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Veteran Illinois State DB Gearhart embraces family support and ‘just flying around’

Safety Dillon Gearhart was surrounded by family during Illinois State’s senior day and remembered his late father, Daniel.
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Illinois FCS coaching staffs stay active as early high school signing date approaches, transfer portal window swings open

The college football early signing period for high school players opens Dec. 4. Yet, so much has changed in the transfer portal era.
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Opponent capsule: Southeast Missouri, Illinois State’s 1st-round playoff foe

When Illinois State makes its first FCS playoff appearance in five years, the Redbirds will travel to a familiar destination.
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Illinois State bound for first-round FCS playoff date at Southeast Missouri State

A 9-win Illinois State football team returns to the FCS playoffs for the first time since 2019.
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Redbird rewind: ISU leaves no postseason doubts with convincing win in regular-season finale

Illinois State defeated North Dakota, 35-13, Saturday at Hancock Stadium. The Redbirds (9-3) await Sunday’s FCS playoff bracket announcement.
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Saluki rewind: Lindauer’s record-setting day sends Southern Illinois out a winner

SIU quarterback Michael Lindauer threw for a school-record seven touchdowns Saturday to send the Salukis to a 62-0 win against Murray State.
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Leatherneck rewind: Second-half surge sends Western Illinois past Gardner-Webb, to four-win season

A 31-point second half pushed Western Illinois to a 45-28 victory against Gardner-Webb in Macomb on Saturday.
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Panther rewind: Eastern stumbles at Tennessee Tech in season finale, falls to 3-9

Eastern Illinois allowed 200 rushing yards Saturday and lost, 23-6, to Tennessee Tech in the Panthers’ season finale.
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A year later, Rittenhouse has the Redbirds poised for a playoff return

Illinois State redshirt junior Tommy Rittenhouse, a Redbird recruit who arrived in Normal in 2021 from Wheaton St. Francis High School, has firmly established himself as the starting quarterback.
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Eastern’s season finale a family affair for OL Wilder and his dad, the first-year Tennessee Tech coach
Eastern Illinois center Drew Wilder will face off Saturday against his father Bobby’s Tennessee Tech team.