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2024 FCS Top 25: No. 24 Illinois State Football Preview
Illinois State ranks No. 24 in HERO Sports’ FCS Preseason Top 25. The Redbirds finished 6-5 last year, missing the FCS playoffs. Here’s a look at the 2024 Illinois State football squad. Returning 2023 All-Conference Players (6) First Team. RB Mason King. LB Amir Abdullah. Second Team. WR...
King Named To The 2024 Walter Payton Award Watch List
CHICAGO, Ill. – Illinois State senior running back Mason King has earned a spot on the preseason watch list for the 2024 Walter Payton Award, which is presented annually to the national offensive player of the year in Division I FCS college football. Stats Perform selected King as part...
Bobby Pierce earns elusive Prairie Dirt Classic victory
The following is a press release from the World Racing Group and the World of Outlaws CASE Late Model Series:. The years of questioning Bobby Pierce’s ability to win the Prairie Dirt Classic were laid to rest on Saturday night at Fairbury Speedway. With a miraculous performance from the...
Mitchell Homers in 5-2 Loss Sunday at Salt Lake
WP: Miller (5-1) LP: Edwards Jr. (0-2) El Paso’s Cal Mitchell hit a double and a home run Sunday, but the Chihuahuas lost to the Salt Lake Bees 5-2 at Smith’s Ballpark. The Bees won all six games of the series. It is the first time since the Pacific Coast League adopted the six-game series format in 2021 that the Chihuahuas have been swept in a six-game series.
Men’s Golf Earns GCAA Presidents Special Recognition Award
NORMAN, Okla. – The Illinois State men's golf team has earned its second academic honor from the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) in as many weeks, as the team has earned the Presidents Special Recognition honors. There are 59 NCAA Division I schools who have earned the Presidents...
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