Illinois State Athletics

From a three-win program to a second national championship appearance, Brock Spack has redefined Redbird football through a decade and a half of culture-shifting leadership. Hear from the players and voices who have been there since the beginning as ISU prepares for a historic title game in Nashville.

From heartbreak in 2014 to a historic run in 2025, the Illinois State "road warriors" are headed back to the national championship. Former Redbird stars are passing the torch and heading to Nashville to watch this resilient team finish what they started a decade ago.

Induction into the College Football Hall of Fame is quite a capstone to a playing career that almost never happened for Illinois State University's Boomer Grigsby.

The Bradley University and Illinois State athletic programs will have a new in-state Missouri Valley Conference rival in Illinois-Chicago.