SPRING BALL CENTRAL: Building Toughness

NORMAL, Ill. - The Illinois State football team donned full pads for the first time this spring Saturday morning, but that wasn't the story, as 35-degree temperatures with 38 mile-per-hour winds were intensified with a steady drizzle for the final hour of a two-hour practice at Hancock Stadium. Visit Spring Ball Central to read about each practice.

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