Redbird Football
Iowa City, Iowa — Redbird football kicked off its 2024-25 season this past Saturday. It took on the #25 ranked Iowa Hawkeyes in Iowa. This follows its 6-5 record last season. In the first and second quarters, both teams struggled to put up points, with the Hawkeyes scoring a field goal each quarter. The first […]
NORMAL, Ill- The Illinois State Football team defeated the Murray State Racers 44-7 in their last home game of the season. Going into the game, redbird quarterback Zach Annexsted was ruled out for his final home game of the season. Leaving Sophomore Tommy Rittenhouse to step up as the starting quarterback. The opening drive for […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Redbirds Football team was able to come away with an overtime victory against Western Illinois in the final game of the season. The game was low scoring and was competitive throughout, with a final score of 20-13. Before the game, Senior players and their […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill – After a shivering, windy, and rainy start to Saturday’s Illinois State University football game, both teams took to the scoreboard early. With a Redbird touchdown from quarterback Tommy Rittenhouse at around the twelve-minute mark of the first quarter, the Penguins were quick to match that with a […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL- After picking up a victory against Western Illinois on Saturday, head coach Brock Spack announced Sunday that the Redbirds will forgo the rest of the season. Spack says the decision came down to the health and safety of the players and certify their readiness for the fall season. “I have wrestled […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL- With both teams coming into the game with a 0-3 record, it will be the first time they have met winless against each other since 1906. The Redbirds have played back-to-back top-five teams on the road but will return home this weekend. In those two games, ISU put up a […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL , Ill.- Redbird Football quarterback Brady Davis has announced that he will not be participating in the upcoming spring season to prepare for the NFL draft. Davis started 21 games over two seasons for the Redbirds after transferring from Memphis. In 2018 he was named to the Missouri Valley Football […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com The Illinois State football team announced that Sam Ojuri has joined the program as running backs coach. Ojuri, a Barrington native, comes to the Redbirds after spending two years with the University of Wyoming as a graduate assistant. His primary focus with Wyoming was working with tight ends and fullbacks. Ojuri […]
ST. LOUIS, MO. – After months of uncertainty, the Missouri Valley Football Conference announced an eight-game conference schedule Thursday afternoon. This comes two days after the NCAA Board of Directors approved NCAA Division I fall championships to be played in the spring. ISU Head Coach Brock Spack said he’s happy to finally have competition set […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Since an injury has sidelined him before, Davis knows how to quarterback the situation this time around. “I had the same injury on the same knee at Memphis,” said Davis. “It’s kind of been a night and day recovery actually. Mostly due to the fact that I was young and didn’t really […]