Football

Ted Schmitz has a special place at Illinois State University. He will receive the Campbell “Stretch” Miller Award on Oct. 18 as part of ISU's Percy Family Athletics Hall of Fame inductions.

The Illinois State University football team earned a double-overtime victory, 38-36, over North Alabama on Saturday at Hancock Stadium. The Family Weekend game included two hour-plus long weather delays.

Illinois Wesleyan's new football coach has found success before, both in Bloomington and beyond.

Jared Williamson succeeds Norm Eash, who guided the Titans for 38 seasons. Williamson becomes only the program’s third head coach in 71 years.

The No. 12-seeded Redbirds surrendered 28 unanswered points in a 42-10 loss to No. 5 California-Davis at UC Davis Health Stadium.

Illinois State's football coach is relying on experience as his team prepares for its second round playoff game at California-Davis on Saturday.

ISU forced eight Redhawk turnovers, a Division I program record, leading to four Redbird touchdowns, in a 35-27 win at Southeast Missouri State.

The Illinois State University football team has secured its first FCS postseason bid since 2019. The Redbirds will play Saturday at Southeast Missouri State.

The U-High Pioneers are in the state semifinals for the first time. They take a 10-2 record into Saturday’s 7 p.m. game against Mount Zion at Hancock Stadium. A victory would earn them a spot in the Class 4A state championship game next week, also at Hancock.

Illinois Wesleyan has started the search for a new head football coach — something it's rarely had to do. IWU has had two head coaches in the last 70 years. Norm Eash will coach his last game Saturday after 38 years on the sidelines at Wesleyan.