Category: Illinois State
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Redbird rewind: QB change helps spark No. 7 ISU to win in home opener
Seventh-ranked Illinois State pulled away from Morehead State to post a 41-13 non-conference win Saturday night at Hancock Stadium.
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Risk-taking Illinois State RB Dawson back in FCS, getting valuable playing time
Former FCS All-America running back and Cincinnati transfer Victor Dawson is excited to be “getting valuable time again” in the Illinois State backfield.
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Key Illinois State offensive pieces expected to return for home opener, Spack says
Illinois State quarterback Tommy Rittenhouse and running back Mason King are expected to play in Saturday’s home opener following injuries.
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Redbird rewind: Oklahoma passing game proves too tough for ISU in season opener
Illinois State lost starting quarterback Tommy Rittenhouse to injury in Saturday’s 35-3 defeat at FBS Oklahoma.
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Walk-on, ‘small school’ kid part of new look for Illinois State defense at linebacker
Sophomore linebackers Patrick Bauer and Anthony Corona will be starting for Illinois State when they take the field at Oklahoma to start the season.
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Fresh Faces: Speedy Mailander turns track lessons into football impact at Illinois State
Illinois State wide receiver Luke Mailander’s football career was shaped by lessons he learned as a track and field athlete at York HIgh School in Elmhurst.
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Coach-to-player communication tops list of rules changes for upcoming FCS season
While several communications rule changes are being implemented for this college season, expansion of coach-to-player communication at the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level is perhaps the most noteworthy.
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Illinois State will ease Mason King back into RB rotation, Spack says
Mason King missed all of last season with a severe injury. Now a redshirt senior, the Centralia native returns to the ISU backfield.
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Freshman failings ‘flipped the switch’ for Illinois State QB Rittenhouse
Illinois State quarterback Tommy Rittenhouse is back for his senior year. Last season, he churned out a combined 3,320 yards of offense and accounted for 25 touchdowns – the best production by an ISU quarterback since 2014.
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Illinois State offense’s depth ‘probably as good as we’ve been,’ says veteran head coach Spack
Illinois State is expected to open the season Aug. 30 at FBS Oklahoma with likely the deepest offense in Brock Spack’s 17 years in Normal.
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