Illinois State football coach Brock Spack is grateful to finally see some cooler weather.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Illinois State’s Slattery named MVFC Special Teams Player of Week
Illinois State senior placekicker Sean Slattery was a key factor in the Redbirds’ win over Missouri State, and for his efforts he was named the MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week Sunday.… MORE
Redbirds breakdown the Bears of Missouri State in first MVC win
After playing to a 6-6 tie at halftime, No. 12 Illinois State (3-0) scored 28 points in the third quarter to pull away from Missouri State (1-3) Saturday at Robert W. Plaster Stadium in the Missouri Valley Football Conference opener for both squads.… MORE
Spack: Redbirds ‘D’ success starts with line
Illinois State’s defense has stonewalled its first two opponents, limiting them to seven rushing yards in two Redbird wins.… MORE
Redbirds prevail over Panthers in Mid-America Classic
Holding the Panthers to a mere 14 total rushing yards on O’Brien Field, No. 14 Illinois State defeated Eastern Illinois, 44-13, in the 106th meeting of the Mid-America Classic to take home the trophy on Saturday evening.… MORE
Redbirds aim to take back Mid-America trophy from EIU
Illinois State rekindles its 106-year football rivalry with Eastern Illinois in Charleston this Saturday.… MORE
ISU’s Jankiewicz named MVC Freshman of the Week
Illinois State’s Stef Jankiewicz has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Week.… MORE
Idle Redbirds climb FCS rankings
Despite being idle during the second week of the college football season, the Illinois State football team still moved up a spot in the NCAA FCS Coaches Poll and remained steady in the STATS FCS Top 25 Poll when the newest rankings were released Monday.… MORE
Redbird men add graduate transfer
Graduate transfer Jerron Martin, a 6-foot, 175-pound senior guard, will continue his education and basketball career at Illinois State, head coach Dan Muller announced Wednesday.… MORE
MVC releases basketball schedules
After earning a share of the 2016-17 Missouri Valley Conference regular-season championship, the Illinois State men’s basketball team will aim to defend its title during the 2017-18 MVC season, for which the conference schedule was released by the league office Tuesday.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…