Tag: ISU Redbirds
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Moving the Chains with . . . Illinois State offensive lineman Landon Woodard
Illinois State offensive lineman Landon Woodard is back for his redshirt senior season. In our Moving the Chains feature, the Wisconsin native shares his responses to a vareity of questions including why he’s not a Green Bay Packers fan.
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Smiles can deceive: Illinois State safety Brown delights in delivering hits
Senior safety La’Shavion Brown returns to backstop the nationally ranked Illinois State defense.
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Recognizing there’s work ahead, Illinois State relishes the challenge of a national championship game return
Illinois State head coach Brock Spack readily accepts the challenge of a return to the FCS national championship game as the 2026 season approaches.
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MVFC notebook: Walter Payton winner Brungard gives YSU defense confidence
Youngstown State QB Beau Brungard is a masterful offensive weapon, but he also provides the YSU defense plenty of confidence.
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Illinois State squarely in national limelight after FCS championship game appearance
Illinois State’s run to within a whisper of a national championship has thrust head coach Brock Spack’s Redbirds squarely back into the limelight.
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Teach, coach, train, repeat: Illinois State kicker Cosentino enjoys busy spring as a student teacher
Illinois State kicker Michael Cosentino has spent his weekdays this spring more than 150 miles away from campus as a student teacher.
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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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Amid QB competition, Illinois State offense shows off plenty of firepower in spring game
As Illinois State looks for QB Tommy Rittenhouse’s replacement, the Redbirds’ offense showed off plenty of playmaking ability in the spring game.
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Illlinois State’s Niekamp brothers relish family time on and off the field
The linebacking duo of Tye and Dexter Niekamp return to lead the Illinois State Redbird defense.
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Illinois State WR Gary seeks to turn season of lessons into action on the field this fall
Mar’Quan Gary learned as a freshman from two veteran Illinois State wide receivers. Now, he aims to put those lessons to work.
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