NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State football team improved to 5-0 with a 20-18 come-from-behind win at Indiana State and flew up the national polls to the No. 9 spot.  Redbird head coach Brock Spack will recap the win against the Sycamores and preview this week's game at in-state foe Western Illinois on The Brock Spack Show, which airs live Thursday from Schooners at 6 p.m., on WJBC AM 1230 and 93.7 FM.
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Illinois State (5-0, 2-0 MVFC), one of just five remaining FCS teams still undefeated in 2014, moved up six spots to No. 9 in the FCS Coaches Poll and moved up five spots to No. 10 in The Sports Network FCS Top 25 after the tough road win against the Sycamore. Â The Redbirds will have another tough road test ahead of them this week, when they travel to Macomb, Illinois, to face the Western Illinois Fighting Leathernecks (3-4, 1-2 MVFC). Â Last week, WIU defeated then No. 10 ranked Youngstown State on the road by a score of 30-24 and this week's game against No. 9 ISU marks the fourth straight game against a ranked opponent for the Leathernecks.
Coach Spack will talk with co-hosts Dick Luedke and Ted Schmitz, and will be joined by senior wide receiver Cameron Meredith as this week's player guest. Â Meredith is one of three senior wide receivers on this year's roster and led the team with 370 yards and five receiving touchdowns last season. Â This season, has caught 10 passes for 188 yards with two touchdowns and caught four passes for 68 yards in last week's win at Indiana State.
Schooners is located at 810 East Grove Street in Bloomington, and sits just off the corner of Grove and Clinton Streets. For those who can't make it out to Schooners to watch the show live, it will be broadcast on WJBC 1230 AM in the Twin Cities and streamed live on GoRedbirds.com.
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