Category: FCS playoffs
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Chasing postseason glory: Illinois FCS playoff scenarios with two Saturdays left
With two games left in the regular season, Illinois State has the most clear path to the playoffs among the Land of Lincoln’s FCS teams.
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National analysts project Illinois State will return to FCS playoffs
If national analysts and their projections hold true, Illinois State will be the lone representative from the Land of Lincoln in the FCS playoffs.
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Second wind: Redbirds embrace the value of rest and recovery after record-long season
Illinois State’s remarkable 17-game run to last season’s FCS national championship game produced what head coach Brock Spack called “the equivalent of an NFL schedule.” That didn’t leave much time for rest and recovery.
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Season recap capsule 2025: Illinois State Redbirds
Illinois State made its second FCS national championship game appearance under head coach Brock Spack.
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In their own words: Players, coaches describe the FCS championship game
Read how players and coaches from Illinois State and Montana State described Monday’s national championship game.
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Illinois State’s Rittenhouse draws praise, even amid national title celebration
As his victorious Montana State team celebrated the national title Monday, head coach Brent Vigen sought out ISU quarterback Tommy Rittenhouse.
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Redbird rewind: Illinois State falls ‘one more play’ short in FCS title game heartbreaker to Montana State
Illinois State quarterback Tommy Rittenhouse threw four touchdown passes Monday night in the Redbirds’ 35-34 national championship game loss to Montana State.
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Veteran head coaches seek 1st national title as unseeded Illinois State faces favored Montana State in Nashville
Making its second appearance in the FCS national championship game, unseeded Illinois State takes on No. 2 seed Montana State Monday night in Nashville.
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Former Redbird standouts thrilled over ISU’s national championship berth
Though they may be scattered away from their glory days performing on the Hancock Stadium turf, former Illinois State football greats are in tune with the Redbirds’ run to the FCS national championship.
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Lord’s comeback season at wide receiver gives Illinois State another trusty option
Illinois State wide receiver Dylan Lord has bounced back from a serious injury last season to rank second on the team with 61 catches.
