ...

As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams. Giannoulias urged Illinois residents to watch for fraudulent text messages that ...

Five interceptions in a single contest is normally a nightmare for any quarterback. The next order of business understandably would be setting the game film on fire. For Geneva native Tommy ...

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