The latest reporting from WGLT as the Illinois State University football team competes for a national championship Jan. 5 in Nashville.
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Emily Bollinger/WGLTThe Redbirds didn't bring home a trophy, broke many records on their journey to the championship game. To commemorate the season, ISU will host a celebration this week at CEFCU Arena. -
Maddie Grindley/The VidetteIllinois State’s magical season has come to an end. The Redbirds fell, 35-34, to Montana State on Monday in overtime at the FCS national championship at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville.
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The latest reporting from the WGLT team in Nashville as Illinois State University football faces Montana State in the FCS championship game. -
From a three-win program to a second national championship appearance, Brock Spack has redefined Redbird football through a decade and a half of culture-shifting leadership. Hear from the players and voices who have been there since the beginning as ISU prepares for a historic title game in Nashville. -
Dozens of fans in red used signs, noisemakers and chants to show support as ISU players walked through the stadium concourse on the way to their buses Friday. -
From lakeside resets to record-setting catches, Illinois State star receiver Daniel Sobkowicz has gone from preferred walk-on to playoff touchdown machine, leading the Redbirds into Monday night’s FCS national championship game. -
Although it’s the first-ever meeting between these two programs, the Redbirds will face a familiar, tough Missouri Valley-style of play as they battle for the FCS title. -
From heartbreak in 2014 to a historic run in 2025, the Illinois State "road warriors" are headed back to the national championship. Former Redbird stars are passing the torch and heading to Nashville to watch this resilient team finish what they started a decade ago. -
The Illinois State football team is headed to the FCS national championship game on Monday, Jan. 5, in Nashville. Here’s what fans should know if they plan to watch or travel to the game. -
On the heels of Illinois State football’s trip to the Football Championship Subdivision title game, the athletics department has announced a $2.5 million gift to the football program. -
The Redbirds will next face Montana State in the FCS national championship game Jan. 5 in Nashville. Coach Brock Spack said Saturday's win is a real "shot in the arm" for the ISU Athletics program. -
The Redbirds — who were unseeded in these playoffs — are the first FCS team ever to win four straight road playoff games. They'll face Montana State in the national championship game Jan. 5 in Nashville.
