Tag: Missouri Valley Football Conference
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February signing day 2025: New Southern Illinois DE in a rush to make an impact in Carbondale

Defensive end Donnie Wingate, a mid-year transfer added to the Southern Illinois roster, had a career-high five sacks last season.
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February signing day 2025: Former Illinois State QB helps deliver transfer cornerback

Veteran head coach Brock Spack’s program added 13 players: 9 transfers and four high school athletes.
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After solid NFL rookie season, former Illinois State All-American Grandy strives for further success

The Cincinnati Bengals extended Grandy’s contract through 2025.
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‘Random’ number adds up to Senior Bowl call for Illinois State safety Jackson

Illinois State safety Keondre Jackson answered a “random” call on his cell phone, which turned out to be a Senior Bowl invitation.
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5 burning questions for 2025: Illinois State edition

What are the key questions facing Illinois State as they look to return to the playoffs in back-to-back seasons next fall?
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Season recap capsule ‘24: Illinois State Redbirds

Shaking off early-season injuries, Illinois State returned to the FCS postseason for the first time in five years.
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5 burning questions for 2025: Southern Illinois edition

Starting four different quarterbacks and eight different offensive linemen tells the story of SIU’s 2024 season. How do the Salukis bounce back?
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Season recap capsule ‘24: Southern Illinois Salukis
What began as a promising season soon morphed into injuries and shortcomings that derailed Southern Illinois’ high hopes of returning to the FCS postseason.
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Redbird rewind: UC Davis runs away, keeps Illinois State from playing catch-up in Birds’ season-ending playoff loss
UC Davis piled up 558 yards of total offensive Saturday in a 42-10 FCS playoff victory against Illinois State.
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Redbirds hunt for another road victory in 2nd-round FCS playoff trip to UC Davis

Illinois State (10-3) has posted six straight road victories en route to Saturday’s second-round playoff game at No. 5 UC Davis (10-2).