ISU Redbirds

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.

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.

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.

Family and friends enjoyed spending the weekend in the Philadelphia area as Illinois State football prepares to face Villanova in the FCS playoffs.

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.

Many Illinois State University students were too young or not born yet during the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. These young adults only came to know about the attacks through education and societal influence. It's the second generation to feel trauma from 9/11.

With Illinois State University essentially closing its campus due to COVID-19, it has meant canceling spring sports competition for the rest of the…