Redbirds set for FCS quarterfinal tonight

Posted on December 11, 2015

Anthony Warrum and the Illinois State Redbirds play Richmond in the FCS quarterfinals tonight at Hancock Stadium. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)

By Eric Stock

The Illinois State football team carries an FCS-best 19-game home winning streak into tonight’s NCAA FCS quarterfinal matchup against the Richmond Spiders.

The winner of tonight’s game will await the winner of the Saturday afternoon quarterfinal matchup between Missouri Valley Football Conference rivals North Dakota State and Northern Iowa in Fargo.

Dick Luedke, Ted Schmitz, Craig Bertsche and studio host Tim Lewis have coverage on WJBC 1230 AM, 93.7 FM, WJBC.com, the WJBC Country Financial Illinois State Radio Network and the WJBC app starting with Redbird Preview at 5:30 p.m.

WJBC’s Adam Studzinski will talk with ISU president Larry Dietz during a live broadcast from Hancock Stadium in a special edition of Gameday before the game. Coverage begins at 4:30 p.m. on WJBC.

The Bloomington Thunder will visit the Tri-City Storm in Kearney, Nebraska. Listen live at 7:30 p.m. on WJBC.com.

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