Football

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.

The Titans' veteran coach is the winningest in university history, and one of just two head football coaches in more than 70 years.

Aimee Spack and Cheryl Eash are the first ladies of Bloomington-Normal college football. In saying “I do,” they signed on as football wives. That has meant sacrifice and single parenting, navigating highs and lows of winning and losing, adjusting and readjusting family schedules, driving young children to and from activities, flying solo for their dinner time, bath time, bed time.