ISU football to announce 2015 recruiting class at event Feb. 4

Posted on January 28, 2015

ISU head football coach Brock Spack will announce the 2015 recruiting class during a public event at the Hancock Stadium Club Feb. 4. (WJBC file photo)

By ISU Sports Information

NORMAL – Illinois State head football coach Brock Spack and his staff will publicly announce the 2015 Redbird recruiting class at a National Signing Day party to be held inside the Hancock Stadium Club the evening of Feb. 4. The event is free of charge and open to the public, with light appetizers (while supplies last) and a cash bar provided.

The annual event will begin at 6 p.m., with a short meet-and-greet session before Coach Spack provides commentary and recruiting insight on the Redbird prospects, with video clips of the newest Redbirds available for viewing.  Parking will be made available in lots G73 and G83 adjacent to the stadium and the Ropp Agriculture Building.

“This is an event that we look forward to each year and has become a great tradition for us in our time at ISU,” Spack stated.  “We put in a lot of long hours traveling, meeting these recruits and their families, and the signing day party is a great cap to all of that work.  We can hardly wait to see everyone at the Hancock Stadium Club for the second time to talk with us about the newest Redbird Football players and enjoy a great event.”

Prior to the event, GoRedbirds.com will provide up-to-date signing day coverage for the 10th-consecutive year.  As each National Letter of Intent (NLI) is certified by the Illinois State Athletics Compliance Office, biographies of each ISU recruit will be updated on GoRedbirds.com.  In addition, RedbirdHD.tv subscribers will have exclusive access to a highlight video of each signee, with coaches’ comments available to view.

Fans wanting to be a part of the conversation on Twitter are urged to use the hashtag #RedbirdNSD, with constant updates and re-tweets coming from the @ISURedbirds account throughout the day.

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