Illinois State Normal University mascot Wahoo and "his charges" attend ISNU's 1921 homecoming in this image from the 1922 edition of the school's yearbook, ... “Redbirds” making touchdowns, ...

Weaknesses. While Illinois State had the Missouri Valley’s fourth-best scoring defense (24.9 points allowed per game) in 2024, the Redbirds struggled mightily to defend pass plays.

Illinois State issued an apology to Norfolk State on Sunday, one day after a Redbirds fan yelled a racial slur toward a visiting player during the Spartans’ 64–58 victory in Normal, Ill. ...

Illinois State junior linebacker Amir Abdullah has been a standout performer for the Redbirds so far this season. He’s already amassed 5.5 sacks through four games. Here is the tale of the tape ...

Cade McNamara threw three second-half touchdown passes and No. 25 Iowa cruised to a season-opening victory without coach Kirk Ferentz, pounding Illinois State 40-0 on Saturday. Ferentz served a ...

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Illinois State averages 76.1 points while outscoring opponents by 3.7 points per game. The Bears are 2-18 in MVC play. Missouri State ranks sixth in the MVC shooting 36.0% from 3-point range.

Illinois State University has apologized after at least one of its fans was accused of hurling racial slurs at a Black player for Norfolk State University during a basketball game Saturday ...

Illinois State Redbirds (19-11, 13-6 MVC) at Southern Illinois Salukis (4-24, 2-17 MVC) ... Corso first put a mascot head on to make a prediction when he said Ohio State would beat Penn State in 1996.

Southern Illinois Salukis (5-9, 0-3 MVC) at Illinois State Redbirds (9-5, 1-2 MVC) Normal, Illinois; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Redbirds -6.5; over/under is 142 BOTTOM LINE ...

Illinois State is investigating claims that one or more of its fans used a racial slur against a Norfolk State player in the latter's 64-58 win over the Redbirds on Saturday, per a statement ...